Director, Global Executive Talent Acquisition

What you'll do:

This role is based in Beachwood, OH. Relocation is being offered.

Position Summary:
The Director of Global Executive Talent Acquisition is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the identification, engagement, and hiring of top-tier executive talent across the globe. This leader will oversee a high-performing team across three regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC), manage complex executive search engagements, and partner closely with senior stakeholders to shape the future leadership of the organization while navigating a complex organization. Equally important to the execution of best in class executive search, this leader will demonstrate exceptional people leadership skills, as they coach and develop a diverse team of Executive Talent Acquisition Consultants and Managers.

Key Responsibilities:
Executive Search Leadership
• Lead and execute full-cycle executive search for Eaton's senior most executive roles and other senior leadership roles globally.
• Develop and implement through a team of Executive Search Consultants, innovative sourcing strategies to attract world-class executive talent.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Executive leadership as we strategize and proactively plan for executive hiring demand.
• Partner with external search firms when appropriate, ensuring alignment with internal standards and values.

Global Team Management
• Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically dispersed team of executive recruiters, researchers and managers.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across all regions.
• Align team goals with broader talent acquisition and organizational strategies while continuously improving processes.
• Leverage technology and fully optimize best practices across the Global Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence to achieve efficiencies and drive best in class results.

Stakeholder Engagement
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, including C-suite leadership.
• Facilitate strategic workforce planning discussions to anticipate future leadership needs and address critical pipelining needs accordingly.
• Provide market intelligence and talent insights to inform search strategies, hiring decisions and succession planning.

Operational Excellence
• Establish and monitor KPIs to measure search effectiveness, candidate experience, and team performance.
• Ensure compliance with global hiring standards, data privacy regulations, and DEI commitments.
• Drive process improvements and leverage technology to enhance search efficiency and outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of proven experience leading high-performing teams, coaching for excellence, and building trusted relationships with team members and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success managing global executive search engagements and delivering results in complex, matrixed environments.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and relationship-building skills.
• Skilled at using data and insights to drive decisions. Impeccable attention to detail.
• Deep understanding of global talent markets and executive hiring trends.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $176249.97 - $258499.96 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.