Regional Head, Talent Acquisition NA

Henkel Corporation; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k matching

Employee share plan

Annual bonus

Job summary

Henkel in Stamford, CT is seeking a Regional Head Talent Acquisition NA to lead end-to-end recruitment, employer branding, and temporary labor for North America. You will join the NA HR leadership team and shape talent strategy across the region.

This senior role requires 10+ years in US/NA TA, strong leadership in a matrix setup, and a track record in diversity initiatives, data-driven hiring, and collaboration with global recruitment teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of US/NA talent acquisition experience.
• Leadership experience in a matrix organization.
• Strong diversity recruitment knowledge and initiatives.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyze data and present summaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Recruitment, Employer Branding, and Temporary Labor for NA.
• Collaborate with HR and business to enhance workforce planning.
• Lead and mentor the NA Talent Acquisition Team.
• Partner with Global Recruitment and Employer Reputation teams for best practices.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Employer branding

Diversity hiring

People leadership

Analytics

Job description

Regional Head Talent Acquisition NA

Human ResourcesUnited States, Stamford, CT, CTFull TimeRegular

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting‑edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Responsible for leading end‑to‑end Recruitment, Employer Branding, and Temporary Labor for the North America region, and being a member of the North American HR Executive Leadership Team.

• Lead collaboration between HR and the business to enhance workforce planning.

• Lead and mentor the North American Talent Acquisition Team.

• Collaborate with the Global Recruitment and Employer Reputation core teams to leverage tools, reporting and best‑practice sharing from the regions.

Recruitment:

• Proactively conceptualize and guide process improvements to shorten time to hire, reduce cost, improve candidate and hiring manager experience (KPIs), while ensuring compliance and focusing on diversity in recruitment throughout.

• Drive initiatives to enhance recruitment operations (e.g. steering executive recruitment and agency usage, referral program, assessment, training, onboarding, partnerships).

Employer Reputation:

• Drive internal employer reputation through education, training, motivating employees to engage in Employer Reputation activities including virtually (e.g. career fairs) and on social media (e.g. Talent Ambassadors).

• Drive external employer reputation by positioning Henkel as an Employer of Choice in North America through guiding local HR leadership, creating new ideas for promotion, focusing on attracting diverse talents. Leverage usage of Social Media further in region (e.g. Glassdoor, indeed, fairygodboss, etc.) and ranking management.

• Conceptualize, enhance, and steer NA approach to early talent attraction and pipelining of candidates (academic relations) with strong focus on diversity and digitalization.

Temporary Labor:

• Manage the North American third‑party provider to assure contingent workforce hiring is in line with our processes and guidelines, is connected to local HR, and supports the process of conversion to full time hiring.

What makes you a good fit

• Ideally 10+ years of experience with US / NA talent acquisition.

• Leadership experience within a matrix organization with the ability to balance global, regional and local priorities.

• Knowledge of best practices related to diversity recruitment and experience implementing initiatives aimed at increasing representation of under‑represented populations.

• Ability to analyze and compile complex data and present effective summaries and reports. Strong financial, analytical skills and experience using analytical and problem‑solving skills to build effective programs.

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1

• Work‑Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program

• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement

• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships

• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $175,000.00 and $215,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

JOB ID: 26103735

Job Locations: United States, CT, Stamford, CT