Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
Drive the strategic and operational direction of Talent Acquisition within the EM HUB organization. This role combines active recruitment and close partnership with hiring leaders with responsibility for elevating capability and optimizing internal Talent Acquisition processes, workflows, and alignment within the matrix HR operating model.
You will manage a portfolio of recruitment mandates and influence hiring priorities across key HUB locations, including South Africa, India, UAE, and Singapore.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with hiring leaders to understand workforce needs and recruitment plans.
- Design and execute an effective HUB Talent Acquisition strategy.
- Lead the end-to-end recruitment process for positions at all levels, including Talent Acquisition operations.
- Develop and execute strategies to attract, assess, and hire top talent through proactive sourcing, interviewing, selection, and effective feedback rounds.
- Elevate Talent Acquisition capability and ensure consistent delivery against hiring objectives.
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition colleagues across UAE, South Africa, India, and Singapore to align priorities and ways of working.
- Develop regular executive Talent Acquisition analysis based on relevant data.
- Drive increased diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics through Talent Acquisition strategies and efforts.
- Map and engage top talent for critical and hard-to-fill roles, building robust pipelines ahead of business needs.
- Serve as the single point of contact for Talent Acquisition matters connected to HUB departments.
- Partner on executive search initiatives across the region to secure senior leadership talent.
- Collaborate with HR Strategy, Talent, and Talent Acquisition Excellence to align strategies with organizational priorities.
Key Relationships
EM HUB HR Director, EM HUB HR Team, EM SLT, HUB leaders, hiring managers, EM Talent Acquisition Excellence, GBS HR, HR SLT, and Centers of Excellence.
Most Relevant Capabilities
Talent Acquisition: Expertise in end-to-end recruitment, talent market intelligence, proactive talent mapping, pipeline development, employer branding, and candidate experience strategies.
Business: Commercial acumen and the ability to align Talent Acquisition strategies with business priorities, growth objectives, organizational structures, and workforce planning.
Consulting and Advisory: Ability to advise business leaders, influence talent decisions, provide data-driven insights, and develop creative solutions for complex hiring needs.
Mindset and General Skills: Project management, process optimization, multi-country recruitment experience, external orientation, analytical and data interpretation skills, communication, stakeholder management, innovative problem-solving, organizational agility, and a passion for sport.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management, or a related field.
- 7–10 years of HR experience, including 3–5 years in Talent Acquisition roles, ideally in a multinational company.
- International experience and mindset.
- Fluency in English.
Culture
adidas fosters an athlete’s mindset through courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. The company emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as core parts of its culture and talent processes.