Talent Acquisition Partner (remote)

CognizantToronto, ON, Canada

5 days ago

Job type

Full-time

Remote

Job description

ABOUT US

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients with digital at www.cognizant.com .

The Role

Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner at the Senior Associate level. As part of the Global Consulting Talent Acquisition team, this individual will support our hiring managers and business unit leadership in identifying, selecting, and hiring best-in-class talent. The Global Consulting Talent Acquisition team supports hiring in our Consulting business - achieved through a combination of direct and indirect hires. We are looking for someone who has strong recruitment capabilities and previous experience hiring consulting roles at all levels.

As a member of our team, you will be responsible for managing mid to senior level requisitions, interfacing with sophisticated client groups, and assessing and attracting candidates in a competitive market. This role primarily supports hiring for roles that are based in the Americas; however, we will always be working as One Cognizant. As part of the Global Consulting Talent Acquisition team, you will be accountable for your requisitions, ensuring that we meet our internal client expectations, providing diverse slates of candidates, and serving as a team player as we build Cognizant’s executive presence in furtherance of our company goals.

This is an individual contributor role, which means we are looking for someone with a high level of personal accountability who can execute against multiple competing priorities and exhibit personal leadership and professionalism at all times. In addition to capabilities as a recruiter, this position requires proactivity, detail orientation, and communication skills, as well as a curiosity and interest in engaging with experts in their fields. At Cognizant, we are a high-performing team with heart. If you want to work with leading-edge technologies and interface with leaders in their fields at a company that is engineering modern businesses to improve everyday life, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Reporting to a Recruiting Lead, you will work within the Global Consulting Talent Acquisition Team and be aligned to one or more Business Units on a national, regional level and will be responsible for ensuring recruitment continues to deliver against corporate objectives.
You will work with business stakeholders (both BU Leaders and Hiring Managers) to plan and implement recruitment projects to ensure Cognizant hires the best external hires in line with corporate strategy and within pre-agreed project parameters including quality-of-hire, cost-per-hire, time-to-fill, etc.
All positions will be resourced, as a priority, via cost effective / direct channels including personal networking, database mining, and employee and alliance partner referrals and via business networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn etc.); you must be able to source your own candidates as well as partner with Market Intelligence and Sourcing Teams to drive qualified talent into the candidate funnel
With some support and oversight, manage the end-to-end recruitment process from sourcing, intake meeting through screening, sharing qualified slate of resumes, interviewing, assessment, offer extension, acceptance, and hand-off to on-boarding for lateral candidates.
In limited cases, engage external research and external recruitment agencies to provide appropriate talent to deliver the corporate strategy; manage the agency process when approved and required.
Follow the processes for Recruitment, HR, and Operations; take accountability for learning new processes and remain in compliance with talent acquisition and company policies.
Create offer approvals, provide all relevant documentation, and communicate offers to candidates.
Maintain accuracy of data in Applicant Tracking System (ATS); assist in reporting and data integrity.
Ensure a positive and inclusive candidate experience by maintaining clear communication and transparency throughout the hiring process.
Contribute to branding initiatives to attract top talent through social media, recruitment marketing and career events.
Ensure compliance with company policies and employment laws in all recruitment activities.
Work Canada Time Zone hours.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum of 7+ years of recruitment experience, ideally within the search agencies, management consulting; Inhouse consulting recruitment experience is necessary.

Strong knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruitment tools, and sourcing platforms (e.g., Linkedin Recruiter, Job Boards, CRM tools)

Experience managing full cycle recruitment including job description creation, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer negotiation and onboarding.

Experience creating and executing sourcing strategies, recruitment branding & marketing and proactively building and maintaining talent pipeline, recruiting in national and international markets, utilizing industry insights to find talent, understanding corporate and executive hierarchy.

Experience thoughtfully engaging talent and assessing competencies; excellent interview skills and usage of interview frameworks to concurrently sell to and assess candidates.

Ability to strategically set targets and prioritize effectively based on key market insights.

Ability to get up to speed quickly on new markets and run a thorough search process, including candidate research, outreach and engagement, exposure to mid to senior level positions across an enterprise.

Effective communication skills and ability to build productive partnerships with other Recruiters, sourcing experts, and candidates; solid written and verbal communication skills are key.

French Language proficiency preferred.

Remote with travel required to local recruiting events and office, as needed.

Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant’s Values of : Work as One, Raise the Bar, Dare to innovate, Do the right thing, & Own it.

Work Authorization

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the country where the role is located without company sponsorship.

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