Global Corporate Recruiter - SGS UK Limited : Job Details

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. 

Job Description

Are you a proactive, resourceful, and innovative professional with an exceptional ability to discover top talent? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you at SGS!

As a Global Corporate Recruiter, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our dynamic team. Partnering with stakeholders across various business lines and functions, you will be tasked with identifying exceptional candidates for corporate and strategic positions within our global operations. Working as part of the Global Talent Acquisition team, your role will be more than just filling vacancies. You’ll be a strategic partner to the business, converting challenging requirements into tangible results. You’ll leverage your expertise in sourcing techniques, including social media, to build a robust talent pipeline that aligns with our diverse business needs.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce hiring collaboration, transforming the way we attract, engage, and retain talent. If you’re ready to make a significant impact and drive success through talent acquisition, we’d love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities are:

• Work closely with our business managers, strategic HR partners and other stakeholders to understand SGS’s business strategies for growth and ensure your activities help to enable growth.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition teams to develop and implement end-to-end talent acquisition campaigns to hook hard to find talent.
• Provide strategic advice to Hiring Managers during talent strategy discussions and during the recruitment lifecycle.
• In times of heavy recruitment volume, work with leadership to prioritize recruitment needs.
• To demonstrate a resourceful and creative approach to talent acquisition and capable to come up with out-of-the-box solutions that guide you to the right talent.
• Establish yourself as the trusted advisor and strategic partner for hiring managers, playing a key role in all aspects of talent attraction and acquisition.
• Ensure you are up to date on TA technologies and trends and advise the Global Head of Talent Acquisition accordingly.
• Work on dedicated TA projects, in collaboration with local recruitment resources as required.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and local legislations.

Qualifications

• University level education or equivalent.
• 2 – 4 years’ worth of recruitment experience, preferably gained in a delivery-focused RPO, MSP, inhouse or agency role.
• Proven background of directly sourcing candidates using methods such as networking, Boolean and x-ray searches.
• Knowledge of social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, LI, Research Gate, Github, Xing is desirable.
• Good IT skills and an interest in how data can help you work better.
• You must be keen to learn, develop and a have a thirst for acquiring new knowledge and techniques.
• You are curious, dedicated, and learn from your mistakes and pride yourself in providing the best level of service that you can give.
• Proven interest in people and what makes them tick. Ideally, you’ll be comfortable working with C and E level stakeholders and managing their expectations.
• Fluent in English and ability to speak other languages desirable.
• Team player – we all stick together when times get tough.

Additional Information

• This position is a great route into an internal Talent Acquisition function. We will expose you to the inner mechanisms of a fascinating, complex business which adds value to society in so many and exciting ways. If you are willing to work hard, we will help you grow and make sure you are recognized for the work you do.
• We provide remote working environment.