Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Job requisition id #
21wd50466
Position overview
As a member of autodesk’s executive search team, you will identify and recruit the most compelling and accomplished executives who bring expertise, innovation, empathetic leadership, and a diversity of thought to all they do.
You will develop executive search strategies and lead hiring engagements for autodesk’s most senior positions, across businesses and functions, ensuring outstanding candidate and stakeholder experiences.
You will be responsible for guiding executive candidates through autodesk’s hiring process and connecting them to the industry-leading products, inviting culture and dynamic strategies that make autodesk a successful software enterprise and a valued employer.
You are curious, resourceful and driven, which allows you to develop enduring and productive relationships with both candidates and internal stakeholdersYou also are analytical, drawing insights from your work to make our hiring processes smarter, more effective and more efficient.
You will play an essential role building and promoting a more diverse, accessible, equitable, and inclusive autodesk through our hiring, promotion, retention, and inclusion practice.
Location: san francisco bay area preferred, though this role can be based in any us office – in-office, hybrid or remote
Responsibilities
In this role, you will own the strategy and execution of executive-level (director, senior director, vp/svp/evp) searches across the autodesk organizationQualified candidates for this role will be well-versed in all aspects of executive search including search/market strategy, honing successful pitches, creative candidate sourcing, candidate generation and development, hiring manager relationship management, referencing and offer negotiationsSpecific responsibilities include:
Act as a trusted advisor to autodesk’s executive leadership team on executive talent, managing strategic introductions to top external talent alongside searches
Possess or quickly develop domain talent knowledge and subject matter expertise, allowing you to consult on relevant talent pools, competitive hiring practices, and location strategies
Partner with our research team and other resources to identify, engage, evaluate, and recruit executive-level candidates
Build out talent networks and tapping knowledgeable industry sources to develop an on-going pool of candidates and to facilitate strategic talent introductions
Build relationships with candidates, gaining knowledge of their requirements, priorities and concerns
Assess leadership candidates rigorously using a competency framework
Conduct candidate interviews, leading in pre-interview briefings and post interview debriefs, performing reference checks, and presenting employment offers on behalf of autodesk
Lead client update meetings on active searches, proactively communicating progress against the strategy, presenting candidates and candidate assessments, and providing insights and feedback from the market
Demonstrate domain expertise and thought partnership to client organizations and business/functionsLead client meetings, including presenting fully assessed candidate slates, providing candidate in-process updates and assisting clients with candidate calibration and selection
Work across the organization with key stakeholders such as human resources, compensation, legal and the business to ensure hiring success as well as a superior candidate and stakeholder experience
Promote best hiring practices to ensure equitable hiring and build a strong, diverse leadership team at autodesk
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor`s degree or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of experience in executive recruiting
Experience managing the executive search process
Experience building and cultivating relationships with candidates and hiring managers in a global business environment and a talent-competitive industry
Experience advising leaders on talent/hiring
Experience using ats/crm recruiting systems and a variety of recruiting resources
Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and with regular change
Preferred qualifications
Experience with a wide range of current recruiting policies, practices, and trends, with the ability to grasp new technologies
Ability to leverage a data-driven approach to make hiring decisions and to synthesize talent metrics to help drive strategic staffing decisions
Project management and organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and manage competing demands and stakeholders
Ability to provide strong consultative skills throughout the search process
Experience mentoring or managing recruiters or researchers, contributing to their technical skills development as well as their professional growth
Experience developing and shaping executive search and hiring best practices to suit an organization and improve talent acquisition efficacy
At autodesk, we`re building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better worldAutodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristicWe also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
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