Talent Acquisition Director

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Athens
Senior level
Travel • Hospitality
The Role
The Talent Acquisition Director will lead strategic recruiting efforts for Four Seasons Athens, developing proactive strategies to attract diverse candidates, managing full lifecycle recruiting, and leveraging systems for effective recruitment. The role involves collaborating with HR leadership, monitoring team performance, and utilizing employer branding to enhance the candidate experience.
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About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

An iconic hideaway on the glamorous Athens riviera, reborn. On the sophisticated Athens Riviera, at the tip of a pine-clad peninsula, Four Seasons offers the best of both worlds: a laid-back seaside escape just 30 minutes from the historical city centre. Discover the wonders of ancient civilization at the Acropolis, then return to Four Seasons to unwind and relax. Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens opened in March 2019 and provides a preferred address for both business and leisure travelers, and the highly personalized, anticipatory service that Four Seasons guests expect and value around the world. The Arion Hotel was built in 1967 and has 106 keys and 61 Bungalows, and the Nafsika opened in 1980 and has 136 keys. Under the same ownership is a large private beach club and marina. Nafsika is open through the year, while Arion and the bungalows operate eight months of the year. Adding to the complement of on-site F&B operations (8 Restaurants and Bars), there are also two third party restaurants on site.

I- About the Role

Four Seasons Athens Astir Palace is looking for a Talent Acquisition Director, who will lead recruiting excellence through talent attraction and selection that will build skills capability for the organization and drive key results for the company. This role serves as a strategic thought partner to the business and is responsible for planning and developing proactive recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and leverages internal/external systems and tools to drive hiring results.

II- What you will do

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Develop creative approaches to support the Talent Acquisition Roadmap in identifying and attracting qualified, diverse, active, and passive candidates for open positions and future opportunities.
  • Identify and leverage the right internal/external systems and tools for referral generation, internet sourcing, multi-media advertising, social media, job fairs, university fairs, networking, community involvement/partnerships, and third-party assistance.
  • Builds appropriate and meaningful relationships with universities and Colleges. 
  • Oversee full lifecycle recruiting of top-tier candidates including sourcing, screening, interviewing, providing feedback/recommendations, and assisting the candidate through offer negotiations and acceptance.
  • Lead Recruiter for Critical & Confidential leadership positions. 
  • Leverage Workday to maintain accurate and well-ordered documentation on candidate pipelines and recruiting activities.
  • Ensure outstanding candidate experiences throughout the interview, offer, and onboarding process.
  • Learn from others: continually gather feedback from candidates and our interviewing team (including surveys and conversations) to iterate and improve.
  • Partner and build strong relationships with business and HR leadership, hiring managers, and talent acquisition team to determine business staffing in open positions.
  • Review team performance and coaches weekly to ensure we are hitting all key talent acquisition metrics which includes time to fill.
  • Provide counsel to hiring managers on matters pertinent to internal mobility and external hiring to ensure adherence to established company policies and procedures; and compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws.
  • Ensures the manning guide is accurate and reflects the budget for the year. 
  • Responsible for any Transfer or Promotion request and will present a study for the P&C Director’s approval
  • Monitor and Track the Referral Program regarding the eligibility and the compensation
  • Leverage Employer Branding and proactively looks for innovative and new industry best practices around recruiting, interviewing, and sourcing to ensure we are hiring top talent and all candidates walk away from their experience with a positive image of the Four Seasons Brand. 
  • Use internal communication streams to promote Careers and employee movements.
  • Assess future hiring needs through proactive People Planning activities and understands key metrics to meet hiring goals. Build recruiting strategy to support.
  • Present metrics on a monthly or quarterly basis regarding exit interviews, hires, leavers, interviews, etc…
  • Responsible for handling the manning on daily basis and proposing all strategic ideas possible to preserve our cost while keeping our productivity.
  • Creates the budget planning regarding people manning and expenses for the Director of P&C each year

III- What you bring

  • Attention to detail
  • Emotionally Intelligent
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and make decisions in a fast-paced client-driven environment.
  • Excellent reading, writing, and oral proficiency in the English language.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office is a must
  • Previous Workday Experience
  • External and Internal applicants are accepted

IV- What we offer

  • Employee Meals;
  • Ticket Restaurant Monthly Amount of 100EUR
  • Uniform & Laundry;
  • Bus Transportation to/from Elliniko;
  • Monthly Employee Recognition Program;
  • Opportunities for Global Travel through Task Forces and Transfers;
  • Employee Travel Program (after completing six months with the company, you are eligible for complimentary nights in Four Seasons properties worldwide). 

V- Schedule & Hours

  • Full-time Permanent Job
  • 5 working days per week.

If you want to be part of this unique opportunity on the Greek Riviera, just 25 minutes from Athens, don't wait, apply now!

Top Skills

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The Company
HQ: Toronto, Ontario
33,981 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1961

What We Do

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts opened its first hotel in 1961, and since that time has been dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality. Currently operating more than 120 hotels and resorts, and more than 50 residential properties in major city centers and resort destinations in 47 countries, and with more than 50 projects under planning or development, Four Seasons consistently ranks among the world's best hotels and most prestigious brands in reader polls, traveler reviews and industry awards.

To learn more about our career opportunities, visit fourseasons.com/careers.

For more information and reservations, visit fourseasons.com.

For the latest news, visit press.fourseasons.com and follow @FourSeasonsPR on Twitter.

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