Talent Acquisition Specialist II

Overview

Talent Acquisition Specialist II role focused on building a diverse talent pool and managing full-cycle recruiting for multiple business units.

What you'll do

• Create a deep and diverse talent pool to service resourcing requirements across multiple business units.
• Collaborate directly with hiring managers to understand business and skill set requirements and build a comprehensive strategic hiring plan.
• Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers, providing expertise in market insights and talent landscape.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by providing regular updates to hiring managers and setting expectations on the hiring process.
• Utilize appropriate sourcing channels (applicant tracking system, candidate relationship management system, job boards, advertising, networking, employee referral program) to identify qualified candidates.
• Monitor recruitment sourcing methods and recommend improvements to applicant attraction; suggest innovative solutions to sourcing challenges.
• Offer creative solutions to sourcing hard-to-fill requisitions in collaboration with the business.
• Manage the full-cycle recruiting process, including initial screening interviews, rejecting non-relevant applications, preparing candidate profiles, submitting shortlisted candidates, conducting candidate debriefs, and extending verbal offers.
• Ensure data accuracy within the Applicant Tracking System.
• Initiate and maintain open communication with hiring managers and HR colleagues to meet recruiting needs.
• May create HR collateral and attend trade shows, professional organization meetings and career fairs.
• May provide training and coaching activities for Talent Acquisition Specialists.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter in a corporate or agency environment.
• Proven track record in direct sourcing and managing an end-to-end recruiting process.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated ability to think and influence strategically.
• Proven track record in utilizing creative recruitment techniques and measurement of results.
• Ability to work well with multi-functional teams and with all levels within the organization.
• Strong problem solving, influencing, negotiating, facilitating and partnership skills.
• Ability to effectively engage and build relationships with line management, employees, and HR team at all levels.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple demands without missing deadlines.
• Strong time management skills and able to work independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to maintain confidentiality.

Nice to have

• Experience as a full-cycle Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter supporting a CRO or in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience working in Workday.
• Experience with a CRM.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Work mode: Hybrid.