Manager, Talent Acquisition, Korea

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Job Title: Talent Acquisition Manager, Korea

Report Line: Director Talent Acquisition, North Asia

Primary Purpose: Build the scalable talent acquisition capability required to support Tapestry’s rapidly growing business in Korea. The role will establish a scalable, sustainable Store hiring model, strengthen Corporate recruiting future pipeline and improve hiring quality and efficiency through process automation, vendor management, interview capability and employer branding.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Talent Acquisition to...

Build a scalable Store hiring model

• Design and implement a standardized, high-volume Store recruitment model with clear processes, ownership, service standards and scalable external support.
• Use data and operational discipline to improve hiring speed, quality, candidate experience and cost.

Strengthen Corporate recruiting

• Lead business-critical Corporate hiring and build proactive pipelines for priority and recurring talent needs.
• Provide market insight and trusted consultation to hiring managers and HR partners throughout the selection process.

Enable automation, data and vendor performance

• Simplify and automate recruitment workflows, maximize ATS and AI-enabled solutions, and establish focused TA metrics.
• Build a fit-for-purpose vendor ecosystem with clear scope, service levels, performance expectations and cost accountability.

Build interview and hiring capability

• Develop interview training, structured assessment practices and practical tools that strengthen hiring-manager capability and decision quality.

Strengthen employer brand and talent market presence

• Translate Tapestry’s employee value proposition into targeted attraction and employer-branding initiatives for priority talent segments.
• Partner with business and HR stakeholders to strengthen candidate engagement, internal mobility and long-term talent pipelines.

Key Stakeholders

• HRBP Team
• Coach Korea Commercial team and leaders
• Coach Korea Store Management Team and leaders
• Regional/Global COE partners

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Minimum 3~5 years+ of relevant recruiting and TA experience ideally gained within an MNC environment and experience of frontline recruiting is a key. Agency and internal mixed experience preferred
• Business level of English is a must
• Strong project management experience is a plus
• Ability to interact and influence with all levels internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to juggle between start up and big company mindset
• A previous significant experience in Retail / Service Industry is highly preferred but not a must
• Strong functional expertise in talent recruiting, management and related initiatives are key
• Bachelor’s degree (ideally in Business Management) or Human Resources Management or related degree programs.

An outstanding professional will have...

• Highly self-motivated with ability to drive change in a high pressured and fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Champion best practice processes, tools and commitment to provide quality talent acquisition strategy
• Strong presentation skill
• Excellent interpersonal skill as well as verbal and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation management experience
• Knowledge of reputable ATS and the experience of being part of a major roll out is a plus
• Business savvy, possesses entrepreneurial spirit to generate innovative solutions and deliver with excellence

Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
 
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.    

Tapestry is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under the consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
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