AD, Talent Acquisition

Position Summary:

As a key member of the Alzheimer’s Association HR team, Associate Director, Talent Acquisition is at the heart of helping our Talent team, deliver on the mission and strategic plan by sourcing and facilitating the hire of top talent with a passion for our mission.

This role leads full-cycle recruitment for the majority of our grant-funded positions, partnering closely with program leaders to deliver timely, compliant, and high-quality hiring outcomes aligned with funding requirements.

As the  Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, you will advise business leadership on broad as well as localized market trends, engage in process improvement to optimize hiring strategies, scale best practices in talent acquisition and deliver on key initiatives including diversity hiring and pipeline development.

At any given time, you would be responsible for managing full cycle recruitment and onboarding for up to 20 open positions in different departments. You will bring a zealous focus for customer centricity, innovation and facilitating cultural value add to deliver high quality & reliable service in recruitment, stakeholder relations and business sustainability.

This is a grant funded position.

Responsibilities:

Essential functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Effectively partner with Home Office the hiring managers & leadership teams to understand their talent needs and build local hiring strategies, within the framework of the Association’s broad talent brand and strategy.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for grant-funded roles (sourcing through offer)
• Partner with program leaders to understand grant scope, timelines, and hiring constraints
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for specialized and mission-driven talent pools
• Utilize a variety of tools and strategies, including networking with diverse membership organizations and chambers of commerce, as well as expert use of LinkedIn Recruiter, to build a robust candidate pipeline, including a strong mix of diverse candidates.
• Use well-honed interviewing skills and knowledge of unconscious bias to assess candidates and make recommendations for moving them through the selection process.
• Proactively focus on process improvement including ways to grow effectiveness of sourcing strategies and streamline the hiring process, build team collaboration and add value for our internal customers.
• Deliver an extraordinary candidate experience that contributes to the Alzheimer’s Association talent brand, regardless of whether a candidate is ultimately hired or not.
• Deliver an excellent customer service experience to internal customers by responding in a timely manner, and being an approachable, consultative subject matter expert.
• Meet or exceed hiring metrics, in terms of time to fill and vacancy rate.
• Conduct new hire orientation and guide hiring managers to fully utilize the Alzheimer’s Association extensive onboarding resources.
• Manage relationships with staffing agencies and assist hiring managers with their temporary staffing needs.
• Ensure alignment between hiring decisions and grant compliance requirements
• Other duties assigned, including staying up to date on state and local laws and working with other members of HR to ensure compliance with state and local laws.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 or more years of full cycle talent acquisition experience, with increasing complexity of work environment and roles tasked with hiring.
• 3 years experience with building and delivering onboarding programs and framework that set new hires and hiring managers up for success.
• PHR/SHRM-CP certification and AIRS Diversity Recruiter certification or similar, strongly desired.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent interviewing skills and judgement.
• Solid, working knowledge of unconscious bias in talent management.
• Fundamental knowledge of compensation management and employment laws related to hiring.
• Ability to navigate and thrive in a highly complex, matrix organization.
• Ability to support internal customers who operate out of various locations other than where incumbent will be based.
• Team oriented individual with the ability to work with a diverse group of employees.
• Ability to interact with and manage all levels of employees.
• Ability to present information in concise manner, to a variety of audiences.
• Proficiency in software: MS Office suite, Google applications and Zoom; proficiency with use of Applicant Tracking Systems and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Ability to select and participate in job fairs that will give visibility to the Alzheimer’s Association and contribute to building a robust candidate pipeline.
• Ability to travel up to 15% by automobile or plane.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs for attendance at job fairs.

Position Location: Remote

Full time

Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 510 The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $102,500-$105,000

Reports To: Director, Talent

Who We Are:

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia– by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

The Alzheimer’s Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum we are building in dementia research — our investments today will lead to breakthroughs tomorrow.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,750 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.

At the Alzheimer's Association®, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity — meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

 The Alzheimer’s Association commitment remains steadfast in engaging all communities in our full mission. The Association provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment to the fullest extent required by law, including, but not limited to, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with criminal records.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan. Please click HERE for more information.

Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.