BALENCIAGA Talent Acquisition Partner

Main objectives of the Job

The Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for ensuring efficient delivery of the end-to-end recruitment process for Office and Retail Stores.

Leading the execution of the recruitment strategy and operations s/he will ensure the placement of the right people into the right roles in the right timing.

Main Responsibilities

Recruitment strategy & execution

• Understand the staffing and talent needs to anticipate and deploy recruitment activities  
• Provide the best service at optimal cost (sourcing tools, internal vs external talent pools, agency relationships)
• Contribute to define a recruitment timeline for new store openings and ensure its effective implementation

Recruitment and candidate experience  

• Oversee the recruitment process for all roles from sourcing to the onboarding of selected candidates  
• Provide guidance and coaching to hiring managers coworking with HR Business Partner
• Ensure Balenciaga candidate experience is respected throughout the recruitment process, including appropriate, timely and quality feedback and communication.
• Manage all the recruitment activities through workday respecting the group guideline  

Talent Network

• Create and maintain an external talent pipeline aligned with the business needs   
• Understand the industry trends to anticipate challenges and opportunities to provide the best recruitment service  
• Represent Balenciaga in the campus management activities

Project and improvement

• Participate in HR and TA projects to constantly improve the recruitment strategy with the Global and the group TA community
• Champion Diversity and Inclusion practices to support the roll out of related initiatives

Performance Indicators

• Adherence to recruitment plan
• Recruitment dashboard and Workday administrative accuracy
• Time to short list candidates
• Average recruitment time (end to end)
• % of successful probation periods
• Retention rate after 1 year
• % Hiring Managers trained to recruitment techniques

Internal Key relationships

Hiring Managers, Kering Regional Talent Acquisition team, Japan HR Team, Balenciaga Global HR Community

External Key relationships

Candidates, agencies, vendors, professional bodies, network, high schools & universities

Key Experience

• Proven ability to understand and execute recruitment strategies (Retail industry experience is preferrable)
• Experience delivering in a high-volume of hiring, fast paced environment
• Proven ability to source candidates and create a talent pool
• Significant practice of assessment techniques and competency and behavioral interviews methodologies  
• Experience being a key user of a recruitment database or HR system responsible for systems administration

Key Knowledge & Competencies

• Sourcing and Recruiting skills 
• Ability to manage external partners
• Ability to manage internal stakeholders  
• Strong understanding of recruitment practices and tools (Linked In, job boards)
• Knowledge of the challenges & opportunities in the field of recruiting for retail / fashion industry
• MS Office proficiency 
• Basic Coaching and facilitations skills

Personal Qualities

• Like working in a fast-paced environment
• Influencing and convincing skills
• Hands-on and Strategic thinking
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Strong sense of ownership
• Get things done
• Self-directed in projects, tasks, and learning
• Language: Japanese and English

Leadership Behaviors

Inclusion

Create a high-performing team and foster a fair and respectful environment where each individual's uniqueness is valued

Vigilance

Anticipate opportunities and threats so as to lead in the long run

Audacity

A quick to seize opportunities, turning potential failures into success

Tenacity

True to your ambition when times get tough and weather the storms with your team