Talent Acquisition Team Lead
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
We are currently seeking a Talent Acquisition Team Lead to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Talent Acquisition Team Lead at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in leading, designing, and optimizing our talent acquisition efforts, ensuring exceptional hiring practices that contribute to the advancement of inNvative treatments and therapies.
What you will be doing
- Lead and manage a team of between 3 and 10 Talent Acquisition professionals, providing coaching, mentoring, and ensuring the continuous improvement and successful delivery of recruitment objectives.
- Develop and execute best practice global recruitment plans aligned with business succession planning. Foster relationships with executive-level customer stakeholders and enhance understanding of business needs.
- Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing proactive exceptional customer service, promoting a positive image of the company, and driving increased brand awareness.
- Design and guide inNvative sourcing strategies to attract and hire top talent while meeting key performance indicators (KPIs). Encourage awareness of the internal referral program and drive focused efforts on diversity and inclusion.
- Embrace and contribute to a culture of process improvement, focusing on streamlining processes, adding value to the business, and meeting client needs. Produce timely and accurate activity and Management Information reporting, driving continuous improvement.
Your Profile
- Recognize, exemplify, and adhere to ICON's values, centered on a commitment to People, Clients, and Performance.
- Work independently to deliver a best-in-class recruitment service, utilizing effective sourcing strategies to maintain a competitive cost per hire.
- Have a good understanding of the local labor and candidate markets, utilizing tools like LinkedIn Insights and other resources for market intelligence. Stay updated on industry trends, recruitment metrics, and legislative changes.
- Undertake and drive project work associated with the Talent Acquisition roadmap. Develop and maintain proactive and constructive relationships with VP/Director level stakeholders, understanding business requirements and aligning expectations accordingly.
- Monitor KPIs and Quality metrics to ensure Talent Acquisition objectives are consistently met. Continuously drive improvement in results and quality of hire, utilizing data to implement action and improvement plans.
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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