Head of Talent Acquisition

Department: Talent

Location: Boston, MA

Company Overview:

Acquia is the open digital experience company. We provide the world's most ambitious brands with products built around Drupal to allow them to embrace innovation and create customer moments that matter. At Acquia, we believe in the power of community and collaboration — giving our customers and partners the freedom to build tomorrow on their terms.

Headquartered in the U.S., we have been named one of North America’s fastest growing software companies by Deloitte and Inc. Magazine, rated a leader by the analyst community, and named one of the Best Places to Work by the Boston Business Journal. We are Acquia. We are building for the future and we want you to be a part of it!

The Role:

The Head of Talent Acquisition is responsible for crafting our global strategy to attract top talent in the market and execution of our recruiting engine. As a Leader, you will develop and execute recruiting strategies and programs that identify Acquia as an employment destination of choice, support Acquia’s continued global expansion in our current regions and developing markets and expand our brand messaging to support Acquia’s leadership position in the DXP. This position sits on the Talent Leadership team and is a direct report to the Chief People Officer.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Create innovative recruiting strategies that use a variety of traditional and non-traditional sourcing to attract high performing professionals to Acquia across all departments.
• Lead our diversity recruiting strategy - creating and executing innovative, and cutting edge initiatives to ensure a diverse global workforce. You will drive a deeper understanding and knowledge of diversity and inclusion attraction and selection through best practices around employee education, strategic partnerships, and diverse talent pipeline development.
• Partner with Acquia’s Leadership on staffing plans and recruitment strategies. Provide superior level of customer service and support to internal clients. Identify, recruit, screen, interview and recommend talented prospective associates for employment.
• Create and manage various recruitment programs such as Employee Referral Programs, Internal Mobility, Campus/University, etc. Ensure all positions are posted internally and externally ensuring advertising with vendors is in compliance with federal & state guidelines and company policies.
• Responsible for building Acquia’s employment brand by increasing our global presence. Establish relationships with corporate and academic alumni programs, networking organizations and career fairs in order to ensure a strategic pipeline of qualified and talented associates.
• Execute a structured interview process to ensure Acquia’s is selecting the right talent to achieve its business goals and delivering the very best Acquia experience to our candidates.
• Manage employment agencies and search firms when needed, including negotiating and controlling employment-related fees.
• Partner with the Talent Operations team to analyze, prepare and present accurate staffing-related statistics and data including time to fill, sourcing, pipelines, projections, etc.
• Maintain up to date job descriptions and salary ranges for all positions while partnering with Human Resources to ensure compliance and consistency.
• Manage a global team of both full time and contract Recruiters.
• Manage and oversee department headcount and expense budgets.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, related field or equivalent experience
• 10 plus years’ experience in recruiting; preference supporting enterprise software
• 5 plus years managing a global recruiting function with emphasis on R&D and Go-To-Market growth initiatives
• Ability to balance multiple searches, across multi disciplines and levels
• Demonstrated track record in creative and cost-effective recruiting, with a track record of hiring outstanding talent
• Strong organizational skills with proven track record to effectively plan and coordinate programs to achieve business objectives
• Strong knowledge of and experience within a fast-paced, high volume recruiting environment.
• Experience with scaling/dynamic organizations

You Are:

• A collaborator who values integrity, innovation, respect and excellence.
• Strategic yet hands on; someone who can dream and do at the same time.
• Tactful leader who can provide leadership, set high standards, foster creativity and flexibility, motivate and bring innovation to the business.
• You have a Bias for Action - a strong sense of urgency and the ability to embrace and maximize a changing landscape; not afraid to make a mistake and take calculated risks.
• Data rational and use analytics to inform and direct your planning and decisions.
• Curious and solutions-oriented; someone who asks the how versus the why.
• Resilience, flexibility and staying power.
• Strong communicator both written and orally.

Acquia is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. We hire without regard to age, color, disability, gender (including gender identity), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.