Head of Talent Acquisition at Ericsson

About this opportunity

This role reports to the Head of Talent, Market Area Middle East and Africa. Head of Talent Acquisition will partner closely with leaders and people team to create and implement our talent acquisition strategy while enriching the business by supporting its highly recognized brand and supporting our diversity and inclusion efforts. The role will support Ericsson’s global strategy and help develop and deploy talent initiatives in close collaboration with our Global Talent Acquisition Team.

What you will do

• This role will lead the Market Area Talent Acquisition process and the team part shared services centre and ensure the team is committed to going above and beyond and striving to acquire and retain top talent in the industry
• Partner with our global Talent Acquisition team on various projects and implementations.
• Implement efforts to drive exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences before, during and after the interview process
• Localize global Talent Acquisition strategy and act as a talent strategist by researching, ideating, and continuously improving the strategy using data analytics, industry standards and input from the business
• Establish trusted advisor relationships with key executives, people team leaders, and stakeholders to foster partnerships and build client satisfaction
• Build fact-based business cases for change to continually improve service delivery in our changing talent landscape
• Develop leadership pipelines and talent pools to address critical capabilities and talent strategies for local critical roles
• Develop and deploy effective employer brand initiatives that highlight Ericsson Middle and Africa focus on its people, culture, diversity and critical talent needs
• Partner with our people leadership team to ensure optimal solutions and great employee experience, serving as strong partner and consultative resource to these stakeholders

You will bring

• Experience leading Talent Acquisition in a large, complex global company with a matrix reporting environment
• Proactive, innovative attitude to drive continuous growth and improvement for industry leading programs
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cultures and organizations; strategically focused on continuous improvement
• Excellent presentation skills and executive presence; ability to confidently collaborate with all levels of employees including senior leadership
• Working style that is flexible, accountable, creative, and compliments a vibrant environment
• Credible track record of building and leading effective, high-performance teams and organizations and processes to support the strategic direction of the business and the reputation for getting results from others through empowerment and accountability
• Driven by continual curiosity to dig deeply into internal and external market metrics to guide the team and business to make the best decisions for Ericsson’s future
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills including strong listening, negotiation, persuasion, and facilitation skills with all levels of leadership and employees

Key Qualification

• Education qualification - Bachelor’s degree is must
• 10+ years of experience in HR or related field, with minimum 5 years of experience as a Talent Acquisition leader in a hi-tech and/or professional services company; including demonstrated ability in Human Resources, preferably combining both Business Partner and SME roles
• Prior service delivery model management and governance experience; specifically Offshore service centres, 3rd party local suppliers, Executive Head-hunters
• Detailed knowledge of end-to-end Talent Acquisition processes across experienced, executive and fresh graduate hiring (from planning, attraction, selection to offer and onboarding)
• Proven track record to set strategy and deliver to it - planning, employer brand, candidate attraction, sourcing channels/methodologies, selection, offer and onboarding
• Communicator - Translate complexity into simplicity for our employees in relation to talent acquisition
• Ethical - Drive highly confidential actions and work closely with the Unit Heads of People and Executive Leaders
• Strategic Problem solver –Ability to set a vision and strategy for delivering effective and significant talent opportunities
• Customer Focus – Build processes, platforms, and ways of working that create a positive employee experience
• Execution - Proven track record to complete seamlessly on multiple priorities with high visibility
• Innovation- Creative problem solver who looks for ways to drive continuous improvement
• Influencer – Ability to influence senior local and global leaders through exceptional communication, strategic alignment and subject matter authority knowledge on market data and standard methodologies