We are seeking a highly strategic and hands-on Talent Acquisition Lead to join our client's team through Acme Services. This pivotal role is responsible for designing and executing a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy, from sourcing to onboarding. The ideal candidate will possess strong consulting skills to partner with department heads, expertise in diverse recruiting methodologies, exceptional negotiation abilities, and a commitment to fostering a positive candidate experience and strong employee engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy & Planning: Plan and implement the company's talent acquisition strategy, aligning it with overall business objectives.
- Stakeholder Consultation: Consult and coordinate with Heads of Departments (HODs) on role definitions, job descriptions, requisition creation, compensation benchmarks, and effective sourcing strategies.
- Sourcing & Pipeline Development: Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting. Continuously develop networks/partnerships to actively build a robust database/pipeline of qualified candidates.
- Full-Cycle Recruitment: Lead and perform end-to-end talent acquisition activities, including resume screening, phone screens, conducting candidate interviews, recommending final selection of applicants, and successfully closing qualified candidates.
- Negotiation & Interaction: Utilize strong negotiation skills and the ability to interact effectively with employees at all levels throughout the company.
- Pre-Employment Processes: Arrange pre-employment testing, background & references checks to ensure thorough candidate vetting.
- Job Posting & Branding: Place and update all job postings across various sources, including Social Media, Staffing partners, and Job Portals. Represent the company at recruiting events (e.g., college job placements), providing company/job information and interviewing applicants.
- Offer & Administration: Roll out offer letters/appointment letters and effectively maintain the applicant tracking system, recruiting reports, and other staffing administration functions as needed.
- Onboarding & Induction: Conduct new employee onboarding & induction, ensuring that processes are followed accurately and new hires are seamlessly integrated.
- Responsiveness & Support: Respond timely to internal and external applicant situations and applicant requests as required, maintaining high levels of communication and service.
- Employee Engagement: Play a key role in managing employee engagement initiatives, contributing to a positive and productive work environment.
Skills
- Strong ability to plan and implement talent acquisition strategy.
- Expertise in consulting/coordinating with HODs on various recruitment aspects.
- Proficiency in researching and recommending new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting.
- Demonstrated ability to develop networks/partnerships and build candidate pipelines.
- Hands-on experience in full-cycle recruitment activities: resume screening, phone screens, candidate interviews, final selection, and closing candidates.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to interact with employees at all levels.
- Experience in arranging pre-employment testing, background & references checks.
- Proficiency in placing and updating job postings across various platforms.
- Experience in representing the company at recruiting events.
- Capability to roll out offer letters/appointment letters and manage applicant tracking systems.
- Competence in conducting new employee onboarding & induction.
- Strong responsiveness to applicant situations and requests.
- Skills in managing employee engagement.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in a Talent Acquisition Lead or senior recruitment role.
- Demonstrable track record of successfully implementing recruitment strategies and achieving hiring targets.
- Strong understanding of various sourcing methodologies and recruitment best practices.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
