Director, Talent, Portfolio Human Capital

Job Description

• Lead and project manage C-suite search assignments in close partnership with GA PHC, portfolio company management teams and GA investment professionals • Where appropriate, independently run searches for portfolio companies including identifying, sourcing and qualifying senior executives. Specifically: - Advise on scoping of senior roles and building position specifications - Analyze and quickly breakdown new industries, market segments and competitive landscapes to better understand the talent ecosystem in support of our portfolio company needs - Based on a pre-defined spec, develop a research strategy that outlines targeted industries and companies - Gain an understanding of the functional breakdown and roles within various executive structures and serve as an expert to the team on the markets/talent pools researched - Proactively engage, assess and introduce qualified executives to GA investment professionals and portfolio companies • Build an evolving external network, with a focus on potential future talent that may be suitable for current and future portfolio initiatives • Support the team in conducting quantitative and qualitative management assessments to identify capability gaps and opportunities for learning & development • Identifying opportunities for syndicating processes across the portfolio, to enable sharing of best practices and cost synergy where appropriate • Leverage and utilize best practice global tools and capabilities (i.e. Scorecards, Interview Guides, Competency Model), when conducting research/search efforts • Where external search firms are engaged, work closely with GA operating professionals to support and coordinate the search processes including executive search firm screening, development of spec/scorecards, preliminary screening interviews, and collating/analyzing feedback from candidate interviews

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required • Minimum of 5-10 years of relevant work experience within executive search • Experience working in a leading executive search firm, preferably with exposure to consumer and consumer technology sectors • Must have proven experience driving research and supporting active search engagements in support of C-suite mandates; experience engaging with external clients/candidates in the market, and capable of producing high quality search and candidate documentation (specs, status reports, candidate reports) • Highly analytical coupled with strong intuition; able to think and react quickly • Strong project management skills – time management, pattern recognition, prioritization and strong judgement are critical; ability to work well under pressure without compromising quality • Strong attention to detail, exceptional follow through and consistently delivers results • Ability to work independently and proactively in a high performing global organization. Highly collaborative and capable of working effectively cross functionally • Demonstrated maturity and professional presence; comfortable interacting with senior executives • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written • Highly motivated, inquisitive, and positive can-do attitude

Benefits

• medical insurance • retirement savings contributions • mental and physical health resources • equal pay program