People & Culture Recruiting Manager, Experienced

BDO USA, LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA, LLP is seeking an experienced People & Culture Recruiting Manager to lead the talent acquisition lifecycle. The role involves posting, screening, interviewing, and offering candidates, while partnering with senior management to align recruiting with business needs and culture.

The position emphasizes building and sustaining relationships with senior management, external recruitment sources, and career centers to ensure a diverse, high-quality candidate pool in a professional services

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field preferred.
• Five (5) or more years of recruiting experience required.
• Experience in a middle market and/or large public accounting firm or agency preferred.
• Experience in a professional services environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partners with senior management to understand essential skills and backgrounds to identify top candidates.
• Screening, evaluating, and selecting applicants for senior management review.
• Sources talent through networks, online resources, and social platforms to secure high-level candidates.
• Guides senior management through the talent acquisition lifecycle.
• Maintains relationships with external contacts (executive search, agencies, career centers) to ensure a diverse candidate pool.
• Acts as primary contact for candidates throughout the lifecycle, conveying culture, services, and benefits.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Candidate assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Tools

Oracle

Kenexa

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary:

The People & Culture Recruiting Manager, Experienced is responsible for managing the talent acquisition life cycle to include the placement of posting, identification and interviewing of the most qualified applicants, guidance on the selection of the best candidate, and the extension of the offer. This role is also charged with partnering with senior management to assess and actively recruit for the talent acquisition needs of the assigned offices and/or business lines while also developing and maintaining relationships with potential candidates and talent acquisition sources to include, but not limited to, executive search agencies, professional organizations, and career centers.

Job Duties:

• Partners with senior management to develop a comprehensive understanding of the essential skills and background to identify the most qualified candidates to ensure successfully closure of each opportunity


• Conducts the screening, evaluation, and selection of applicants to identify the most qualified candidates to be presented to senior management for interview consideration


• Leverages existing network contacts, online recruiting resources and social networks to source the highest level of talent for each opportunity


• Provides guidance to senior management throughout the talent acquisition life cycle


• Develops and sustains strong relationships with senior management through proactive communication and commitment to understanding the services and needs of the assigned business lines and/or practices


• Establishes and maintains relationships with external contacts, including executive placement services, advertising groups, career centers and employment agencies to ensure a diverse and highly qualified population of talented candidates are readily available for timely consideration


• Acts as primary contact for candidates throughout the talent acquisition life cycle while enhancing a candidate's opinion of the firm by providing an inclusive portrait of our culture, services, and benefits


• Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required, focus in human resources field, preferred

Experience:

• Five (5) or more years of work experience within a recruiting capacity, required


• Experience working within a middle market and/or large public accounting firm or agency, required


• Experience working within a human resources practice, preferred


• Experience working within a professional services environment, preferred

Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, required


• Prior experience working with applicant tracking systems (i.e., Oracle, Kenexa), required

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Superior verbal and written communications skills, specifically excellent telephone etiquette


• Capable of working in a demanding, deadline-driven environment with a focus on delivering projected results (high volume / high quality candidates)


• Commitment to and understanding of the sense of urgency associated with the talent acquisition process


• Solid analytical and diagnostic skills necessary to proactively resolve unexpected inquiries and issues while maintaining a professional demeanor


• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a team environment


• Comfortable initiating and/or responding to medium to high volume of calls


• Capacity to effectively manage and prioritize projects and tasks with a superior attention to detail while effectively adapting to changing priorities with flexibility and creativity


• Capable of interacting with all levels of external and internal professionals while developing strong productive relationships


• Solid organizational and time management skills, specifically relating to the completion of appropriate follow through and status updates of effected parties

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

Illinois Range: $100,000 - $115,000

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We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm's success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we're building together.

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