VP Talent Acquisition & Strategy

Publicis Groupe; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in New York is seeking a VP, Talent Acquisition to lead the overall talent acquisition strategy for one brand and manage the recruitment team. You will drive full lifecycle recruiting, develop strategic partnerships with senior leadership, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience aligned with the employer brand.

This hybrid role requires 3 days onsite at the New York office and reports to the EVP, Talent.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in talent acquisition.
• 5+ years of team management experience.
• Experience with a media agency or holding company preferred.
• Progressive full lifecycle recruitment experience.
• High urgency, detail-oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication across management levels.
• Proven ability to motivate and lead teams.
• Experience growing talent within Talent Acquisition.
• Experience using ATS and online sourcing resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment operations of the full talent acquisition lifecycle, the evolution of the recruiting process, use of talent acquisition tools and methods, and overall effectiveness of talent solutions.
• Create and implement tailored recruiting strategies to source, evaluate, and select candidates for open positions across the company.
• Empower the Talent Acquisition team to collaborate closely with each hiring manager to thoroughly understand requirements for each role.
• Determine effective division of responsibilities within the team to ensure staffing needs are acknowledged and appropriately resourced.
• Develop solid relationships across the organization (and strategically with senior-level management) to gain a deep understanding of diverse work streams and plan/develop the talent acquisition strategy for scaling.
• Scale AI-enabled Talent practices across the organization by standardizing high-impact use cases, building shared resources (e.g., prompts, libraries, playbooks), and sponsoring AI capability building across Talent Acquisition.
• Directly support the Senior leadership team in all executive hires for the brand.
• Partner with internal teams (partner groups, people teams, L&D, operations, finance) to attract, motivate, develop and retain diverse talent.
• Ensure an optimized and seamless candidate experience that allows hiring teams to appropriately assess talent and positions the agency in a positive employment brand.
• Partner with HR and recruiters to ensure a red carpet onboarding experience for new hires
• Deliver data driven reporting and analytics to identify recruitment activity, departmental productivity, and any other KPIs as appropriate.
• Proven experience in interacting with C-suite on critical matters, e.g. executive level hires, talent acquisition strategy, etc.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Team management

Full lifecycle recruitment

Communication skills

Leadership

Team development

Attention to detail

Sourcing platforms

Tools

ATS

Sourcing platforms

Job description

Publicis Groupe in New York is seeking a VP, Talent Acquisition to lead the overall talent acquisition strategy for one brand and manage the recruitment team. You will drive full lifecycle recruiting, develop strategic partnerships with senior leadership, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience aligned with the employer brand.

This hybrid role requires 3 days onsite at the New York office and reports to the EVP, Talent.