Lead Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding (m/f/d)
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Lead Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding (m/f/d)
Avantgarde – München
Full-time
Permanent employee
Imagine building something that doesn’t yet exist here: a shared recruitment division for our retail touchpoints across Germany and our agency divisions. You’ll shape how we attract talent in future: through shared processes, standards and key performance indicators.
You’ll lead your recruitment team both in terms of discipline and expertise, filling roles in shops and retail spaces as well as in project management, creative and consultancy, whilst raising AVANTGARDE’s profile as an employer. You’ll report to the Head of Talent & Culture and act as the main point of contact for recruitment matters for the management teams of our German subsidiaries.
In short: you’ll build, lead and recruit, ensuring that our teams in stores, retail spaces and at the agency start out with the right people.
Responsibilities
- Structure of the recruitment stream: Consolidate recruitment for Frontline and the agency into a single unit and introduce standardised processes, standards and key performance indicators.
- Leadership: Provide both line management and professional guidance to your recruitment team, allocate and prioritise vacancies, and develop the team further.
- Recruitment & Prioritisation: Prioritise vacant roles, new store and retail space openings, and new projects; manage the selection process and conduct interviews yourself.
- Employer Branding & Channels: Be responsible for campaigns, the careers page, LinkedIn, job portals and our referral programme, and allocate the budget where it has the greatest impact.
- Key Figures & Reporting: Define KPIs such as time-to-hire and cost per hire, identify bottlenecks at an early stage and report to the Talent & Culture management team and to our clients.
- Clients & Interfaces: Coordinate recruitment matters with our clients and work closely with other HR teams, such as HR Services and HR Training.
Requirements
- Experience: Several years’ experience in recruitment, ideally including initial experience in the technical or line management of recruiters, preferably at an agency, a HR or sales service provider, or in a retail chain.
- Broad recruitment experience: Filled numerous roles simultaneously under time pressure, for example during new branch openings or project launches, and have sourced specialist and managerial staff through active sourcing.
- Structure & employer branding: Established or restructured recruitment processes and managed employer branding campaigns and job portals.
- Methods & Tools: Confident in conducting structured interviews and managing recruitment KPIs, work with applicant tracking systems (ideally Personio), and are familiar with the AGG and GDPR. Experience with AI-powered recruitment tools is an advantage.
- Personality: Confident when interacting with candidates, managers and clients, enforce standards and maintain a clear overview even when managing multiple simultaneous recruitment processes.
- Languages & Travel: Business-fluent German and a good command of English, and travel as required to various locations, agency offices and client meetings.
We Offer
- Bye bye boredom – Flexible working models including home office options, flexible working hours and job rotation opportunities
- Wanderlust? Work remotely from anywhere for up to 3 weeks per year
- Whether cycling through the city, working out at the gym or going on a shopping spree – enjoy benefits such as Company Bike, discounted Body & Soul memberships and numerous employee discounts
- Be part of our legendary team and company events designed to inspire, connect and exchange ideas
- And last but not least: Enjoy your coffee and lunch breaks on Munich’s most beautiful rooftop terrace with our in-house barista and even real sheep
About the Company
The AVANTGARDE Group, with its portfolio of specialized agencies, is a major player in the experience economy. AVANTGARDE is a globally operating corporate group with more than 650 employees across 13 locations worldwide. In addition to AVANTGARDE Germany, the agency division includes brands such as Trendbüro and Slash.Digital, offering a broad range of solutions and services. AVANTGARDE engages with all physical and digital touchpoints along the customer journey.
Our mission: “Crafting Stories. Shaping Spaces. Creating Fans.”
Interested?
If so, please do send us your CV. Nina Lütte looks forward to receiving your application!
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