Talent Acquisition Sourcer

Job description

About IBM
We live in a moment of remarkable change and opportunity. Data and technology are transforming industries, society, and even the workplace by creating professions that didn't exist before the emergence of big data, cloud, social, and mobile. As the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, we at IBM are dedicated to every client's success. Value innovation that matters – for our company and the world. We value trust and personal responsibility in all relationships. That is what it means to be an IBMer and this is just the place to develop your career.

About the Role
The IBM Talent Acquisition Sourcer (TAS) is responsible for sourcing and qualifying candidates in the area of Business Consulting. As a Talent Acquisition Sourcer, you will be instrumental in cultivating and maintaining relationships with premium candidates to deliver upon both immediate and forecasted hiring needs. As a TAS, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining long term networks to be leveraged for future IBM opportunities. TAS will utilize traditional sourcing strategies as well as identify and develop innovative recruitment approaches. This position plays a critical role in ensuring a high-quality talent pipeline is available at all times for IBM opportunities. This role includes the capability to develop, execute against, and assess the productivity of numerous search strategies to deliver a quality, diverse candidate pipeline across emerging technologies. In addition to pipeline generation, the TAS will gather and maintain market intelligence including skill and resource availability, price points and knowledge of competitive companies in order to influence resource plans.

Responsibilities
·  Define sourcing strategies based on required skills, roles and locations.
·  Source, engage and qualify active and passive candidates.
·  Partner with Business Leaders and Talent Acquisition Partner to ensure adequate pipeline levels to meet current and anticipated demand.
·  Build on previous recruiting experience with demonstrated expertise to source passive candidates using innovative sourcing approaches.
·  Identify and execute candidate generation strategies, proactively researching and assessing new recruitment methodologies.
·  Conduct external benchmarking to understand competitive recruiting landscape and influence best practices with team and stakeholders.
·  Participate in and help drive diversity recruiting strategies to attract a diverse workforce.
·  Build and maintain market intelligence knowledge base of competitive companies for Consultancy practices.
·  Utilize social media to market roles, attract talent and build online communities of target candidates.
·  Conduct initial screens to qualify candidates and sell the IBM opportunity.
·  Effectively utilize ATS and CRM tools in order to capture metrics for all recruiting activities.
·  Meet/exceed key recruiting performance metrics.

Auto req ID

100063BR
Country

United Kingdom
Required Education

None
Role ( Job Role )

Recruitment Professional
State / Province

LONDON, CITY OF
Primary job category

Human Resources
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 25% or 2 days a week (home on weekends- based on project requirements)
IBM Business Group

CHQ/OTH
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

LONDON
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Extensive demonstrated technical recruiting experience.
·  Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
·  Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively via email and voice to voice discussions.
·  Deep domain expertise with established networks in Consulting Service.

Country

United Kingdom
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

A second European language, preferably German
Secondary Job Category

Other Human Resources
Eligibility Requirements

Authorisation to work in the UK
New Collar Role

No