Business Talent Recruiter

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Summary

As a Business Talent Recruiter in collaboration with and in support of the firm’s strategic initiatives, you will be responsible for full life-cycle recruiting to include screening, recommending talent to managers, and using creative sourcing methods to find the best talent to fill our business professional jobs.

Location

This position can sit in our Tampa, Phoenix, or Reston office locations and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities  

• Partners with hiring manager to design and implement overall recruiting strategy.

• Develops a sourcing strategy based on role requirements.

• Develops methods and strategies for sourcing active and passive candidates, including but not limited to being active on social media forums, using databases, making cold calls and other creative methods to locate qualified talent.

• Connects with hiring manager to understand role requirements. Develops a sourcing strategy based on role requirements. Develops job postings and advertises them on internal and external portals. Has overall management of job requisitions from initiation, approval and closing.

• Screens resumes, reviews video interviews, administers appropriate assessments, assesses candidate knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience, and aptitude, and makes recommendations for hire. Creates and distributes offer letters to selected candidates.

• Coordinates with hiring manager to create and negotiate job offers with selected candidates. This includes agreement on terms to complete the hiring process as well as managing cases where candidates decline, or the firm rescinds the job offer.

• Follows up with candidates and hiring managers to obtain feedback regarding recruiting process.

• Develops and maintains excellent relationships with hiring managers and candidates to ensure successful hiring practices. Provides support with managing recruitment-related social media outreach.

• Communicates important employment information during delivery of employment offers (compensation, benefits).

• Manages candidate activity in the applicant tracking system (ATS). Conducts recruitment administration to include systems tracking, data entry, employee referral pay-outs, audits, etc.

• Communicates with HR regularly to coordinate new hires and other recruiting activities as needed.

• Monitors and applies HR recruiting best practices. Assists with developing and maintaining recruiting brand by creating an exceptional candidate experience.

• Corresponds and attends meetings with hiring managers and other stakeholders regarding candidate feedback and updates.

• Assists with developing, monitoring and administering recruiting budget and resource allocation. Continuously measures business outcomes against recruiting investments to understand program efficacy, improvement opportunities and potential for resource reallocation.

• Attends staff meetings.

• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills   

Strong communication skills required to interact with business professionals and candidates on a regular basis. Strong organizational skills necessary to coordinate various programs and employee data. Exceptional problem-solving skills required. Must be collaborative, results-oriented and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Ability to think creatively and analytically. Must be creative and detail-oriented; knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel; ability to handle difficult situations professionally and tactfully; ability to multi-task and manage projects; must be able to treat confidential information in a professional manner.

Minimum Education   

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Education 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources

Minimum Years of Experience  

• 2 years of prior recruiting experience required in a high-volume recruiting department.

• Proficient in MS Outlook, Word and Excel.

• Experience with an ATS database (such as Workday).

• Experience with use of social media and open web searches preferred.

Essential Job Expectations

While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:   

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.

• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.

• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.

• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.

• Foster positive work relationships.

• Comply with all firm policies and practices. 

• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.   

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.   

Physical Demands

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.   

Work Environment   

The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in-office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm’s discretion in the future.

Disclaimer   

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment.

Application Process    

Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.

Accommodation   

Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process, please contact [email protected].

Agency applications will not be considered.    

No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.   

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