Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) / Talent Acquisition Director
Role Overview
The CHRO / Talent Acquisition Director develops and implements HR strategies supporting organizational growth, workforce effectiveness, and talent development.
The role covers talent acquisition, workforce planning, organizational development, employee engagement, performance management, and HR operations.
Leadership scope includes aligning HR with business objectives, strengthening culture, developing leaders, and managing talent across the organization.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The CHRO / Talent Acquisition Director develops and implements HR strategies supporting organizational growth, workforce effectiveness, and talent development.
The role covers talent acquisition, workforce planning, organizational development, employee engagement, performance management, and HR operations.
Leadership scope includes aligning HR with business objectives, strengthening culture, developing leaders, and managing talent across the organization.
Key responsibilities
- Develop HR strategies, policies, and initiatives aligned with business objectives; lead recruitment planning, workforce forecasting, employer branding, sourcing, selection, and onboarding.
- Attract, recruit, and retain talent; lead organizational development, succession planning, leadership development, and talent management programmes.
- Establish performance management, employee engagement, and career development programmes; oversee compensation, benefits, workforce planning, employee relations, and HR operations.
- Advise senior management on organizational structure, workforce strategy, leadership effectiveness, and people matters; monitor HR, recruitment, turnover, cost, and effectiveness metrics.
- Ensure compliance with employment requirements and organizational standards; advance inclusion, employee well-being, and positive workplace culture.
- Manage budgets, recruitment resources, recruitment partners, and HR technology; lead change, transformation, and process improvement; build external and internal stakeholder relationships.
- CHRO scope includes overall HR leadership, executive advice, people strategy, governance, and long-term planning. Talent Acquisition Director scope includes recruitment-team leadership, hiring strategy, executive recruitment, and recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
- Extensive HR management, talent acquisition, recruitment leadership, or organizational development experience; proven HR strategy development and team leadership.
- Strong knowledge of workforce planning, talent management, performance management, compensation, employee relations, organizational development, change management, and HR best practices.
- Experience with senior-level recruitment, employer branding, and recruitment metrics; proficiency in HRIS, ATS, and workforce analytics tools.
- Leadership, communication, negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders and align HR with business priorities.
- SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD, or equivalent certification is an advantage.
- For CHRO positions, executive leadership, transformation, succession planning, and enterprise HR strategy are preferred; for Talent Acquisition Director positions, strategic recruitment, executive search, pipelines, and large-scale hiring are preferred.
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