Corporate Recruiter

Top Must Have's: • Managing end to end recruitment until • Consulting or agency background • ATS, CRM, LinkedIn, sourcing tools JD: • Reporting to a Recruiting Lead, you will work within the Global Consulting Talent Acquisition Team and be aligned to one or more Business Units on a national, regional level and will be responsible for ensuring recruitment continues to deliver against corporate objectives. • You will work with business stakeholders (both BU Leaders and Hiring Managers) to plan and implement recruitment projects to ensure Cognizant hires the best external hires in line with corporate strategy and within pre-agreed project parameters including quality-of-hire, cost-per-hire, time-to-fill, etc. • All positions will be resourced, as a priority, via cost effective / direct channels including personal networking, database mining, and employee and alliance partner referrals and via business networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn etc.); you must be able to source your own candidates as well as partner with Market Intelligence and Sourcing Teams to drive qualified talent into the candidate funnel • With some support and oversight, manage the end-to-end recruitment process from sourcing, intake meeting through screening, sharing qualified slate of resumes, interviewing, assessment, offer extension, acceptance, and hand-off to on-boarding for lateral candidates. • In limited cases, engage external research and external recruitment agencies to provide appropriate talent to deliver the corporate strategy; manage the agency process when approved and required. • Follow the processes for Recruitment, HR, and Operations; take accountability for learning new processes and remain in compliance with talent acquisition and company policies. • Create offer approvals, provide all relevant documentation, and communicate offers to candidates. • Maintain accuracy of data in Applicant Tracking System (ATS); assist in reporting and data integrity. • Ensure a positive and inclusive candidate experience by maintaining clear communication and transparency throughout the hiring process. • Contribute to branding initiatives to attract top talent through social media, recruitment marketing and career events. • Ensure compliance with company policies and employment laws in all recruitment activities. • Bachelor's degree • Minimum of 7+ years of recruitment experience, ideally within the search agencies, management consulting; Inhouse consulting recruitment experience is necessary. • Strong knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruitment tools, and sourcing platforms (e.g., Linkedin Recruiter, Job Boards, CRM tools) • Experience managing full cycle recruitment including job description creation, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer negotiation and onboarding. • Experience creating and executing sourcing strategies, recruitment branding & marketing and proactively building and maintaining talent pipeline, recruiting in national and international markets, utilizing industry insights to find talent, understanding corporate and executive hierarchy. • Experience thoughtfully engaging talent and assessing competencies; excellent interview skills and usage of interview frameworks to concurrently sell to and assess candidates. • Ability to strategically set targets and prioritize effectively based on key market insights. • Ability to get up to speed quickly on new markets and run a thorough search process, including candidate research, outreach and engagement, exposure to mid to senior level positions across an enterprise. • Effective communication skills and ability to build productive partnerships with other Recruiters, sourcing experts, and candidates; solid written and verbal communication skills are key. • French Language proficiency preferred. • Remote with travel required to local recruiting events and office, as needed. • Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant's Values of: Work as One, Raise the Bar, Dare to innovate, Do the right thing, & Own it. #J-18808-Ljbffr