HEAD OF TALENT ACQUISITION COVER LETTER TEMPLATE

• Responsible for finding extraordinary talent for the company
• Execute the full recruiting life cycle, sourcing, assessing, and interviewing potential candidates
• Formulates talent acquisition processes and strategies for hiring needs at professional and senior levels within the lines of business or business groups aligned to the respective zone
• Provides recruiting expertise and guidance to business leadership within the organization
• Sets standards in determining the appropriate slate of candidates and makes recommendations to the hiring manager as to the best-qualified candidates
• Recommends cost-effective sourcing strategies such as targeting non-active job seekers, screening methods, and selection tools for recruitment processes
• Participates in regional and national business leader and human resource meetings 
• Acts as a key liaison with search and research firms
• Drives the full recruiting life cycle and further development of an efficient and effective recruiting process
• Mentors recruiters on talent acquisition processes, procedures, tools, and candidate sourcing methods
• Train and support recruiters and scale the recruitment teams on five (soon to be many more) markets 
• Evaluate and implement tools and platforms for talent attraction and assessment 
• Assure a truly data-driven way of working in recruitment and throughout the recruitment process 
• Train and educate the organisation in recruitment best practices
• Evaluate and tweak the recruitment process to increase validity and competence-based recruitment at all costs
• Build an organisation with suitable people and competence 

Skills: Talent Sourcing, Full-Cycle Recruiting, Hiring Strategy, Candidate Assessment, Sourcing Tools, Team Training, Process Optimization, Data-Driven Hiring

• Own and lead talent acquisition across the organization
• Design and deliver Power’s people strategy to identify, develop and mobilize talent to grow Power in the most sustainable way possible
• Designing the employee hiring experience - from interview to onboarding
• Develop Power’s employee value proposition, focused on attracting people who wish to work hard to achieve their best work
• Work closely with the founders to manage organizational design and strategy
• Develop and execute effective employee training programs, policies, and procedures for all new employees
• Optimize people practices under a remote-first strategy to ensure continued attraction and development of world-class talent
• Source and recruit candidates by using own and team members’ professional networks, databases, social media, etc.
• Screen candidate resumes and job applications, assessing applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and aptitudes
• Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within the schedule
• Build, mentor, and manage a team tasked with executing talent programs and implementing recruiting strategies for a quickly growing organization
• Recruiting underrepresented talent and building diverse teams, operating with the principles, practices, and impacts of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) top of mind
• Developing a vision for the function of recruiting and the tech industry overall, always finding areas to improve through contrarian critical thinking
• Driving creative and iterative thought processes, regularly experimenting with new, unique ways to connect with talent communities and measuring efficacy

Skills: Talent Acquisition, People Strategy, Onboarding Design, EVP Development, DEI Recruiting, Team Leadership, Recruiting Tools, Process Innovation

• Shape the company's future by identifying and managing top talent in the financial technology industry
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand the needs and roles to be filled
• Review job descriptions for vacancies
• Identify appropriate candidates and assess their qualifications through review of their resumes, interviews, and other forms of communication
• Provide advice to hiring managers regarding salary negotiations with final candidates
• Facilitate contacts by creating and maintaining a presence in the technical/industry community and marketplace
• Establish best practices for recruiting strategies to seek and track high-potential candidates
• Build and maintain a library of job requirements and descriptions for all positions
• Coordinate with department managers to forecast future hiring needs
• Implement standardized hiring practices that allow hiring managers to make decisions quickly and confidently, while also optimizing for a high-quality, equitable candidate experience
• Partner with other members of the People Team to implement leveling frameworks, compensation bands, and other incentives for all requisitions
• Work with members of the leadership team to forecast headcount and implement hiring roadmaps
• Develop sourcing strategies to attract top-tier talent
• Partner with hiring managers to provide coaching and training on industry standards and best practices
• Implement metrics throughout the entire candidate experience to drive innovation, make improvements, and provide coaching
• Provide learning opportunities to direct reports to foster a culture of learning and development

Skills: Talent Identification, Hiring Forecasting, Job Analysis, Candidate Assessment, Salary Advising, Recruiting Strategy, Process Standardization, Coaching Training

• Create and implement talent acquisition strategies for leadership, mid-career and graduate hiring
• Design and drive the adoption of consistent recruiting, interviewing and hiring practices that support a strong candidate experience
• Partner with senior leaders across the organization to understand their hiring objectives and develop team recruiting strategies to hit headcount goals
• Build out a global recruitment strategy
• Build the Perpetua brand with local and global technology communities as an amazing company and an incredible place for people to work
• Reach out to job posting boards, employer lists, and they are ubiquitous as an awesome place to work
• Act as a champion for the company's employer brand across the organization by creating opportunities for all employees to learn how to best promote the company as an exciting place to work
• Manage end-to-end recruitment for senior roles
• Identify and partner with external providers to ensure hiring needs are met
• Provide timely reporting of key metrics and insights to drive decisions and improve processes
• Define and drive the team to meet and exceed hiring benchmarks relating to time to fill, cost per hire, diversity hiring and hiring manager and candidate satisfaction
• Define and lead projects focused on continuous improvement
• Manage and scale a team of full-cycle recruiters to deliver excellent performance, develop their recruiting expertise, and facilitate their professional development

Skills: Talent Strategy, Global Recruiting, Candidate Experience, Employer Branding, Senior Hiring, External Partnerships, KPI Reporting, Team Management

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver resourcing and strategic requirements
• Operate a commercial mindset and use business knowledge to find the right balance between business with team needs
• Support teams across multiple locations and time zones, allocating work fairly and consistently
• Utilise current tools to forecast and track project data to inform capacity including upcoming projects, project closures, holiday cover and provide reports
• Understand internal clients, be a trusted advisor who provides neutral and pragmatic advice around resource management
• Proactively liaise with the team to understand requirements, have a pulse for team sentiment and report back to key stakeholders
• Coach and support the teams on their capacity requirements and/ or concerns
• Identify opportunities for further team training and development
• Use a data-driven approach to problem-solving and providing solutions to difficult resourcing requirements
• Develop scalable tools and processes and continuously seek to improve them
• Building recruiting infrastructure, defining key recruiting metrics, developing and implementing processes, measuring and communicating progress, and pivoting accordingly
• Building relationships and using network skills, including internally cultivating rapport with the e-team, the SLT, and hiring managers, and externally building trust-based connections with diverse technology professionals
• Conveying urgency calmly with candidates and evangelizing timeliness with hiring teams

Skills: Stakeholder Collaboration, Commercial Insight, Resource Planning, Data Forecasting, Team Coaching, Capacity Management, Process Improvement, Relationship Building

• Experience leading a TA team and recruitment professionals in a high-growth and global environment
• Demonstrated experience with organizational design and planning, talent management practices, and partnering with senior stakeholders to understand the entire employee lifecycle
• Knowledge and expertise with the selection, implementation, and evaluation of recruiting tools and applicant tracking systems
• Ability to build relationships with and influence key stakeholders through a data-informed mindset
• Comfortable rolling up sleeves while participating in complex talent strategy discussions
• Solid business and commercial acumen
• Experience in designing talent acquisition and resourcing initiatives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines while managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced and agile environment
• Managing and developing hiring leaders for optimal performance
• Able to identify, develop and implement programs to enhance the level of candidate and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications: BA in Business Administration with 4 years of Experience

• Experience providing incredible candidate experience and influencing hiring managers to improve the recruitment process/create an agile recruitment process
• Experience developing a team to leverage exceptional storytelling, follow-up and active listening to connect authentically with candidates and help them quickly picture themselves as part of the community
• Experience with recruiting analytics to drive decision-making
• Experience recruiting in-house in high-growth environments
• Excellent communicator in English, French or Spanish 
• Recruiting experience within small to midsize tech companies that grew significantly in a short period
• Demonstrated success leading high-performing recruiting teams in a fast-paced environment including developing the next generation of leaders
• Ability to establish and operationalize a regional roadmap using talent market insights and data that drives towards results while maintaining a one-team environment
• Demonstrated ability to deliver recruiting initiatives amidst a growing and changing organization
• Successful track record of business advisorship with senior stakeholders
• Deep passion and proven expertise in all areas of recruiting fundamentals
• Customer-obsessed by nature, visible in examples of internal and external relationships

Qualifications: BA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with 8 years of Experience

• Hands-on experience in assessing and implementing an ATS and associated tools to track performance and metrics, but also create a community of potential candidates
• Experience developing processes, analytics, and platforms that help streamline TA, bringing a faster time to hire and a diverse slate of high-performing talent, balancing a desire for consistency with an awareness of local market factors and needs
• Critical thinker with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with both leadership and teams
• Demonstrating the ability to influence, make sound decisions and drive alignment
• Proven interpersonal skills and executive presence, with an effective ability to quickly establish credibility, trust, and support within all levels of the organization
• Self-starter, able to drive work forward within an agile environment with a track record of executing against results
• Proven track record in leading and managing a large team
• Professional experience within a fast-growing startup or consulting firm
• Excellent communication and engagement skills
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Results-oriented, resourceful and with strong business acumen
• Dynamic and a problem solver in handling tasks assigned with high integrity to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information

Qualifications: BA in Leadership Studies with 3 years of Experience

• Proven track record in a senior recruitment role with experience in recruiting for a variety of roles, including high volume
• Experience of developing and implementing talent acquisition strategies in a fast-paced, growing business
• Strong analytical skills with a flexible approach to problem solving
• Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems 
• Expertise in team building and leadership as well as feedback and performance management
• Excellent skills in communication, structured working, decision making, as well as analytical thinking
• Experience leading a Talent Acquisition function
• Previous experience with the centralization of a talent acquisition function
• Proven vendor Management experience 
• Proven ability to develop, improve, and lead the employment branding of an organization
• Experience with 3rd party applicant tracking software programs and management of those programs
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to simultaneously handle a high volume of hiring needs

Qualifications: BA in Applied Psychology with 9 years of Experience

• Previous experience of leading and developing a team within recruitment, with excellent knowledge of policies and practices
• Strong understanding and experience of workforce planning, forecasting and sourcing techniques, tools and channels
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic small company environment with the ability to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working within recruiting tools and systems, such as applicant tracking systems, internet sourcing tools, to find, attract and hire the best
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Presentation skills appropriate to senior-level and large staff groups
• Strong bias for action and an inner drive that’s motivated by exceeding expectations
• Possess a penchant for seeking out new experiences, knowledge and candid feedback and an openness to learning and change

Qualifications: BA in Labor Studies with 2 years of Experience