Talent Acquisition Consultant
Dynamics of the role:
The Talent Acquisition Consultant is responsible for leading recruitment of technical talent, with a focus on application development: collaborating with business leadership to develop and implement effective talent acquisition strategies. This person is responsible for delivering excellent partnership to the business and top talent to the organization (executing on 15-25 open searches at any given time).
The Team’s Focus
TransUnion’s Talent Management & Acquisition team owns the strategy and execution of recruitment marketing & talent sourcing activities. We design innovative, proactive solutions to attract and engage with top industry talent relevant to our critical enterprise workforce segments. Our highly motivated team is adaptive to changes within the business, and our company regards us as partners and subject-matter-experts on talent pieplineing and strategic hiring initiatives. We pride ourselves on being an energetic close-knit team, always on the lookout for fresh ideas, ingenious solutions and of course - the perfect people for TransUnion.
How You’ll Contribute:
Talent Acquisition Strategy (30%):
- In collaboration with business leaders and HR partners, develop talent acquisition strategies to optimize recruitment for technical talent
- Evaluate market trends within technology and deliver relevant information and point of view back to business partners to inform talent strategies and priorities
- Manage partnership between Talent Acquisition and Application Development leadership: engage in a regular, meaningful communication cadence to move production forward, solve recruitment challenges, and build a trusting relationship
- Lead hiring investment initiatives within technology: develop strategic TA plan, communication plan, set goals, and execute
Talent Acquisition Execution (70%):
- Launch searches by preparing market research for, scheduling, and conducting hiring strategy sessions with hiring managers
- Execute requisition postings by revising job descriptions, formatting content into fields, posting through ATS, posting to relevant job boards
- Manage consultative relationship through documentation and follow-up to follow hiring strategy sessions: craft and deliver echo communication and hiring plan
- Review incoming applications daily, reject any unqualified applicants, reach out to qualified candidates to schedule phone screens
- Actively source passive talent by conducting market research, developing Boolean search strings, finding and reaching out to passive individuals via our CRM database, LinkedIn, and other channels
- Conduct phone screens with both active and passive candidates, submit profile write-ups along with resumes to hiring managers with supporting recommendations for next steps
- Schedule hiring manager phone interviews and collect feedback on candidates
- Communicate updates to hiring managers on a regular basis (weekly at minimum)
- Advise managers on interview panel structure and coordinate on-site interviews with candidates and shared services group
- Advise hiring managers on offer details: build business cases to seek additional budget where needed, seek offer approval from appropriate parties, develop offer letter, execute offer, manage all negotiations throughout offer process
- Capture offer response in ATS and ensure smooth hand-off to onboarding team, seek credit checks where applicable for new hires
What You’ll Bring:
· A strong work ethic
· An energetic, positive attitude
· Demonstrated ability to independedntly develop solutions to problems that are simple, sustainable, and scalable
· Demonstrated ability to perform and succeed in a fast paced, high production environment (typically demonstrated through successful management of multiple projects simultaneously)
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Aptitude for effective persuasion and negotiation
· Strong technical/ analytical aptitude (i.e. comfort learning to interact consistently and efficiently with electronic systems: ATS, CRM, People Management, etc.)
Who We Are
At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter decisions. As a trusted provider of global information solutions, our mission is to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk-based decisions and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Because when people have access to more complete and multidimensional information, they can make more informed decisions and achieve great things.
Every day TransUnion offers our employees the tools and resources they need to find ways information can be used in diverse ways. Whether it is helping businesses better manage risk, providing better insights so a consumer can qualify for his first mortgage or working with law enforcement to make neighborhoods safer, we are improving the quality of life for individuals, families, communities and local economies around the world.