Stryker is seeking a Director of Global University Relations for its Kalamazoo, Mich., operation. This is a full-time position in human resources.
Job Description
The Director of University Relations takes global leadership for developing and implementing strategy in graduate and internships recruitment. There will be extensive partnership and collaboration with Stryker’s global talent acquisition leadership team, HR Business Partners, and business leaders.
Key Activities and Accountabilities
• This role has been expanded from US focused to global in nature.
• Cultivate a global portfolio of colleges and universities to source talented graduate and
internships talent.
• Lead overall strategy for the recruitment of all graduate and internships globally creating, developing and deploying a strong toolkit to support this.
• Partners with regional talent acquisition leaders to ensure college recruiting programs are being implemented on a global basis.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with targeted colleges and universities.
• Develop and coach HR business partners and line managers concerning organisation’s university recruitment strategy and develop new innovations and best practices in this field.
• Drive efficiency and achieve best possible value for money in the recruitment process.
• Work closely with the local recruitment and HR teams worldwide to understand local contexts and situations and adapt tools accordingly.
• Continually monitor recruitment performance through developing a clear, frequently updated dashboard in line with global TA metrics.
• Work with various organizations to reach diverse candidates pools.
• Responsible for working with marketing to ensure external recruitment materials and collaterals are up to date and adhere to corporate communications standards.
• Management of global UR metrics –Quality, Customer Experience, Financial Results, Innovation and Compliance.
• Management of strategies to ensure improved retention, consistency with hiring methodologies, and consistently superior candidate experiences (regardless of outcome).
• Management of vendors to ensure effective agreements, and a genuine partnership relationship to maximise their representation of the our brand.
• Coaching line managers for effective interview techniques and compliance with various legislations to minimise risk to the organisation.
• Management and development of a team of operational University Recruitment Partners.
Desired Skills and Experience.
Essential Skills Required
• Minimum of 7+ experience in talent acquisition, HR, sales or marketing. Corporate or professional search experience is a plus.
• Proven success in managing multi cultural teams remotely.
• Expert in selection processes and ensuring fairness and quality both delivered in a timely manner.
• Capable of coaching and developing line managers and HR Business Partners on recruitment topics.
• Capable of working internationally and intercultural on recruitment themes.
• Ability to partner and influence a variety of stakeholders through to executive level.
Key traits required
• Strong influencing skills.
• Strong collaboration capability across a multi cultural region.
• Highly effective stakeholder manager.
• Ability to work well in a fast paced, highly driven, successful and forever changing environment.
• Ambition and driven.
• Desire to over achieve.
Key focus for the first 12 months
• Develop the global university relations strategy and implement with excellence.
• Establish the Talent Acquisition COE University Relations for EMEA and Asia Pacific region in alignment with the Global Talent Acquisition strategy.
• Integration into Stryker – understanding the business, structure, people.
• Ensure that a high performing University Relations team is in place.
• Establish strong and credible relationships with the talent acquisition team, Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners, executives and core schools’ career services.
• Ensure that all of the fundamental and routine local HR activities are being executed with excellence and in an efficient and effective manner.
• Complete an analysis of the current organisation in terms of resources, activities and efficiency against best in class and in line with Stryker Corporate HR Direction strategy.
Company Description
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies with the most broadly based range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties.
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