Recruitment Team Lead

British American Tobacco is a leading tobacco group, with brands sold in more than 200 markets. We employ more than 57,000 people and, with over 200 brands in our portfolio, we make the cigarette chosen by one in eight of the world’s one billion adult smokers. We hold robust market positions in each of our four regions – Americas; Asia-Pacific; Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Western Europe – and we are leaders in more than 60 markets.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

-Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
-Over 2-3 years of experience in a leadership role within an international recruitment function
-Previous full-cycle recruitment experience and head-hunting exposure
-Passionate about influencing, inspiring and mentoring
-Proven track record of managing a team with a high success rate in hiring a diverse set of candidates at all levels
-Self-motivated with the ability to coordinate, schedule and prioritize departmental and individual work to meet various schedules and objectives, re-prioritize on short notice
-Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
-Able to successfully interact with all levels within the organization
-Strong analytical and cognitive skills with ability to translate into actionable business decisions and execution plans
-Strong interpersonal, relationship building, influencing and conflict resolution skills
-Strong detail orientation with proven accuracy
-Excellent English skills (Level C)

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

-Encourage, empower and lead your team to ensure commitments, performance and standards of excellence as well as overall hiring needs are met
-Develop and maintain a positive relationship with senior leaders across our organization and champion an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience
-Partner closely with hiring managers and HR function to ensure strong alignment between business needs and recruitment’s ability to drive those forward
-Manage team performance, maximizing data-driven metrics to support and balance both departmental success and resourcing. You’ll empower growth in each team member, fuelling new opportunities for individual development while leveraging the unique strengths of the team
-Use data to influence all levels and decisions, engaging leading-edge methods to attract diverse talent
-Continuously look at process improvement and creating efficiencies and tools to improve the hiring experience from multiple external and internal partners
-Drive & support employer branding initiatives in partnership with marketing / social media teams
-Act as Deputy Regional Manager when required