Assistant Project Manager - Executive Search Team

Job description

Country: United States
Job Function: Human Resources

State / Province: Oregon
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Portland
Brand: adidas

Relocation: No

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose: Responsible for partnering with the Executive Search recruiters to establish a global interview and assessment process. To create an unparalleled hiring manager and candidate experience through position start to offer acceptance.

Key Recruiting Responsibilities

· Support the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy and offer process.
· Partner with the team to build Executive Search Tool Kit to embed a global process from candidate screening, hiring manager interview preparation, interview framework and feedback collection.
· Partner with the team to enhance hiring manager experiences through various touch points during the process.
· Leverage various crossfunctional teams (travel, mobility, compensations, rewards, HR, Talent, etc) to place an enhanced focus on executive level candidate experiences from initial introduction to offer acceptance.
· Collaborate with the Sourcing team on pipelining and proactive search strategies for critical business areas.
· Build and maintain candidate pools of strong former candidates and new prospective candidates within the functional area that your support.
· Participate in strategic planning meetings with recruiters and key customers to understand current and upcoming requirements in order to support the candidate generation efforts and the overall recruitment process within your scope of responsibility.
· Support the recruiter in planning and gathering information for quarterly review meetings with key customers that will provide an overview of recruiting achievements as well as opportunities to improve hiring performance moving forward.
· Support additional recruitment initiatives as needed.

Key Relationships:

· Recruiting Colleagues, Sourcing Team, HR Business Partners, Hiring Managers and Candidates

Knowledge & Skill Abilities

· Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload in a fast paced environment.
· Experience managing projects from start to completion.
· Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
· Ability to manage change.
· Ability to set clear goals and deliver into key objectives.

Experience Requirements

· University Degree in HR, Business or related field.
· Strong proficiency with technology and social media.
· Minimum of3years experience in a customer facing role.
· Minimum of 1 year experience in recruiting or HR preferred.
· Knowledge of the footwear, apparel, retail industry a plus.