Executive Director, Talent Acquisition

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Co-located in Foster City with the VP Talent Acquisition, senior leader clients, and CHRO/VP HR leaders, responsibilities of the Exec. Director include, but are not limited to: Serve as a key Talent Acquisition business partner to senior business leaders across functions and geographies, including Kite, as well as VPs of HR Bring forward business insights, workforce/hiring plans long term talent needs partnering with the TALT to translate insights from the business and other stakeholders, including workforce/hiring plans, builds etc. into action with the Core Recruiting Lead and their recruiting team, along with other TA teams (Capability, sourcing, Executive). Lead and develop a team of full-cycle recruiters responsible for high-impact, challenging-to-fill roles across the enterprise, with a strong emphasis on diverse talent, efficiency, and results delivery Lead a significant portion of Gilead's global Talent Acquisition capabilities and strategy including: Partner with Global Employer Brand Lead with a focus on establishing recruiting advertising campaigns leveraging our EVP for challenging-to-fill roles Partner with Global Candidate Experience Lead to envision impactful and differentiated candidate experience across the enterprise Partner with sourcing lead and develop a highly impactful sourcing team focused on pipelining and sourcing top talent for roles in the US Partner with Early Talent University Relations capability lead in the US, delivering pipeline of talent for early career opportunities. Envision and establish new ways of working in partnership with TALT and stakeholders to bring our new model to life. Embed the transformation of our new model and structure, spearheading the streamlining and simplifying of processes to orient focus on the candidate experience. Partner with VP TA, TALT, HRSS, PMO etc. in envisioning the future, and developing and putting plans in place to make this vision a reality Partner with TALT members, People Technology, HRSS and others related to both transformational and continuous improvement process and technology opportunities Identify, share and action talent insights and trends in the external talent marketplace Partner with I&D on diverse events strategy Come to every engagement with an enterprise mindset with an eye toward the future while ensuring team

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At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description Reporting to the Gilead Vice President Global Talent Acquisition, the Executive Director Talent Acquisition will carve the path for TA in our transformation to a leading-edge, scalable, flexible, and efficient function, while continuing our commitment to high-performance and delivery in attracting and recruiting top talent, with a lens toward diversity, across the enterprise. The Exec. Director will serve as a key Talent Acquisition business partner to business leaders across functions and regions, including Kite, as well as VPs of HR. The Exec. Director will be a member of the Gilead Talent Acquisition Leadership Team (TALT), and will lead the following teams: Capability Recruiting Team (Global) of full-cycle recruiters responsible for high-impact, challenging-to-fill roles across the enterprise (4 FTE - 3 US and 1 Stockley Park) Strategic Talent Sourcing Team (US) focused on pipelining and sourcing top talent for roles in the US in service of our enterprise Aspirational Goals (5 FTE: Lead plus team of 4) Early Talent & University Relations (US) executing Gilead's US early talent strategy, including summer internship program and intern-FTE conversions (1 FTE) Employer Brand & Talent Attraction (Global) focused on building and executing Gilead's global employer brand strategy as a competitive differentiator (1 FTE) Candidate Experience (Global) designing and implementing Gilead's global candidate experience strategy as a value driver (1 FTE)

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