Staffing Consultant

 

To manage the end to end hiring process in one or more subsidiaries, building strong relationships with the business and developing a deep understanding of the talent landscape in assigned area

 

Job Responsibilities (all areas):

·         Develop and implement sourcing strategies and hiring plans

·         Build strong business knowledge and integrate into sourcing talent attraction strategies

·         Partner with Hiring Managers and build strong client relationships

·         Source candidates proactively, screen relevant candidates, present candidates to hiring managers and provide coaching on talent assessment, make hiring recommendations

·         Manages any budget allocation for job board posting and other req based staffing marketing activities

·         Interview candidates and apply Microsoft selection criteria and use of behavioral interview techniques

·         Create and present offer recommendations to hiring managers, extend offers, and manage offer negotiations to all internal and external candidates

·         Maintains accurate internal and external candidate data real time in staffing systems

·         Follows mandated embedded diversity steps in hiring process and meets diversity Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI’s)

·         Manages to agreed service level agreement (SLA) throughout process

·         Consistently achieves KPI’s including productivity, time to hire and quality of hire metrics

·         Partner effectively with Human Resources (HR) partners to manage client relationships and to prioritize hiring needs and requisitions

·         Understand local legal situation with regards contracts, visa/ work permits, discrimination laws etc

·         Collaborate effectively with internal partners such as Compensation and Benefits, College and MBA Recruiting, Central Sourcing, Diversity, Staffing Marketing, and other organizations and peers as appropriate to ensure a high quality experience for hiring managers and candidates

·         Participates in staffing related projects

·         Effectively shares candidates across staffing teams by using knowledge of businesses, professions and recruiter relationships

·         Contribute as a positive member of the staffing team, supporting team members and assisting others in their success

 

Multi Country Specific Job Responsibilities

·         Manage college/university hiring if College SC doesn’t exist in countries where responsible for hiring

Skills and Experience (Qualifications):

·         5+ years of related recruiting experience: passion for placing candidates; significant experience identifying, sourcing, screening, interviewing and closing candidates at all levels

·         Deep understanding of talent acquisition and its relationship to talent management

·         Effective strategic thinking, problem solving, cross group collaboration and oral/written communication skills

·         Excellent negotiation skills

·         Ability to understand, articulate and sell Microsoft culture and business initiatives

·         Ability to deliver results with little supervision in an often ambiguous environment with capacity to effectively manage multiple projects and candidates simultaneously

·         Ability to meet standard measurements of success for Staffing such as: attainment against annual hiring plans, diversity goals and cost/time to hire standards

·         Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications