Director, Talent Acquisition

• Develop a high performing, energetic and passionate team to ensure growth and success.
• Attract, lead, and manage a team of 70+ recruitment team members to ensure retention, development, and growth of talented people.
• Stakeholder management at all levels of the organization to support the hiring goals of each business unit.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with each HR function to drive team business results, including Talent Management, Learning & Development, HR Business Partners, Total Rewards, HR Operations and Technology teams.
• Define, manage and deliver against annual Talent Acquisition Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
• Leverage data to identify insights and trends to inform the Talent Acquisition team delivery, strategy and direction.
• Drive efforts to maximize all recruiting, recruitment system (ATS) functionality and AI opportunities within the Talent Acquisition function.
• Manage ongoing efforts to promote EchoStar’s employment brand and recruitment marketing initiatives to attract top talent.
• Manage and maintain the recruiting budget in a creative and strategic manner, including partnering with Finance to build and reconcile the budget ongoing.
• Identify, plan, and implement key projects to improve quality, increase productivity, decrease time to hire and improve candidate, new hire and hiring manager satisfaction.
• Stay abreast of emerging talent acquisition technologies and trends, evaluating and implementing innovative solutions to optimize recruitment processes.
• Ensure all talent acquisition practices are compliant with relevant labor laws and regulations, mitigating recruitment-related risks.

A successful candidate will have the following: 

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree and 10+ years of solid knowledge and experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) of full lifecycle recruitment.
• Corporate, Field, and University Relations experience (including creating & implementing performance improvement and learning strategies) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and motivate all levels of management and staff.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with extensive experience creating and delivering presentations for the executive leadership team.
• Strong attention to detail and follow up skills.
• Ability to stand firm and remain committed when necessary and facilitates discussion and understanding when difficult decisions must be made and executed.
• Adept at handling multiple competing priorities and duties in a fast-paced, results-driven, rapidly changing environment - with minimal daily oversight.
• Ability to travel depending on business demands.

We are seeking a strategic and high impact HR professional to lead EchoStar’s Talent Acquisition function. This role is a key member of the executive HR leadership team and responsible for ensuring successful delivery of best practice talent acquisition across the various brands of EchoStar, including but not limited to DISH TV, Sling, Boost Mobile, Hughes, etc. In partnership with key business leaders and functions throughout the organization, this position is responsible for leading the delivery of recruitment and hiring for Professional, Frontline, Executive and College recruiting functional areas, in addition to the infrastructure and enablement teams that enable the Talent Acquisition team to attract high-quality talent for all lines of business within the organization.

DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America’s First Smart Network™.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Mobile, OnTech and GenMobile.

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled. 

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
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