Vice President, Talent Acquisition; TA Lead

Company description

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through global agency brands CJ, Performics, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe (Euronext Paris FR, CAC 40), Publicis Media’s digital‑first, data‑driven global practices deliver client value and drive growth in a platform‑powered world. It is present in more than sixty countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

Publicis Media's Talent Acquisition team is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader, who will manage and lead the overall talent acquisition strategy for one of our brands and will have the experience in working with the full life‑cycle talent acquisition process. They will develop and implement effective, market‑leading strategies for the attraction, sourcing, screening, selection, and hiring of high caliber candidates for one of our brands.

We are looking for an industry professional who can operate at both a strategic and a tactical level. Someone who can lead and develop the current team of Recruitment professionals, as well as provide counsel to our strategic partners.

The VP will oversee a team of recruiters while driving effective hiring practices and processes. They will ensure all team members focus on a high‑quality candidate experience, consistent with the organization’s employer brand and integrated with the strategic vision. They must have a sharp eye for talented candidates and must be able to acquire them for the agency. You will be helping one of our brands attract and retain the best talent in the market.

You will also ensure that our agency has an excellent employer brand and build strong relationships with existing employees and candidates.

The VP, Talent Acquisition will report directly to the EVP, Talent and be based in our Chicago office.

• Lead the team’s recruitment operations of the full talent acquisition lifecycle, the evolution of the recruiting process, use of talent acquisition tools and methods, and overall effectiveness of talent solutions.

• Develop and execute tailored recruiting strategies to source, evaluate, and select candidates for open positions across the company.
• Collaborate closely with each hiring manager to thoroughly understand requirements for each role.
• Determine effective division of responsibilities within the team to ensure that staffing needs are acknowledged and appropriately resourced.
• Develop strong relationships across the organization (and strategically with senior‑level management) to gain a deep understanding of diverse work streams and plan/develop the talent acquisition strategy for scaling.
• Directly support the Senior leadership team in all executive hires for the brand.
• Partner with internal teams (partner groups, people teams, L&D, operations, finance) to attract, motivate, develop and retain diverse talent.

• Ensure an optimized and seamless candidate experience that allows hiring teams to appropriately assess talent and positions the agency in a positive employment brand.

• Partner with HR and recruiters to ensure a red carpet onboarding experience for new hires.
• Deliver data driven reporting and analytics to identify recruitment activity, departmental productivity, and any other KPIs as appropriate.
• Proven experience in interacting with C‑suite on critical matters, e.g. executive level hires, talent acquisition strategy, etc.

• 10+ years of relevant experience and 5+ years of team management required.
• Experience with a media agency or holding company preferred.
• Proven experience and success with progressive, full life cycle recruitment processes; comfortable supporting high‑level strategic conversations while also owning a slate of requisitions.
• Accurate and detail oriented with an ability to work in a fast‑paced environment that requires a high sense of urgency.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written – spanning all levels of management with the ability to foster relationships.
• Experience motivating and leading others; engaging, high energy personality and strong influence ability.
• Experience growing…