Lead Specialist- Talent Acquisition (12 months contract)

Marsh McLennan is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Gurgaon

This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Lead Specialist- Talent Acquisition (12 months contract)

What can you expect?

The Lead Specialist – Talent Acquisition partners with the TA leader and Business leaders to execute hiring strategy for the organization. They coordinate with key stakeholders across business and functions to determine the hiring needs of various stakeholder groups and ensure the fulfilment plan is met in a time and cost sensitive environment. They will support IT / Non-IT recruitment roles and independently manage end-to-end hiring for the mandates shared with them.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in recruitment, expertise in and the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.

The role entails self -sourcing as we do not engage with hiring partners

We will count on you for:

End to end recruitment

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates.
• Leverage appropriate channels of sourcing with continuous focus on cost effective channels.
• Ensure mandates are addressed within the defined timelines
• Strive to improve efficiencies around operational metrics including Time to fill, quality of hires and discretionary spend
• Manage hiring for niche and specialized expertise

Stakeholder Management

• TA Partner to business leaders/ managers. Understand and review the requirements and devise hiring strategies and thereby implementing the same
• Lead initiatives to enhance Stakeholder and candidate experience. Build and maintain adequate information / data that can help in assessing effectiveness / experience and other relevant recruitment matrices.

Project Management & Market Intelligence

• Map all mandates using multiple / appropriate tools to have a better understanding of the available skill sets / talent in the market and Provide meaningful market data in support of client need. Act as a talent scout and share best practices to attract top talent.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in recruitment and implement innovative strategies to attract and retain top talent.

Metrics Reporting / Dashboard

• Leverage technology and explore new-age / best practices
• Ensuring that reporting and MIS are done correctly and on-time, prepare dashboards/presentations as per needs

What you need to have:

• 6+ years of experience in end-to-end hiring
• Proven experience in utilizing various sourcing tools and platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and social media.
• Strong understanding of recruitment metrics and the ability to analyze data to drive sourcing strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with candidates and hiring managers.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a similar industry will be an added advantage
• Experience working with Workday CRM (Preferred)
• Solid experience in using job portals and social media to attract talent
• Experience in leveraging the AI features on the tools to source in an efficient manner (Preferred)
• Ability to manage robust real time MIS & power point presentations
• Ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines while maintaining consistent quality and adherence to process / policy
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Good influencing skills

What makes you stand out?

• Exceptional communication skills
• Out of the box thinking

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X. Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.