Riviera Dining Group Inc Hiring for Director of Talent Acquisition Full Time

Summary:

As the Director, Talent Acquisition, you will lead the development and execution of RDG’s hiring strategy to meet our short- and long-term business needs. The ideal candidate will have a passion for attracting and hiring diverse talent and for building a Talent Acquisition program with purpose – creating an opportunity for candidates and hiring managers alike to have an exceptional experience throughout the process, regardless of the candidate stage.

In this role you’ll provide guidance and mentorship to further develop our firm wide talent acquisition capabilities, implement scalable talent acquisition processes that balance efficiency and agility, and leverage data and insights

to counsel the practices on their hiring strategies. This role will be responsible for developing strategies that set RDG apart within the industry with a focus on new technologies, social recruiting, sourcing platforms and candidate engagement.

This position s to the Director, HR and partners with senior leadership, including our most senior level executives, and will lead a talent acquisition team to fulfill the hiring goals across all of RDG’s practice areas. We are seeking a highly energetic, self-starter with a minimum of 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience in a luxury restaurant, hotel or hospitality setting

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and develop a team of world-class recruiters that execute the recruitment process flawlessly
• Enhance RDG’s employment brand, from content of job creation, advertising, and collaboration with
• Extensive experience in recruiting diverse candidates and utilizing diversity hiring platforms.
• Develop and monitor recruiting metrics that demonstrate ROI including time to fill, cost per hire, diversity, retention, etc.
• Knowledge of market survey s, and ability to allocate compensation based on geographical data/area.
• Ability to produce hiring metric repots on a monthly basis that align with our hiring philosophy.

• Drive a firm wide recruiting and workforce strategy for all functions from Interns to management level.
• Design and execute recruiting strategies to attract, evaluate and hire qualified candidates
• Promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and ensure recruiting strategies and programs attract diverse candidates
• Ability to manage 5+ members on the Talent Team responsible for line level to senior leadership recruitment.
• Responsible for reviewing invoices, vendor contracts and department bills timely and efficiently.
• Maintain talent pipelines by engaging with candidates and past applicants for future staffing needs
• Define and drive monthly talent metrics that inspire team performance while helping business leaders to make informed decisions
• Drive the orchestration of recruitment events to establish a strong employer brand
• Lead hiring and workforce planning process across all food & beverage functions for current and future openings.
• Expertise in Talent Acquisition best practices and innovation with the ability to help build sustainable long-term strategies.
• Evaluate and refine sourcing and selection procedures
• Ability to fully articulate a world class workforce planning model to align with RDG’s hiring vision
• Oversee and improve the candidate experience to be superior and unmatched
• Lead the development and implementation of Talent Acquisition systems and processes through the use of the ATS (Applicant Tracking System) ADP.
• Oversight and management of the Talent Acquisition budget, RDG seasonal and contingency workforce, agency contracts, and all matters relating to immigration employment statuses.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 10+ years of innovative, senior level, full-life cycle Talent Acquisition (TA) management experience in a luxury restaurant, hotel, or food and beverage service environment, to include comprehensive knowledge around experienced and campus level recruitment.
• Recruitment experience with all roles within in Food & Beverage (front of house), culinary operations, marketing, finance, IT, HR, etc.
• Extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion recruitment experience is paramount to the role.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field of study or any equivalent combination of education and/or experience is required.
• Professional Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR), or other relevant industry certification such as SHRM is desired.
• Proven success in recruiting for and placement of executive level roles
• Experience working with C-level executives, Partners and senior leadership to fulfill hiring goals
• Applicable knowledge of the current talent landscape, crucial fill roles and recruiting strategies (workforce planning) is essential.
• Possess exceptional influencing skills to establish credibility and trust with internal customers and build influential relationships
• Must have experience designing and implementing talent acquisition strategies, and/or consulting, executing or partnering with senior executives on talent strategies
• Demonstrated successful use of recruiting metrics and ing standards to drive decision-making in the business
• Knowledge of various recruiting technologies such as ADP to automate and scale processes
• Strong development, execution, and implementation of TA programs and support models
• You are an excellent connector who collaborates, problem solves and can help celebrate wins while learning from mistakes

Other Skills and Knowledge:

• Superior verbal and written communications skills (Bilingual is a plus in Spanish or French)

• Must operate with a high degree of confidentiality and trust.
• Must have solid business acumen; problem solving skills, and exhibit high emotional intelligence, influence and strategic thinking skills.

• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence behavior and outcomes
• Proven organizational and follow-up skills, comfortable initiating and responding to high volume of phone calls and emails
• Adept at working in demanding, deadline-driven environment with a task-driven focus
• Accustomed to serving as a Change Agent – highly adaptable, dependable with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Commitment to a heightened sense of urgency associated with the talent acquisition processes
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to successfully troubleshoot and resolve unexpected roadblocks, barriers and inquiries from internal and external clients
• Must have high energy and ability to influence at all levels
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel for pre-opening requirements.