Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you.
Join our Human Resources department as a Staff Talent Acquisition Specialist located in our Sacramento office.
The ideal candidate is an experienced recruiter with outstanding communication and decision-making skills, ensuring an efficient and accurate hiring process. Your proactive work ethic and can-do attitude enable you to take initiative and adapt confidently to changing needs. Exceptional interpersonal abilities are essential for building strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers, as well as delivering a positive candidate experience. If you are someone who demonstrates initiative, adaptability, and innovative thinking in talent acquisition, we invite you to join our team.
This role will be based in our Sacramento office, on a remote basis. Some in-office presence may be required for team meetings, training opportunities, and relationship building. This role reports to the Director of Talent Services Operations.
Position Summary
The Staff Talent Acquisition Specialist will deliver high quality candidates by optimizing talent acquisition expertise to place business staff positions. This position will develop creative recruitment solutions including resume database mining and searching, social media, networking, college and alumni recruitment, and identifying new sourcing channels. You will be responsible for cultivating a superior candidate experience from first contact and throughout the hiring process, leveraging the GT brand at every opportunity. The role works collaboratively with local HR teams and Shared Services departments to deliver optimal talent solutions, and helps foster a robust social media recruitment strategy to develop a pipeline of candidates and enhance GT’s online recruiting presence.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and attract potential candidates through various sourcing channels, including job boards, social media, networking, and referrals.
Develop and place job advertisements in various media outlets.
Maintain accurate candidate records and hiring processes within the firm’s applicant tracking system (ATS), Workday.
Organize and conduct candidate searches on various resume databases.
Manage the candidate experience end-to-end from initial contact through hire.
Enhance GT’s presence online and build an ongoing talent pipeline.
Assess applications and resumes, conduct initial interviews, schedule interviews, and keep hiring managers up to date throughout the process.
Ensure candidate, hiring manager, and recruiter experiences are met with exceptional service delivery.
Facilitate the hiring process and pre-employment activities, including preparing and negotiating offers and conducting background/reference checks.
Analyze recruitment metrics and costs and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
Assist with other department activities as needed, and perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Skills & Competencies
Demonstrated ability to effectively use social media and alternative sourcing methods to identify top quality candidates.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), professional demeanor, and presentation skills.
Ability to provide outstanding client service and meet high quality standards; proactive in seeking innovative solutions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels and collaborate well in a team.
Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines and effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
High attention to detail, outstanding organizational skills, and strong time management abilities.
Ability to recognize confidential, sensitive, and proprietary information and maintain confidentiality.
Self-starter who can work independently with minimal supervision.
Education & Prior Experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Business, Organization Development, or related field preferred.
SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or PHR certification a plus.
Minimum five to seven years’ recruiting experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
LinkedIn Certification Professional a plus.
Experience developing and executing effective, creative, low-cost sourcing strategies.
Prior experience servicing remote customers a plus.
Technology
Highly skilled in use of applicant tracking systems, preferably Workday.
Computer proficiency in Windows-based software and Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Exceptional computer skills with the ability to learn new software applications quickly.
The expected pay range for this position is:
$75,000 to $80,000 per year
Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.
GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.