Director, KEP Recruiting

Job Description:

  • Lead the recruitment organization responsible for delivering talent to Kelly Enterprise & Emerging Partnerships’ portfolio of top clients
  • Own the full talent delivery lifecycle: attraction, sourcing, screening, and placement
  • Lead an organization of 60+ managers and recruiters
  • Build recruitment plans aligned to client and business objectives
  • Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across the recruiting function
  • Serve as a trusted voice with client leadership at existing and prospective accounts
  • Manage recruiting funnels, monitor conversion rates, pipeline health, and time to fill, and remove bottlenecks
  • Partner with delivery teams to forecast demand, align capacity, and resolve delivery challenges
  • Hold the recruiting organization accountable for performance, results, and client satisfaction
  • Participate in strategic client communications, business reviews, planning sessions, and executive-level conversations
  • Travel to client sites and meet with prospects to present Kelly’s recruitment capabilities and delivery model
  • Lead, coach, and develop managers and recruiters
  • Set goals, define performance expectations, and build an accountable team culture
  • Develop departmental plans and make decisions guided by resource availability and organizational objectives
  • Facilitate training and development programs in recruiting best practices and process excellence
  • Develop and implement process improvement initiatives
  • Lead cross-functional teams to identify, analyze, and resolve process bottlenecks
  • Design and oversee process mapping and documentation
  • Conduct audits and assessments to monitor compliance and identify improvement areas
  • Drive adoption of best practices and industry standards
  • Develop and manage KPIs to measure process performance
  • Lead change management initiatives and foster continuous improvement

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of progressive experience, including leadership of people managers and/or a professional staff
  • Demonstrated accountability for the performance and results of multiple related teams
  • Experience developing departmental plans, including business and organizational priorities, and making decisions within resource and organizational constraints
  • Background in high-volume recruiting, staffing, or talent acquisition delivery is required
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to identify and address complex process inefficiencies
  • Strong leadership and influencing skills to drive cross-functional teams and stakeholders
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate process improvements and gain buy-in, including with client executives
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and initiatives in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate data and make data-driven decisions
  • Regular travel to client sites and prospect meetings

Benefits:

  • Total compensation package including benefits as applicable to the position
  • Benefits focused on total well-being
  • Equal employment opportunity and diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce
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