Director Executive Recruiting

Discover. A brighter future.
With us, you'll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it - we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.
Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.
Job Description:
What You'll Do
Serves as an expert and adviser to Discover's senior leaders regarding their search needs. Responsible for the developing credibility and rapport with senior external candidates while coaching them through their career transitions. Creates a culture of effective risk management, accountability, and demonstration of risk awareness across the organization.
How You'll Do It

• Deeply understands the functional/technical competencies and cultural needs for senior roles at Discover. Likewise, deeply understands the external candidate landscape including candidate behaviors and expectations, effective outreach channels, and yield. Provides market intelligence to senior business leaders regarding talent supply and demand trends. Creates senior level hiring strategy using external research and candidate insights. Demonstrates superior and creative market mapping and sourcing skills. Develops search criteria for senior job specifications and identifies target organizations and candidates. Conducts in-depth preliminary screening interviews of candidates and creates detailed candidate biography to the business. Drives de-brief conversations among senior leaders. Facilitates outcome decision and manages next steps in the candidate process.
• Successfully networks and engages with senior internal and external talent. Effectively manages senior level opinions and direction changes. Champions strong candidates even when they are not obvious to Discover leaders. Demonstrates ability to change senior opinion as appropriate. Sells external candidates on Discover. Demonstrates ability to manage candidate objections and re-frame selling points. Builds alliance with candidates to understand external motivators. Analyzes market and internal compensation data to make offer recommendations. Leads negotiations strategy. Manages the executive candidate experience and candidate on-boarding process including complex relocation arrangements.
• Manages third party external search partners as required. Negotiates contracts and manages performance. Advises on internal or external search model for each search.
• Drives top performance from team members against goals and objectives. Develops a department that is flexible and can quickly respond to changing priorities. Provides meaningful reporting to the business on fills, sources, and referrals. Champions HR-wide initiatives. Partners well with other HR Centers of Excellence, HR Consultants, and HR Operations. Audits team compliance with recruitment policies and ensures compliance with legal requirements. llence, HR Consultants, and HR Operations. Audits team compliance with recruitment policies and ensures compliance with legal requirements.

Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics
Education

• Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration and Management or Related

Work Experience

• 10+ years Recruiting or Equivalent
• 5+ years Executive Recruiting
• 5+ years People Management

In Lieu of Education Experience

• 12+ years Recruiting

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Nov-13-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
Compensation:
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $150,500.00 to $228,900.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.
Benefits:
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D
• Recognition Program
• Education Assistance
• Commuter Benefits
• Family Support Programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com .
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.
Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)
Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected] . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.