Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

About the Business

Talent Group: Talent International (technology & digital recruitment), Solve by Talent (workforce & talent solutions), and Avec Global (consulting & specialist talent solutions). With HQ in Sydney and a growing US presence in New York, we operate globally and are building a modern growth engine focused on organic discovery, brand authority, and inbound demand.

Reports to: Client Lead

Role Purpose:

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner operates as a key member of a the TA team on a client site delivering first class service and consulting on all aspects of the hiring of people to their business.

Team Purpose:

The onsite team is responsible for all recruitment activities of the Client across all divisions of their business and offices in APAC.

Account Management, Business Partnering & Personal Brand

• Responsible for creating a happy and engaged group of hiring managers 

• Establish and build strong relationships throughout the client business while becoming a trusted advisor with the C-Suite 

• Obtain & maintain a deep understanding of business  

• Positively consult to and influence hiring managers and HR on their recruitment processes & selection techniques 

• Staying up-to-date with recruitment best practice, and utilizing this knowledge to consult to HR and the business to ensure the Client is at the forefront of the market 

• Build a personal brand and presence in the relevant digital technology or media communities across the US 

Sourcing & Recruitment

• Supporting the leadership team with guidance on role prioritization, size and scoping. 

• Responsible for delivery on a broad array of roles within the US with a focus on delivering incredible candidate experiences 

• Undertake the full recruitment process according to Solve’s & the Client’s methodology 

• Assist hiring managers & HR create compelling and accurate job descriptions that reflect the roles they are trying to hire 

• Write and publish captivating job advertisements that represent the employer brand 

• Proactive sourcing of candidates to fill positions: Utilizing database searching, online search techniques such as X-Ray Search, meet-ups, events and referrals as well as creatively identifying new channels 

• Support HR & Marketing with awesome social content reflecting the Employer Value Proposition 

• Occasionally engage other recruiters within Talent or other agencies (which may also include negotiating terms of business on behalf of the Client), & manage that supplier relationship through the hiring process 

• First round interviewing of candidates (and joining managers on later rounds where required) 

• Writing, producing and submitting honest & clear candidate briefs to hiring managers  

• Candidate nurturing within relevant communities to build long term pipeline 

Coordination of offsite Sourcers

• Clearly briefing roles types for coordinated search 

• Guiding the Sourcers toward quality and relevant search outcomes 

• Assisting with continuous improvement of their CV & call-based screening techniques 

Data & Reporting

• Providing the Client stakeholders with market insight to assist with their decision making 

• Interpreting data to communicate insightful stories that inform hiring decisions with visually led reporting 

• Ensure all data relating to candidate interaction with the business is recorded accurately 

• Engaging the business internally to ensure awareness of open roles and a desire to refer people to them 

• Completion of candidate / hiring manager and employee surveys where relevant 

Experience:

• At least 7+ years recruiting with both in-house or RPO, and agency experience. 

• Account Management experience preferred 

• Technology or GTM recruitment experience preferred, with the ability to recruit across a broad array of positions 

• Experience working in a nimble fast paced business 

• Experience recruiting in data led environments 

Education/ Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above preferred but not required 

Skills/Abilities:

• Collaborative nature and the ability to adjust one’s perspective according to the situation 

• Confident, positive demeanour and great presentation skills 

• Exceptional communication skills both in person and via video / phone 

• Good customer service skills and the ability to adapt your communication to a disparate audience  

• Strong organizational competency and an attention to detail 

• Demonstrable persistence 

• Knowledge of diversity-based hiring techniques and proven ability to use them 

• Proven ability to build relationship to the level of trusted advisor with stakeholders of senior levels 

• Consistently takes a quality approach to recruitment and maintains a strong work ethic 

• Proven ability to work within a structured process in an ambiguous and ever shifting environment 

• Sound judgement and decision-making skills 

• Good knowledge of recruitment processes and talent attraction strategies 

• Demonstrated ability to build a local and regional candidate network 

• Strong HR / Recruitment technology skills – ATS / CRM / Social search tools 

• Possessing sophisticated candidate search techniques knowing how to identify quality candidates from multiple online locations such as Slack groups, Stack Overflow, Github, Dribbble, LinkedIn, Facebook etc,  

• Desire to mentor and pass skills more junior member of the team 

• Coachability and desire for personal continuous improvement 

Core Competencies:

• Adaptability  

• Coachability 

• Collaboration 

• Conscientiousness 

• Customer Service Focus 

• Influencing/ persuasiveness 

• Initiative 

• Problem solving 

• Relationship building 

• Resilience 

Does the role involve shift work or non-standard hours:

• Sometimes requires attendance at industry, team, or company events for both the client and Talent out of hours.  

Will the person be expected to travel:

• There can be occasional interstate or international travel though not often