SVP Global Talent Development and Inclusion

The Adecco Group is the world’s leading HR solutions company. We believe in making the future work for everyone, and every day empower 3.5 million careers. We inspire, skill, develop and hire in 60 countries, enabling individuals and organizations to embrace the future of work. As a Fortune Global 500 company, we lead by example, creating shared value that meets social needs while driving business innovation. Our culture of inclusivity, fairness and teamwork empowers individuals and organisations, fuels economies, and builds better societies. These values resonate with our employees, who have voted us a Great Place to Work® - World’s Best Workplaces for the past four consecutive years. 

The Adecco Group is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Adecco Group AG is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN). The group is powered by nine lead brands: Adecco, Modis, Badenoch & Clark, Spring Professional, Lee Hecht Harrison, Pontoon, Adia, YOSS and General Assembly.

Location

Preferred locations are UK (London)/EMEA and Toronto - remote possible 

Mission

The SVP Global Talent Development and Inclusion is responsible for building and implementing a Development and Inclusion strategy that will help LHH achieve its short- and long-term business objectives.  This includes the development of a culture where diverse perspectives are welcomed and encouraged, where leaders engage and inspire their teams and where all employees have the opportunity to learn and grow. The incumbent represents LHH on the development of global Talent Development initiatives being led by The Adecco Group and oversees the local implementation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners at LHH and The Adecco Group to assess, develop and drive an employee lifecycle strategy including performance coaching, workforce planning, career planning, talent review/succession planning and key employee retention. 
• Partner with key stakeholders to leverage Adecco’s and LHH’s existing products and solutions internally.
• Using the Adecco Global Talent Review model, support the Talent Review process at LHH and manage action items resulting from these reviews.
• Partner with the Global SVP Talent Acquisition to evolve the Employee Value Proposition and ensure its successful implementation for Colleagues and Associates.  Act as a key influencer to develop a culture of continuous learning, innovation and inclusion.
• Provide leadership and support to the Global Diversity and Inclusion Council
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners to implement LHH D&I strategy globally with a goal to develop a more inclusive culture.
• Oversee the management of the global learning management system
• Ensure that Talent Development and Succession Planning processes consider and support the D&I strategy and goals
• Maintain strong external network to be current in both Talent Development and Inclusive Culture best practices and evolving trends in the workforce market
• Drive leadership awareness, commitment and accountability for the employee experience and diversity
• Develop analytical tools, measurements and methods to measure the quality and effectiveness of our programs

Qualification requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in human resources or management or equivalent
• Master’s Degree or equivalent years of relevant experience preferred
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in Human Resources is required, to include a minimum of ten (10) years of Talent Development experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of management experience in Human Resources, is required
• A strong global mindset, understanding of various global cultures; knowledge of global diversity.

Required Competencies

• Highly credible person who, by reputation, will gain the trust and confidence of the business leaders
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills with an ability to drive alignment across executives and peers at all levels in an organization  
• Ability to manage a high-volume goal-driven environment with competing priorities
• Well organized, innovative strategic thinker
• Strong relationship building, partnering, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Strong writing and presentation skills combined with executive presence.  A natural experienced spokesperson, with the ability to work with leaders at all levels within an organization to construct effective narratives for adoption of change initiatives.
• Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a track record of using data and metrics to evaluate needs, drive change and measure impact
• Proven willingness and ability to be hands-on and work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to listen actively and critically, while maintaining confidentiality
• Demonstrated understanding of how to operate in a large, global matrix organization with the ability to translate global needs to local implementation.
• Excellent partnering skills: works collaboratively, effectively and efficiently with internal customers
• Experience and exposure to curriculum and program design, deployment and measurement
• Must be well-versed in change management and creating alignment with a diverse set of employees.
• Ability to travel globally as needed.

About LHH

The world of work is changing fast.

Profound changes at profound speed.

But whereas many see change as an existential threat,

a select few see it as an opportunity to make a difference.

An opportunity to deliver lifelong employability to a generation of talent in transition.

An opportunity to develop leaders, recognizing the capabilities needed for today,

while nurturing the expertise needed for the future.

And an opportunity to look beyond what’s right for a company, to what’s right for society as a whole.

And out of the few that see these opportunities, there are even fewer placed to actually deliver them.

At Lee Hecht Harrison, we have the scale, the expertise and the insight, not only to identify these opportunities, but to realize them.

Transforming workforces though career transition, talent development and strategic advisory.

Developing future skills, flexibility and foresight, delivered with a distinctly human heart.

We’re obsessively passionate, and quantifiably effective.

Making a difference to everyone we work with and for. And delivering it on a global scale.

Because opportunities aren’t there to be observed.

They’re there to be taken.

This is LHH.

This is Opportunity, delivered.

This job advert is posted by Adecco Group AG with registered address at Bellerivestrasse 30, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland.   www.adeccogroup.com