Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Mandarin Speaking)

Reports to: Client Lead

Role Purpose:

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner operates as a key member of a the TA team on a client site delivering first class service and consulting on all aspects of the hiring of people to their business.

Team Purpose:

The onsite team is responsible for all recruitment activities of the Client across all divisions of their business and offices in APAC.

Account Management, Business Partnering & Personal Brand

• Responsible for creating a happy and engaged group of hiring managers 

• Establish and build strong relationships throughout the client business while becoming a trusted advisor with the C-Suite 

• Obtain & maintain a deep understanding of business  

• Positively consult to and influence hiring managers and HR on their recruitment processes & selection techniques 

• Staying up-to-date with recruitment best practice, and utilizing this knowledge to consult to HR and the business to ensure the Client is at the forefront of the market 

• Build a personal brand and presence in the relevant digital technology or media communities across the US 

Sourcing & Recruitment

• Supporting the leadership team with guidance on role prioritization, size and scoping. 

• Responsible for delivery on a broad array of roles within the US with a focus on delivering incredible candidate experiences 

• Undertake the full recruitment process according to Solve’s & the Client’s methodology 

• Assist hiring managers & HR create compelling and accurate job descriptions that reflect the roles they are trying to hire 

• Write and publish captivating job advertisements that represent the employer brand 

• Proactive sourcing of candidates to fill positions: Utilizing database searching, online search techniques such as X-Ray Search, meet-ups, events and referrals as well as creatively identifying new channels 

• Support HR & Marketing with awesome social content reflecting the Employer Value Proposition 

• Occasionally engage other recruiters within Talent or other agencies (which may also include negotiating terms of business on behalf of the Client), & manage that supplier relationship through the hiring process 

• First round interviewing of candidates (and joining managers on later rounds where required) 

• Writing, producing and submitting honest & clear candidate briefs to hiring managers  

• Candidate nurturing within relevant communities to build long term pipeline 

Coordination of offsite Sourcers

• Clearly briefing roles types for coordinated search 

• Guiding the Sourcers toward quality and relevant search outcomes 

• Assisting with continuous improvement of their CV & call-based screening techniques 

Data & Reporting

• Providing the Client stakeholders with market insight to assist with their decision making 

• Interpreting data to communicate insightful stories that inform hiring decisions with visually led reporting 

• Ensure all data relating to candidate interaction with the business is recorded accurately 

• Engaging the business internally to ensure awareness of open roles and a desire to refer people to them 

• Completion of candidate / hiring manager and employee surveys where relevant 

 People:

• X1 Talent Acquisition Sourcer / Candidate Sourcing Expert 

Financial:

• Management of personal expenses

Decision Making:

• Daily decisions made on recruitment of individuals to the business 

• Tactical decisions based on the account relationship  

• Expected to contribute to strategic hiring plans in conjunction with global TA 

Relationship/ Stakeholder:

Client  

• SLT  

• Human Resources team, wider TA group (where applicable) and Operations  

• Hiring Managers across multiple business units and offices  

Talent  

• Wider Solve division  

• Talent International wide specialist recruiters  

• HR Business Partner  

• Marketing & contractor support  

Position Impact:

• The role impacts the client at many levels through the timely introduction of key staff on a daily basis. 

• The role also has a presence in market, which needs to be maintained and effectively leveraged to promote the brand presence. 

• A role with key significance across the client organization as it holds responsibility for hiring critical positions across a broad array of business units. 

Delivery Results: 

• Measurable results according to RPO SLA’s (potentially both Qualitative & Quantitative)  

• Ongoing client feedback  

• Candidate  feedback  

• Manager feedback

Experience:

• At least 7+ years recruiting with both in-house or RPO, and agency experience. 

• Account Management experience preferred 

• Technology or GTM recruitment experience preferred, with the ability to recruit across a broad array of positions 

• Experience working in a nimble fast paced business 

• Experience recruiting in data led environments 

Education/ Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above preferred but not required 

Skills/Abilities:

• Collaborative nature and the ability to adjust one’s perspective according to the situation 

• Confident, positive demeanour and great presentation skills 

• Exceptional communication skills both in person and via video / phone 

• Good customer service skills and the ability to adapt your communication to a disparate audience  

• Strong organizational competency and an attention to detail 

• Demonstrable persistence 

• Knowledge of diversity-based hiring techniques and proven ability to use them 

• Proven ability to build relationship to the level of trusted advisor with stakeholders of senior levels 

• Consistently takes a quality approach to recruitment and maintains a strong work ethic 

• Proven ability to work within a structured process in an ambiguous and ever shifting environment 

• Sound judgement and decision-making skills 

• Good knowledge of recruitment processes and talent attraction strategies 

• Demonstrated ability to build a local and regional candidate network 

• Strong HR / Recruitment technology skills – ATS / CRM / Social search tools 

• Possessing sophisticated candidate search techniques knowing how to identify quality candidates from multiple online locations such as Slack groups, Stack Overflow, Github, Dribbble, LinkedIn, Facebook etc,  

• Desire to mentor and pass skills more junior member of the team 

• Coachability and desire for personal continuous improvement 

Core Competencies:

• Adaptability  

• Coachability 

• Collaboration 

• Conscientiousness 

• Customer Service Focus 

• Influencing/ persuasiveness 

• Initiative 

• Problem solving 

• Relationship building 

• Resilience

Does the role involve shift work or non-standard hours:

• Sometimes requires attendance at industry, team, or company events for both the client and Talent out of hours.  

Will the person be expected to travel:

• There can be occasional interstate or international travel though not often

Whats in it for you?

• Work from anywhere in the world for 2 weeks per year!

• 6 additional days per year for resting and recharging

• Annual destination conference

• Annual health and lifestyle allowance

If this sounds like the next step in your career, then hit apply and learn more.