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Responsibilities

• Contribute thought leadership to enterprise DEI strategy and partner with local leadership to translate into a regional (Americas, APAC, EMEA) action plans
• Provide deep validated experience, thought leadership, advice, coaching, solutions and consultation to HRBP's, business leaders and the regional Diversity Councils
• Formulate and execute innovative and customized enterprise-wide or department-specific diversity strategies and tactics that result in driving action and change in the organization
• Analyze applicant flow and talent lifecycle, from hire to retire, and identify key areas to embed DEI
• Partner with senior business leaders to integrate D&I into business, employment and workplace practices
• Build strong relationships with business leaders to establish regional actions plans
• Collaborate across Human Resources function to ensure DEI is embedded into talent lifecycle processes
• Stay up to date with regulatory and policy developments affecting D&I and its implications for Cushman & Wakefield
• Attend and speak at DEI conferences and on DEI panels and facilitate relationships between individuals at the firm and leading DEI organizations
• Manage DEI budget, including program spending, vendor contracts and payments, and shared costs supporting company initiatives and/or programs while reporting and tracking spending by quarter

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or Human Resources initiatives in global organization
• Success in leading and developing high performing teams
• Broad knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion processes, procedures, best practices, resources and networks
• Demonstrated relationship management skills, including ability to drive healthy discussions around complex issues, with strong active listening skills.
• Strong project management skills, with expertise in building, managing and scaling complex programs that involve significant change management, high-profile outcomes and multiple organizational partners
• Creative thinking and the ability to articulate a vision to teams across the organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to develop strong professional relationships with peers, managers, executives and cross-functional teams
• Ability to use good judgment to problem solve, make decisions and involve necessary individuals at the appropriate time
• Strong, collaborative team player with high emotional intelligence and an ability to influence and drive change in the company.
• Superior presentation skills with the ability to exert influence, inspire others, and articulate the DEI vision and goals.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.