Talent Acquisition Lead (On Contract)

Job Summary:

As the Lead of Talent Acquisition for DNEG, you will be responsible for managing and supervising the Talent Acquisition Partners across Technology roles. We are looking for someone who has in depth experience of hiring in Technology roles. Having experience of hiring in the emerging technologies like ML/Cloud/Gen AT etc would be a huge advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement innovative recruitment strategies to attract top talent in the industry and ensure that the recruitment process is effective, efficient, and streamlined.
• Ensure that market intelligence is gathered and analyzed regularly to inform recruitment strategies and plans.
• Support the Partners by identifying and supporting the resolution of any barriers to their success, and coaching and developing them to provide a valuable and effective service to their internal clients.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with senior management and hiring managers, providing timely updates and managing escalations.
• Work collaboratively with the wider HR team to ensure alignment and integration of talent acquisition initiatives and strategies with other HR functions.

Must-Have

• At least 6 years of experience in Technology hiring.
• Extensive experience in talent acquisition in a fast-paced, high-pressure dynamic environment.
• Excellent knowledge of recruitment processes, strategies, and best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to gather and analyze data to form recruitment strategies and plans.
• Proven track record of driving results, ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines, managing performance, and delivering projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders and build effective relationships.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills. Demonstrable success in hiring at all levels of seniority
• Commercial awareness, combined with critical and lateral thinking skills
• Positive, helpful, and can-do attitude with impeccable written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience in managing global and local stakeholders independently.
• Experience of hiring in emerging technologies.
• Experience of volume hiring.

About You

• Smart, number driven and pro-active
• Ambitious in quality-of-service provision, and delivery focused
• Team-oriented and organized
• Positive and solution-focused
• Flexible and accepting of change