Two Talent Acquisition Roles

Our firm has been retained to identify two qualified Talent Acquisition professionals for a high-growth and fast-paced global technology leader. Our client is completely revamping its TA function, offering the chance to whiteboard and build a new TA strategy from the ground up, including recruiting best practices, DEI initiatives, career support programs, performance metrics, and comprehensive reporting. As part of the global TA team, these US-centric roles are highly visible, providing “career-making” opportunities and autonomy/ownership. If hired, you may work 100% remotely, or a hybrid model of remote and in-office work may be selected. Our client has four physical locations in North America (three in the US and one in Canada) from which to choose.

Role One – Talent Acquisition Manager

A critical component of our client’s future success will be their ability to hire at scale while maintaining a high standard for talent. The Talent Acquisition Manager is a newly-created role in their highly-collaborative global HR organization. Our client is focused on optimizing processes, increasing diversity, and ensuring both hiring managers and the talent market have a high-touch and high-quality experience with their recruitment team. We are looking for an operationally-inclined talent acquisition partner to manage our client’s Americas talent acquisition function by maintaining and improving recruiting systems, processes, and tools while also serving as a talent acquisition partner for key functional areas of the business. This “player-coach” will be responsible for leading a team that creates efficiencies for the talent acquisition team and improves the candidate experience. Core responsibilities include:

  • * Partner within HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Sales Operations, and Business Systems to identify key problem areas or opportunities for improvement across process and technology areas.
  • * Lead a team of Talent Acquisition Partners and Coordinators through coaching, managing, mentoring, and representing the Talent Acquisition function to executives and leadership.
  • * Drive the recruiting systems roadmap forward by building new tools, implementing process improvements, and iterating on current offerings.
  • * Build a deep working knowledge of recruiting systems and processes, manage vendors and system performance, and prioritize areas for investment and improvement.
  • * Drive projects from discovery to implementation, including developing project plans/timelines and coordinating internal and external resources to meet project requirements.
  • * Manage portfolio of ongoing project work to identify cross-functional dependencies, help make resourcing decisions and trade-offs, and build awareness of work across impacted stakeholders.
  • * Efficiently and effectively employ talent acquisition skills and knowledge to source for open positions, using tools such as social media, networking, internal candidate database, etc.
  • * Utilize quantitative and qualitative data to develop business-driven recruitment and workforce planning strategies.
  • * Act as a business partner to functional teams to drive recruitment process with internal clients.
  • * Maintain and update ATS to ensure accuracy for reporting.
  • * Schedule interviews with hiring managers and interview teams, and interface with candidates as an information resource.
  • * Gather position requirements, draft job descriptions, and profile candidates though close partnership with hiring managers and key stakeholders.
  • * Provide first-level screening and prequalification for selected roles.
  • * Manage competing demands and impeccably organize roles and candidates in process.
  • * Develop and maintain relationships with active and passive candidates.
  • * Manage the candidate experience throughout the hiring process, providing a positive experience that promotes the employer brand in the marketplace.
  • * Act as project manager for select HR initiatives/projects.

Ideal candidate qualifications include:

  • * Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
  • * 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a SaaS environment. Experience in start-ups, enterprise software, networking, or security solutions is an advantage.
  • * 3+ years of experience recruiting for sales and technical roles or only technical roles.
  • * 2+ years of experience managing experienced recruiters and owning recruiting operations.
  • * Advanced internet searching, cold calling, and networking skills. Demonstrated ability to leverage referrals and develop sourcing strategies for various roles.
  • * Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple searches and projects simultaneously, operating effectively in both a structured and ambiguous environment.
  • * Keen attention to detail, efficient, highly organized, and articulate (both written and verbally).
  • * Persuasive and tenacious, while maintaining a courteous and professional approach/attitude.
  • * Team oriented, high sense of urgency and motivation, problem solver, and able to work independently.
  • * Calm under pressure and acts with integrity.
  • * Sincere passion for making a difference.
  • * Able to take direction, learn quickly, and create repeatable processes/templates. Desire and ability to stay up-to-date, make suggestions, and help apply best practices to the global staffing and HR function.
  • * Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter, Jobvite, Boolean searches, other sourcing tools, and ATS.
  • * Proficient with Zoom and Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word). Experience conducting webinars/Webex presentations is a plus.

Role Two – Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Our client is seeking a qualified talent acquisition professional with either Sales and Technical recruiting experience or only Technical recruiting experience. The role will be a TA partner to functional leaders to provide a comprehensive and business-driven recruitment strategy. As part of Americas HR team and the extended global recruitment function, this individual will be instrumental in running the full-cycle recruitment process to introduce top talent to hiring managers, while also representing our client as a true talent ambassador in the market. The TA Business Partner will work closely with hiring managers to understand their current and upcoming hiring needs, and will build the recruitment strategy to serve the needs of the business. Through the implementation of targeted sourcing initiatives, leveraging social networking and other recruitment tools, and effectively managing the internal candidate experience, the TA Business Partner will present candidates to enhance and develop our client’s talent. Additionally, as part of the HR Team, this role will work closely with HR Business Partners on strategic initiatives, projects, and programs, such as process improvement, career path projects, and hiring manager training. Core responsibilities include:

  • * Efficiently and effectively employ talent acquisition skills and knowledge to source for open positions, using tools such as social media, networking, internal candidate database, etc.
  • * Utilize quantitative and qualitative data to develop business-driven recruitment and workforce planning strategies.
  • * Act as a business partner to functional teams to drive recruitment process with internal clients.
  • * Maintain and update ATS to ensure accuracy for reporting.
  • * Schedule interviews with hiring managers and interview teams, and interface with candidates as an information resource.
  • * Gather position requirements, draft job descriptions, and profile candidates though close partnership with hiring managers and key stakeholders.
  • * Provide first-level screening and prequalification for selected roles.
  • * Manage competing demands and impeccably organize roles and candidates in process.
  • * Develop and maintain relationships with active and passive candidates.
  • * Manage the candidate experience throughout the hiring process, providing a positive experience that promotes the employer brand in the marketplace.
  • * Act as project manager for select HR initiatives/projects.

Ideal candidate requirements include:

  • * Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
  • * 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience for technical positions. Experience in Enterprise Software, Networking or Security Solutions an advantage.
  • * 3+ years of experience recruiting in a fast-paced SaaS solution sales environment (for aforementioned sales/technical recruiting role only).
  • * Prior experience working in an internal staffing function is a plus.
  • * Advanced internet searching, cold calling, and networking skills. Demonstrated ability to leverage referrals and develop sourcing strategies for various roles.
  • * Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple searches and projects simultaneously, operating effectively in both a structured and ambiguous environment.
  • * Keen attention to detail, efficient, highly organized, and articulate (both written and verbally).
  • * Persuasive and tenacious, while maintaining a courteous and professional approach/attitude.
  • * Team oriented, high sense of urgency and motivation, problem solver, and able to work independently.
  • * Calm under pressure and acts with integrity.
  • * Sincere passion for making a difference.
  • * Able to take direction, learn quickly, and create repeatable processes/templates. Desire and ability to stay up-to-date, make suggestions, and help apply best practices to the global staffing and HR function.
  • * Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter, Jobvite, Boolean searches, other sourcing tools, and ATS.
  • * Proficient with Zoom and Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word). Experience conducting webinars/Webex presentations is a plus.

Please submit resumes to hrjobs@pappas2.com. Thank you.