Manager - Leadership Hiring (Executive search)

About Lowe's

Lowe's is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit

About the Team

The Leadership Hiring team is fully responsible for owning and executing executive level searches across the Lowe's India organization. Qualified candidates will be well-versed in all aspects of executive search including search/market strategy, creative candidate sourcing, candidate generation and development, client management, and offer negotiations.

I. Job Summary:

The Leadership Hiring Manager is fully responsible for owning and executing executive level searches across the Lowe's India organization. Qualified candidates will be well-versed in all aspects of executive search including search/market strategy, creative candidate sourcing, candidate generation and development, client management, and offer negotiations. The role will also provide leadership to a member of the 'Leadership hiring' team – coaching and guiding the member through the execution process.

II. Roles & Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior business leaders and the internal Talent function to execute senior level searches for Lowe's India.
• Provide strategic guidance and advice in true partnership with executive leadership.
• Conduct research to map target companies and top talent for Lowe's India.
• Create unique and robust search strategies to identify and attract the best and brightest.
• Develop innovative ways to raise the bar on how Lowe's recruits talent.
• Conduct on-site interviews, participating in debriefs, performing 360 reference checks, and presenting employment offers on behalf of Lowe's.
• Understand future skill requirements in order to build and proactively maintain a network of qualified candidates. Create and inspire effective development of targeted attraction methods (e.g. conferences, networking opportunities, social media campaigns, etc.) to support Lowe's India's recruitment objectives.
• Focus on KPIs including cost per hire, time to offer, time to fill, diversity, channel effectiveness and customer experience.
• Champion Lowe's Diversity and Inclusion aspirations by helping to educate internal stakeholders, external partners and prospective candidates on the focus and benefit of inclusive leadership and the hiring of diverse talent. Proactively ensuring that candidate selection slates and interview panels are appropriately diverse to meet or exceed company guidelines.
• Oversee the provision of high quality market intelligence to provide insights on the competitor landscape that help to inform talent decisions by senior internal stakeholders.
• Cultivate a superior candidate experience that is reflective of our culture that is unique to the marketplace.
• Work across the organization with key stakeholders such as Human Resources, Compensation, and the Business to ensure a superior client and candidate experience.
• Team Leadership:
• Creates a strong sense of team unity and engagement by building recruiter capability (business acumen, partnering & influencing skills)
• Supports career development plans for their team and is committed to the success and growth of the team.

Critical success factors in this role:

• Research - A researcher should be able to learn new domains, and then quickly understand and apply this knowledge into effective search strategies.
• Communication - A compelling communicator should be able to effectively engage the attention of executive stakeholders, and articulate complex arguments in a polished and professional manner.
• Tact & High Judgement - Knowing when to apply the right pressure and when to move on.
• Self-assured - Not easily thrown, able to think on your feet and work on highly confidential searches with senior leadership.

Focus and Deliverables for the first 6-12 months:

• Full Lowe's immersion - Learn our business models, competencies, and leadership principles.
• Develop search strategies, conduct research, perform thorough assessments, and present qualified candidates for critical roles.
• Learn about Lowes' India overall needs across functional areas and develop strategies for individual and team success in the identification and attraction of senior-level talent.

III. Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is required.

IV. Experience & Skills required:

• 10 years + extensive direct delivery experience in executive level talent acquisition gained through the executive search industry and/or in-house executive TA roles in a complex highly matrixed multinational corporate environment.
• Proven track record in designing and implementing technical recruiting strategies that yield hiring results, including executive and technology-based roles.
• An ability to consistently and proactively identify, approach, attract and manage passive executive level talent
• Build credibility and confidence with executive candidates and business leaders through your interactions, possesses the gravitas to lead conversations, influence outcomes and challenge perceptions.
• Possess strong stakeholder influencing skills and ability able to navigate through ambiguous scenarios to achieve the desired outcome. Demonstrated capability to manage complex end to end executive recruitment processes successfully while balancing multiple stakeholders with potentially competing priorities
• Is passionate about the need for greater diverse and inclusive leadership for business success.
• Exceptional communication skills to cultivate and manage effective relationships with a wide range of individuals across the organization.
• Excellent business judgment and time management skills.
• Ability to Influence leaders in taking decisions for the organization.
• Ability to partner effectively with HR business partners, Total Rewards & HR Operations team members.
• Possess strong analytical skills with the ability to create and develop measures for operational efficiency.

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