Morningstar is a leading provider of independent investment insights in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers and owners, retirement plan providers and sponsors and institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets. Committed to empowering investor success, Morningstar provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $286 billion in assets under advisement and management.
Morningstar was founded in 1984 by current Chairman of the Board of Directors Joe Manseuto. While working as an analyst, Joe thought it was unfair that people did not have access to the same information as financial professionals. So, he hired a few people and set up shop in his apartment with the revolutionary idea of delivering high-quality investment research to everyone. In naming his new company, Joe was inspired by the last line of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, “The sun is but a morning star.” In 1999, the company received investment from SoftBank and expanded its presence internationally and went public in 2005. Morningstar also grew by acquiring and adding adjacent businesses into its product offerings, which now include Morningstar Direct, Pitchbook, Wealth Platform, Advisor Workstation, Sustainalytics, Managed Accounts, Morningstar Office, DBRS Credit Ratings, Credit Analytics and Morningstar Investor.
The company remains headquartered where it was founded in Chicago, Illinois, but now it has more than 11,000 employees globally and operates through wholly- or majority-owned subsidiaries in 32 countries. The company had 2023 revenue of $2 billion and remains publicly traded on the NASDAQ as MORN, with a market cap of more than $14 billion.
Morningstar’s mission to empower investor success is what drives employees forward and shapes the organizational culture. This mission-driven, highly collaborative culture ensures employees’ talents are recognized and can drive change. Across offices worldwide, the company is invested in fostering a community where voices are heard, ideas matter and contributions are rewarded. The unique Morningstar Development Program helps employees expand their skills in every direction and ensures growth is not left to chance.
Position Description
Morningstar believes that people are the company’s most important asset – its people, through their creativity, talent and willingness to learn, are essential to the success of the company. To ensure that the organization has the necessary talent to support their goals, Morningstar is hiring a Global Head of Talent Acquisition (TA). The role will report to Chief People Officer, Marie Trzupek Lynch, and lead the organization’s TA team globally.
The Global Head of TA will be an influential leader both internally and externally and act as a champion of Morningstar’s culture - ensuring that the candidate and hiring manager experience represents Morningstar’s values and employer brand. The Global Head of TA will serve on the People & Culture (P&C) leadership team and be a key driver of Morningstar’s efforts to grow sustainably and enable the business to thrive. This leader will also have responsibility for thinking creatively about process, team engagement, global balance of resources and systems to support the hiring process and talent goals.
The successful candidate will have a high degree of visibility to the most senior leaders and executives within Morningstar and serve as a brand ambassador both internally and externally. You will need a solid understanding of Morningstar’s commercial objectives and an ability to connect business priorities to the relevant people strategies.
This leader should also possess a connection to Morningstar's mission of empowering investor success and thrive on leading transformative change.
Position Location: Chicago, Illinois (hybrid model with three days per week in office)
Key Accountabilities
Knowledge Base and Experience
Professional and Cultural Characteristics
Qualifications and Requirements
Morningstar has retained Hanold Associates for this Global Head of Talent Acquisition search.
Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.