Talent Lead - Ecosystem & Shared Services

We are searching for an experienced Talent Leader to join our world class team of talent professionals. You will be contributing to and managing a team to ensure high performance across our Ecosystem and Shared Services functions (40% leadership and 60% individual delivery).

Our ideal candidate will be an acknowledged expert in the field of Talent Acquisition, have wide experience across sourcing methods and a clear understanding of where they are best used. You will have broad TA experience predominately across Ecosystem (Community / Communications) and Shared Services (People/Talent/Commercial, Corporate Strategy) roles. You will have experience of leading a team (3+ individuals) and be a strong mentor and sharer of knowledge.

Your duties will include (but not limited to) the following;

Strategic Planning

• Sets clear structure and guidelines for direct reports on delivery expectations
• Manages work load and assigns roles according to team capability & experience
• Provides accurate metrics and progress reports weekly on all live roles, to the Head of Talent
• Researches, identifies and plans new candidate sourcing opportunities, providing clear feedback effectiveness and reports on ROI
• Develops strong partnerships internally and externally to broaden the talent acquisition reach and candidate pools.
• Provides training and guidance to the team
• Supports the Head of Talent to drive data driven decisions around resourcing for your business area

Quality of Delivery

• Consistently delivers top class candidates to a diverse range of teams across IO
• Plays a pivotal role in the talent teams strategic growth and reputation within IO
• Facilitates critique, navigates hard conversations and ensures every voice is heard

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• Applies their expertise and vast experience to facilitate effective communication within and across the teams.
• Primarily acts as a multiplier by building systems, authoring tools, or introducing policies or patterns that raise the level of productivity of the team
• Empathic listener and persuasive speaker. Works efficiently under pressure.
• Runs complex and/or large scale feedback sessions with difficult internal clients

• Sets clear guidelines and objectives for the individuals under their guidance.
• Identifies team objectives and KPIs to attain and ensure their good execution.
• Be a single point of contact for coordination and decision making and coordinate team activities and priorities.
• Report directly to a Head of Talent Acquisition

• Manage 3 or more Talent Professionals and actively work to improve their performance and efficiency.
• Mentor Talent Professionals and set clear individual ambitious objectives for each individual.
• Support the Talent Professionals in their respective career developments and coach them actively.
• Oversee the hiring process for the team, identify hiring needs and priorities.
• Onboard new Talent Professionals
• Conduct Performance reviews

Location

IOG is a fully distributed organization and therefore this is a remote position. Due to team distribution we are ideally searching for someone in a North America/LATAM time zone.

All Colleagues

• Flexible schedule
• Remote work - ability to work anywhere
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Competitive PTO and Sick Leave plan

US Employees

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits coverage through Anthem with 100% premium cost covered by IO Global for the employee and dependents
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance

UK Employees

• Monthly Health Stipend to use towards any wellness or medical coverage/service
• Pension