Currently, we are looking for a new Senior Talent Acquisition Partner & Team Lead who can support our growth journey and set the strategic direction and attract top talent throughout the whole organization. If this sounds like you, and you are ready to take on a broad area of responsibilities with an independent attitude, you could be a match for us.
You will be part of our People & Organization team which consist of 14 colleagues covering HR Business Partnering, HR Operations, Total Rewards, and our newly established Organizational Learning & Development function. In this role you will report to the Senior Director, Head of Organizational Learning & Development.
This role requires a strategic thinker with motivational leadership skills and a keen eye for identifying top talent. You will be responsible for continuing the development of our talent acquisition function and employer branding efforts and be an operational team lead driving recruitment processes and lead a team of two TA Partners to ensure a high level of service to the whole Zealand Pharma organization. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in talent acquisition, a passion for leading people, and we hope that you will thrive with the following responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic and operational direction for Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding.
- Coordinate TA activities to ensure qualitative and effective recruitment processes.
- Driving your own portfolio of recruitment processes proactively from A-Z.
- Partner with hiring managers and provide guidance and support on interview best practices and unbiased selection criteria.
- Ensure the candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Source niche candidate profiles using various methods, including job boards, professional networks, and employee referrals.
- Stay current on industry trends and best practices in talent acquisition and employer branding.
- Support the overall P&O agenda with various projects and initiatives related to Talent Attraction.
Candidate Profile
To be a success in this role the most important trait is your interest in people and that you bring a positive can-do-attitude. Furthermore, we hope that you can tick as many as the following boxes:
- A degree in human resources, business administration, or similar.
- Solid experience from an inhouse talent acquisition function.
- Preferably knowledge from the pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated industry.
- Experience using psychometrics assessment tools.
- Proficiency in utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter to proactively source niche candidate profiles.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proactive and self-driven attitude and a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
- Proficient in both spoken and written English.
Bonding to innovate
Our employees are fundamental to our success, and we continue to be able to attract and retain people with vast experience and talent. We have a unique culture, characterized by excellent teamwork and strong engagement across the organization.
Making bonds is at the core of everything we do. From discovering and developing the best new peptide drugs for patients, to engaging with our partners or connecting with each other.
We bond as a result of our entrepreneurial culture where our people are encouraged to pursue their ideas and turn them into reality. We are curious about each other’s knowledge and expertise.
We bond through curiosity and playfulness as a team, allowing ourselves to challenge common thinking and drive future innovation. Zealand Pharma is a place where everyone is heard and contributes to the success, we all want to experience.
The Zealand Pharma DNA builds on four values: (1) We are bold, (2) We empower people, (3) We work as one team, and (4) We can be trusted.
Let’s bond and be bold
We offer a combined compensation package which includes a base salary, pension, bonus, and a possibility to join our employee share program. We care about our employees’ well-being and offer health insurance, use of massage, fitness, and a range of social clubs and activities.
Interested? Please apply no later than November 30, 2024, or as soon as possible. The applications will be reviewed as they come in.
For further information, please contact HR Business Partner, Simon Petersen on +45 50603898 or SiPetersen@zealandpharma.com.
About Zealand Pharma A/S
Zealand Pharma A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: ZEAL) ("Zealand") is a Danish biotechnology company on a mission to change lives with next generation peptide medicines. In our effort to reach our goals bonding is at the core of everything we do. Let it be discovering and developing the best new peptide drugs for patients, engaging with partners or connecting with each other. This has led to more than 10 drug candidates invented by Zealand having advanced into clinical development, of which two have reached the market. Zealand’s current pipeline of internal product candidates focus on specialty gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. Additionally, the portfolio includes clinical license collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim and pre-clinical license collaboration with Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Zealand is based in Copenhagen (Søborg), Denmark. For further information about the Company's business and activities, please visit www.zealandpharma.com or bond with us through LinkedIn.
