Talent Acquisition Partner - UK & Ireland

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The Position

As Talent Acquisition Partner (d/f/m) you will play a pivotal role in ensuring we are hiring the best talent to meet our business ambitions. Make Your Mark. Improve Lives.  

Thanks to this fantastic and challenging opportunity, you will be able to fully combine your recruiting and consulting skills to seek, attract and bring in the very best talent into Roche. This with the focus to support the significant demand for talent within our Roche EMEA region - now, and in the future.

As Talent Acquisition Partner (d/f/m) you will be part of the Roche EMEA Recruiting team, a group of highly skilled professionals in our Integrated Workforce Strategies (IWS) organization. Even if the geographic focus will be the UK & Ireland, you will also be closely collaborating with the other TAPs within the EMEA Region, and within our global network.

In this highly strategic and challenging role your focus will be on the following core activities and responsibilities:

• Being a professional & consultative partner for our business leaders regarding all talent acquisition aspects.
• Expertly driving end-to-end recruiting processes and providing customized talent acquisition strategies and solutions, including active candidate sourcing & pipelining, talent marketing, talent selection, candidate experience, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• Managing the offer process with all necessary stakeholders (creating an offer proposal in accordance with our Roche compensation & benefits framework and pay equity considerations, obtaining approvals, extending offers, and negotiating with the candidate if required).
• Closely collaborating with the other People & Culture colleagues in the UK & Ireland, particularly the Business Partners to gain insight about the coming business priorities, and the People Relations Partners to ensure a high confidentiality of recruitment related topics.
• May leading recruitment transformation projects across functions/countries.

Who you are

You have very good knowledge and experience as a Talent Acquisition Partner with proven success as a recruiter or headhunter working internally and/or as a consultant. Ideally you have proven experience in the Life Science or Tech industry. 

You have expertise in building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders on all hierarchical levels, both within the business organisations as well as within the People & Culture team. You are well-versed in talent attraction, sourcing, and assessing. In addition you have excellent coaching and advising skills, and thus are a trusted partner to your business clients and enable them in their hiring decisions.

First class communication and interpersonal skills are a must as you network and build long term relationships with both internal and external individuals, often at a very senior level. You have high influencing skills and are an excellent negotiator. Ability to work effectively within international and cross-divisional teams is one of your assets. You thrive in a dynamic, self-organized environment, love taking on new challenges, and drive innovation. 

Furthermore, you possess the following experiences and competencies:

• Business fluent English language skills are required; additional EMEA language skills (e.g. French, Portuguese, Hebrew, Italian) are an extra advantage.
• Work experience in a multinational matrix organisation is an asset.
• Dexterity to participate or lead recruiting squads across regions or globally.
• Diligent user and expert of applicant tracking and sourcing tools such as Workday, Phenom People, LinkedIn.

The position will be based in the UK, either at our Welwyn Garden City or Burgess Hill office Willingness to work onsite in the office for 3 days/week, and to be present at the site when needed for business meetings is expected. Because of our highly virtual way of working, the need for business travels will be very low.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.