Heidrick & Struggles · 6 hours ago
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Chicago
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHeidrick & Struggles is the world’s foremost advisor on executive leadership, driving superior client performance through premier human capital leadership advisory services. The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist will manage full lifecycle recruitment, enhance employer brand awareness, and build talent pipelines while collaborating closely with stakeholders and HR partners.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Host intake meetings with clients to understand job descriptions, develop key search criteria, compelling sell messages and value propositions, and lay out a comprehensive recruiting strategy and process
Provide regular progress updates to key stakeholders. Lead pre-and post-interview meetings to guide stakeholders to sound hiring decisions
Team with HR Business Partners around future business needs and proactively build talent pipelines
Flawlessly execute the full-life cycle process, communicating with candidates and stakeholders throughout, including interview scheduling and gathering necessary approvals, maintaining data integrity within our systems, and negotiating offers
Master the Workday & LinkedIn recruiting module
Support early career recruiting
Actively use social media to build brand awareness and drive top of funnel candidate flow
Network internally to build strong relationships, learn the culture of the firm, create a strong internal brand and enhance awareness of hiring needs to generate employee referrals
Build and present candidate slates through proactive external sourcing, reviewing job applicants, connecting with your pipeline, and vetting internal referrals
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years of experience in agency or corporate recruiting
Undergraduate degree
Strong research skills; experience with data mining, lead generation, Boolean searches and other sophisticated sourcing techniques
Demonstrated success managing multiple, concurrent searches meeting deliverable deadlines
Experience identifying trends, competitive intelligence and researching information effectively through various channels and providing concise, compelling summaries
Highly organized, detail-oriented and able to effectively prioritize projects and deliverables
Proven expertise with MS Office Suite software, LinkedIn recruiter, ATS and CRM platforms
Demonstrable initiative, resourcefulness, self-management and personal accountability
Dedication to teamwork and desire to contribute in a highly collaborative environment
Client service mindset
Excellent communicator who knows when to talk and, more importantly, when to listen
Self-directed and driven to succeed, seeing challenges as opportunities
Highly ethical and professional
Continuous learner who appreciates and responds to feedback
Resilient in bouncing back from the standard challenges and setbacks that come in recruiting
Flexible and open to change
Preferred
Experience in a combination of both agency or corporate recruiting with corporate experience in a professional services organization
PhD/ABD in Business, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or similar field
Experience using Workday
Company
Heidrick & Struggles
Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.
1001-5000 employees
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