About HMA
Herbert
Mines Associates was founded in 1978. Today we are the largest retained
executive search firm focused exclusively on consumer-driven businesses
including retail, consumer products, fashion/apparel, digital/e-commerce,
hospitality, foodservice and the private equity firms that invest in these businesses.
Herbert
Mines Associates is also distinctive because we remain an independent executive
search firm. Most boutiques have been acquired by major firms, but we remain
convinced that we can serve clients better - and maintain our culture better -
if we continue to chart our own course.
We
are committed to a continued migration of building a best-in-class knowledge
management department to support the firm’s growth through enhanced speed and
quality of execution.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The Director of Knowledge
Management will report to Coleen Hollywood, Vice President.
Working with his/her peers
including the Senior Research Associate and the Research Administrator, the
Director of Knowledge Management will work with the Consultants, Senior
Associates and Administration Executives to deliver consistent, high quality
research deliverables.
Major
Responsibilities
The scope
of the Director of Knowledge Management position will include:
Strategic
Business Development Support
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Convert market intelligence including industry
trends into customized, client-ready materials addressing all phases of the
search process, from pitch through execution and for inclusion on the company
website.
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Generate
relevant insights about our placements, their impact in role and their success.
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Support
Business Development initiatives with proprietary evidence and insights.
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Develop
a content rich capability to enable HMA to be positioned as talent experts.
Proactive/Reactive
ID
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Develop
and document strategic candidate pools and target lists.
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Provide
organizational mapping.
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Provide
cold ID and or manage outsourced ID work.
Database
Integrity
§
Supervision
and maintenance of database integrity. Create an appropriate action plan to
update the database to ensure the relevancy of information.
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Proactively
populate the database with “best in class talent” by identifying gaps and
developing a program for enabling the Associates to conduct proactive
interviews.
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Proactive
mapping of academy companies and next generation talent.
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Manage
the migration of data (including resumes, assessments and references) for all
candidates and prospects for past five years into Encore.
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Proactive
mapping of interesting candidate pools (example Women in leadership roles,
Turnaround CEO’s, Next gen Merchants).
Measurement/Monitoring
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Generate monthly reports
tracking relevant industry updates and announcements.
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Maintain
an ongoing list of the firm’s body of work and updated search lists.
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Develop
a list of performance metrics relative to our placements.
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Assist
with Website maintenance and updates.
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Manage
information service provider relationships.
key
competencies
The
ideal candidate will:
·
Think
strategically, act tactically: Think conceptually and strategically, while
maintaining a results-driven approach.
· possess collaborative leadership
skills: Have demonstrated ability successfully leading teams and
developing people. A passion for setting
a high bar and inspiring others to reach goals.
·
have
a passion for building a knowledge management capability: Have a proven track
record of providing relevant and timely market research and business
intelligence, preferably in a professional services environment. Effectively gather, organize and synthesize
data from multiple sources.
· be results oriented: Have a proven ability
to partner with team members to expedite the creation of business development
marketing materials and high quality candidate slates for faster completion of
searches.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
· Demonstrate strong
leadership and organizational skills; be a key contributor to creating a
culture of accountability.
· Be a team player that
thrives in a collaborative working environment.
· Have unquestionable
integrity, outstanding professional behavior and an unwavering commitment to
quality.
