Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Summary

We seek a highly motivated, energetic, passionate Talent Acquisition Specialist - IT to work with us in the IT Recruitment/Staffing & Consulting domain. The ideal candidate should be a dynamic self-starter, who loves doing recruitment (and related activities) and will help grow our current US and Caribbean staffing needs.

This individual must be able to find the right candidates & close the recruitment positions. They must also have an excellent professional network of candidates to generate results. The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for the entire recruiting process for technical (IT) and non technical (Non IT) talent at any level required. The candidate should be in the GMT-5 time zone.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Administration, Human Resources or related career especially for IT professionals recruitment.

1 to 3 years of recruiting for web/software development professionals. Experience in Project Management is a plus.

Experience using industry-leading, recruiting tools, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and social media platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and Job Boards.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Leverages experience to source and screen top talent using industry-leading, recruiting tools, ATS, and social media platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed and Job Boards

Builds relationships with contracting managers to develop a deep understanding of role requirements, desired profiles of candidates and the business, and assists in profiling and being the main point of contact regarding labour market issues and context for candidate search

Builds relationships with top candidates and establishes a pipeline of qualified resources

Conducts personal interviews via phone, video, and in-person meetings to qualify candidates for open positions with our clients

Coordinate interviews with all stakeholders and follow-up debriefing

Proper handling of candidate documentation

Conduct reference check and background check

Engages with the support team which handles onboarding, to stay focused on recruiting and building the candidate pipeline

Maintains timely, compliant, and accurate documentation and metrics requirements on all activity related to prospects, clients, and candidates

Skills Required:

Specific Knowledge

Recruitment platform management, HRIS

Use ATS, CRM, MS Office and Google products with proficiency

Knowledge of legal aspects related to contracting and labour law

Knowledge of interview methodologies and candidate testing

Individual Skills

Analytical capability, problem-solving capability and multi-task ability

Stakeholder relationship management and high ability to work as a team

Excellent written and oral communication

Mindset and Behaviour

The high degree of integrity and transparency

High level of energy, autonomy, motivation, service, customer focus, resilience

The high degree of emotional intelligence

Adaptable to fast working environments and comfortable with working under pressure

Strong team player with a great attitude

Flexibility and willingness to go beyond the call of duty (a go-getter)

Ability to take ownership and drive issues to closure