Act as a champion of the Integrated Talent Acquisition Strategy, including influencing key stakeholders at all levels of the organization to adopt new processes, tools and behaviors
Provide “thought leadership”, strategic advice, coaching on all areas of Talent Acquisition activity
Partner with the key stakeholders across the business to drive continuous improvement in the quality, speed and cost of hiring
Influence key stakeholders to align expectations to the external marketplace
Personally own the full Talent Acquisition lifecycle for assigned roles, from requirements definition, sourcing, selection through to onboarding
Deliver a number of technical and senior level positions
Own the Hiring Manager relationship, coaching them through the head hunting process, their role within it, creating appropriate target lists and a compelling value proposition to sell to passive candidates
Personally assess candidates’ competence, cultural fit and motivation, and present robust shortlists with an appropriate mix of internal, external, active and passive candidates
Promote best practice selection, coaching hiring managers where necessary and taking ultimate responsibility for high quality hiring decisions
Champion compliance with company policies and procedures throughout the resourcing lifecycle, including ensuring comprehensive and accurate information is maintained in key systems (e.g. Workday) to consistent standards across the team.
Champion the 'search' based Talent Acquisition process, clearly define Hiring Managers' roles and set performance expectations
Create, present and own strategic improvement plans for the assigned Business Unit / Function(s) based on customer feedback, market intelligence, business needs and strategic resourcing knowledge
Analyze and feedback input and output metrics to highlight areas for process and behavioral improvement
Implement process improvements as directed
Support local implementation of the company process improvement programs as required
Deliver formal and informal coaching to all levels of the organization, from senior members of the Leadership Team to first time Hiring Managers
Influence managers to continuously improve process, practices and behaviors
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor in Human Resources Management or equivalent;
5+ years of experience in a Talent Acquisition role with prior experience managing Engineering, IT, Software and Corporate recruitment;
3+ years of in-house corporate recruitment experience required;
5+ years of experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Google, and X-Ray Sourcing;
Strong client focus;
Able to positively influence at all levels of an organization up to VP, and to develop valued relationships with Senior Executives, Managers and Candidates alike;
Politically savvy, flexible and with a strong drive to achieve desired outcomes in an environment of constant change, competing priorities and objectives;
Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret complex information, identify trends, create strategic action plans based on the information and gain sponsorship for these at domain board level;
Able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of current organization’s core business, organization, strategic direction, challenges and aspirations, and articulate how resourcing can input and add value to these within assigned domain;
Lead, model, manage and coach the organization in best practice selection techniques;
Able to model desired behaviors in a corporate environment, be the ultimate role model for the team in terms of behaviors, standards and best practice;
Personal powers of resilience and tenacity; takes personal responsibility for resolving performance issues before them impact on the business; consistently sees things through to completion;
Nice to have: Agency exp who is a true headhundter, Defence and Aerospace experience, and proficient in French language;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.