associate director, global talent acquisiton

POSITION SUMMARY / MISSION

The Global Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Associate Director plays a key strategic role in shaping Almirall's ability to attract top-tier talent in the pharmaceutical industry. Reporting to the P&C Executive Director Talent & Culture Strategy, this role is responsible for managing the recruitment of all Executive-level and hard-to-fill positions globally. while also leading the development of a compelling Employer Branding strategy. The role ensures that Almirall is positioned as an employer of choice, aligned with our business goals and talent strategy.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process for executive-level and hard-to-fill roles across the organization, ensuring high-quality candidate experience and strategic alignment.

• Partners with executive stakeholders and PCBPs to understand talent needs and proactively build pipelines for critical roles.

• Design and implement a global Employer Branding strategy that reflects Almirall's values, culture, and ambition, enhancing visibility and reputation in key talent markets.

• Collaborate with Communications, Marketing, and external partners to activate employer brand campaigns across digital, social, and industry platforms.

• Monitor and analyze market trends, competitor positioning, and candidate expectations to continuously evolve Almirall's talent attraction approach.

• Develop metrics and dashboards to track effectiveness of senior hiring and employer branding initiatives.

• Represent Almirall at strategic talent forums, industry events, and executive search engagements.

• Ensure alignment with DE&I principles and global compliance standards in all talent attraction efforts

• Identify future capability needs and anticipate emerging skillsets critical to Almirall's strategic direction.

• Map and leverage key talent networks, positioning Almirall effectively to engage with high-potential candidates.

• Introduce and apply behavioral assessment methodologies that reflect and reinforce the desired organizational culture.

• Continuously enhance evaluation methodologies to improve the success rate of selection processes.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.

• Master's degree or relevant postgraduate certification in Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, or Strategic HR is preferred.

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in talent acquisition, with a strong focus on executive search and employer branding.

• Proven experience managing senior-level recruitment in a global, matrixed organization.

• Experience designing and executing employer branding strategies across multiple geographies.

• High proficiency in English.

• Strong knowledge of recruitment platforms, employer branding tools, and digital marketing channels.

• Prior experience within a Market Company setting is highly desirable.

PREFERRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align talent attraction with long-term business and people strategy.

• Executive Stakeholder Management: Skilled in engaging and influencing senior leaders.

• Innovation & Market Awareness: Up to date with trends in talent acquisition, branding, and candidate experience.

• Project Leadership: Strong planning and execution skills across complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.

• Communication & Storytelling: Ability to craft compelling narratives that reflect Almirall's employer value proposition.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Comfortable using analytics to guide strategy and measure impact.

• Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving global environment.

Why work with Almirall?

We are a people-centric company where employees are at their best, patients and customer are at the heart of every decision, and our focus and agility allow us to deliver greater impact for all.

Additionally, for the 17th year in a row, we have been certified as Top Employer Spain, and also Top Employer Germany for the first time.

This strengthens our commitment to create a unique work environment that helps our employees to develop their skills to fullest and grow both professionally and as individuals.

We are delighted to have a great team that is proactive, innovative, and eager to transform the world of people with skin conditions.

We are proud of each one of our employees, their development, and growth: they are the success of the company.

Our purpose

"Transform the patients' world by helping them realize their hopes & dreams for a healthy life".

Our values

• Care: we listen & empathize, we value diverse perspectives & backgrounds and we help each other succeed.

• Courage: we challenge the status quo, we take full ownership and we learn from our success & failures.

• Innovation: we put the patient and customer at the center, we create novel solutions and we empower entrepreneurial mindsets.

• Simplicity: we act decisively and avoid over-analysis, we understand why before we act and we are agile & keep things simple.

At Almirall, it's all about people

#wearealmirall