Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition - US - Remote

Who We Are

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,500+ experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs – in the best possible way.

Our mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.

Why Worldwide

We believe everyone plays an important role in making a world of difference for patients and their caregivers. From our hands-on, accessible leaders, to our cohesive and supportive teams, we are committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed. We prioritize cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment that continues to promote collaboration and creativity. We are proud to be a workplace where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day. Join us!

What the Talent Acquisition Department does at Worldwide

Reporting to and working closely with the Head of Human Resources, Centers of Excellence, the Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition will be responsible for leading the global Talent Acquisition function and critical to the growth of organization by deploying strategies to bring in top talent. This leader will work closely with the HR leadership team and business unit leaders to create and implement talent acquisition strategies that fulfill the talent requirements for both permanent and supplemental staff. This role will shape and design world-class Talent Acquisition processes and programs throughout the organization across business segments and geographic regions.

What you will do 

• Lead and an overall Talent Acquisition function that consists of 10-15 total staff globally, including Recruiting Management, Senior Recruiters, and Talent Acquisition Operations professionals. 
• Develop a team of world class recruiting professionals who are business knowledgeable, proactive, efficient, responsive, and client focused. 
• Drive all talent acquisition processes, including employer branding, candidate experience, interview training, diversity hiring, hiring metrics and innovative and effective sourcing and recruiting strategies. 
• Create and drive a strategy for talent mapping and talent pools for key skill sets, including executive level leaders. 
• Work closely with key stakeholders inside the organization and build and maintain strong internal relationships across the company’s leadership team. 
• Build a data-driven recruiting organization, including analytics that provide insight and decision support. Lead with a data-driven approach to capture, analyze, and leverage existing and potential data to drive decision making. Provide regular metrics to reflect the effectiveness of the recruiting function. 
• Build and maintain strong external relationships with vendors, recruitment agencies, search firms, job boards, advertising partners, assessment/testing partners, etc. 
• Conduct market trend analysis regarding competitors and market changes. 
• Align talent strategies with broader Center of Excellence deliveries to meet business objectives. 
• What you will bring to the role 
• An exceptional leader with broad-based business acumen, sound judgment and proven, in-depth experience in global talent acquisition. It’s a critical success factor that this individual has a global perspective and has managed talent acquisition professionals and functions on a global level.  
• Proven ability to scale and lead, develop and coach a global Talent Acquisition team and function. Designs and drives the organizational talent acquisition strategy. 
• Exceptional communications skills, able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, external constituencies, and target candidates. 
• Ability to influence, collaborate and strategically partner across multiple areas within HR and all lines of business, ensuring sponsorship and buy-in from key stakeholders, in a similarly complex and global business model. 
• Strong relationships with and proven experience in managing external agency partners/vendors. 
• Closing and negotiating executive offer packages. 

Your Experience

• An undergraduate degree in business or a related area is required, and an advanced degree is preferred. 
• 15+ years of Talent Acquisition experience with a progressive increase in responsibility. 
• 8-10 years of leadership and management experience in a global Talent Acquisition environment, with direct experience managing stakeholders and Talent Acquisition teams globally. 
• Contract Research Organization (CRO), Professional Services or Life Sciences industry experience is strongly preferred. 
• Experience with strategic implementations of transformative Applicant Tracking System / other Recruiting Platform implementations is required, and experience with Workday is preferred. 

We love knowing that someone is going to have a better life because of the work we do. 

To view our other roles, check out our careers page at Discover a world of difference at Worldwide! For more information on Worldwide, visit www.Worldwide.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed and, to that end, we prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, military status, or other class protected by applicable law.