Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

CNA • Chicago, IL

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. Great talent shapes what a business can achieve. At CNA, our Talent Acquisition team brings curiosity, sound judgment and a shared commitment to helping the organization move forward. Join a collaborative, ideas-driven group where expertise is shared, better ways of working are encouraged and your contributions will help strengthen the Claims organization for what comes next. The Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant is a full life cycle recruiter and individual contributor who will support the Claims business unit. Recognized as a subject matter expert in recruitment, this professional manages all phases of the recruitment process—from developing sourcing strategies and identifying candidates to extending and negotiating offers—while partnering closely with both the business and HR business partners. Their strong sourcing and consultative skills enable them to effectively fill positions at all levels, including officer roles, within the assigned region or business units.

Requirements

• Solid recruitment/sourcing expertise uses best practices, techniques, and technology.
• Ability to influence employment decisions of prospects and candidates.
• Ability to assess applicant/candidate quality, skills and fit to identify best talent for the position(s).
• Solid knowledge of the business and operations for business unit(s) supported.
• Ability to understand the talent needs of hiring managers awareness of the organizations talent strategy.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to deal with and resolve ambiguous, confidential and sensitive situations
• Strong communication and consulting skills.
• Customer service focus.
• Proactively develops relationships both across areas of business and candidates.
• Ability to source and assess candidates with highly specialized technical skill sets.
• Bachelors degree, in a related discipline, or equivalent.
• Typically a minimum of seven years recruiting experience in either a corporate or agency setting.

Nice To Haves

• Commercial Insurance experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Creates and executes the recruiting strategy and recruiting operations for a business unit(s) and/ or region.
• Owns the end to end recruitment process and coordinates directly with the hiring manager, HR business partner, and recruiting coordinator to ensure recruiting objectives remain on track.
• Develops sourcing strategies to support assigned business unit(s).
• Identifies and assesses candidates, conducts pre-screens, interviews and obtains feedback from management and candidates.
• Assists in the training and development of Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant(s) sharing insights to guiding principles and best practice approaches.
• Manages assigned recruiting projects including process changes.
• Develops a database of high potential, passive candidates through pipelining efforts and relationship recruiting.
• Partners with hiring managers and HR business partners to develop strategic offer recommendations, and leads the offer extension and negotiation process to secure top talent.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring vendor relationships and makes vendor recommendations to management as needed.
• Prepares and submits staffing activity and analysis as well as other reports for management.
• Stays current on hiring trends, competitor information and employment market conditions.

Benefits

• CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior