Talent Acquisition – Selection Specialist (Fixed Term) PH

IBM; Markham; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and consulting firm in Canada is looking for a Recruiting Selection Specialist responsible for executing innovative recruiting strategies. This involves identifying and screening high-quality, diverse talent to meet business demands while ensuring an efficient hiring process. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of recruiting experience, understand the hiring needs from hiring managers, and embrace a continuous learning mindset. Opportunities for personal and professional growth are abundant in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 - 3 years of experience in managing high volumes as a Recruiter.
• Expertise managing IBM Consulting hiring processes or similar.
• Experience using online sourcing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute recruiting strategies to identify and screen talent.
• Support full-lifecycle hiring and be the contact for candidates.
• Work with complex, hard-to-fill positions within hiring needs.

Skills

Fluency in English (advanced level)

Experience in end-to-end hiring

Ability to work under pressure

Strong relationship-building skills

Knowledge of Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Advanced Excel

Office Suite

Job description

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, let´s talk.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Recruiting Selection Specialist, you’ll have the opportunity to set the bar high, executing various recruiting strategies to identify, screen and delivery high quality, diverse talent to meet business hiring demands. You will be the main point of contact for our candidates and hiring managers, supporting full-life cycle hiring, and sitting amongst your peers in one of our global hub locations. If you get excited about continuous learning, leveraging innovative approaches to attraction, screening, offering, and closing candidates, while providing an efficient and positive experience, this could be the opportunity for you!

• Works with Hiring Managers and Senior Client Search Leads to understand hiring needs.
• Works with massive and complex - hard to fill positions.
• Works as a Consultive Talent Acquisition professional leading conversations with key stakeholders from IBM Consulting or similar.
• Utilize Talent Market Insight Reports and Direct Recruitment - Sourcing.
• Leverages market expertise in distinct strategic skills to identify and acquire best in class talent.
• Accountable for keeping the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) accurately always updated.
• Develops candidate interest for available positions.
• Identifies target companies, user groups, professional associations which could inform search parameters.
• Utilize agile methodologies to facilitate data integrity and system integrations.
• Uses Data/Insights/KPI’s to inform and improve search/hiring results to the business.
• May guide other team members to help generate candidate pipeline.
• Managing deadlines and working proactively.
• Curiosity, Team Focused & Growth Mindset.
• Working in collaboration with a team and stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to change and be outcome focused.
• Self-directed collaborator.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Fluency in English (advanced level of spoken and written).
• At least 2 - 3 years of experience working on end to end hiring process and managing high volumes as a Recruiter.
• Expertise managing hiring processes for IBM Consulting Business Unit or similar.
• 2 to 3 years of experience recruiting for America´s markets such as: LA, US and/or Canada.
• Experience using online sourcing techniques.
• Experience building relationships and consulting with Hiring Managers from IBM Consulting Business Unit or similar.
• Ability to effectively learn new processes and tools.
• Ability to work following metrics / KPIs and to analyze reports with data extracted from various ATS tools.
• Expertise communicating with various stakeholders.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience working with Agile.
• Digital Eminence.
• Advanced Excel and Office skills.
• Fluency in French (spoken and written).

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