Talent Acquisition Specialist

American Bureau of Shipping • Spring, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a member of the ABS Global Talent Acquisition (TA) team. Our TA team is a Center of Excellence (COE) that supports the hiring efforts of three wholly owned ABS organizations. These organizations operate in 61 countries and have approximately 7,000 team members. This opportunity provides a professional work environment, work-life balance, and a competitive compensation and benefits package. The position also provides the recruiting professional with the tools, resources, and support needed to be successful in a collaborative and respectful environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• At least four (4) years of recruiting experience is preferred.
• Solid experience using common tools to source passive candidates, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and similar platforms.
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (Oracle Recruiting Cloud - ORC preferred).
• Experience managing up to 25 requisitions simultaneously in a corporate environment is preferred.
• Experience sourcing passive candidates to fill difficult-to-fill roles.
• Comfortable utilizing AI tools to assist with sourcing and interviewing candidates.
• Ability to work with team members in a respectful and professional manner.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment where respect for others is expected.
• Ability to travel, on occasion and with notice, in support of recruiting events.
• Skilled at engaging with all levels of management, including executive leadership, in a professional manner.
• Ability to provide feedback and direction tactfully and diplomatically to Hiring Managers when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of employment law related to recruiting and staffing.
• Exposure to recruiting metrics including Time to Fill, Time to Hire, and Days Open.
• Experience with government hiring requirements including ITAR and security clearances.

Responsibilities

• Primarily support hiring needs within the United States and occasionally Canada.
• Leverage recruiting experience to support hiring across Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Operations, Business Development (BD), Financial Services, and Cybersecurity.
• Proactively create staffing strategies and identify alternative methods for attracting candidates to assigned open positions.
• Work professionally with other HR team members, including Recruiters, Coordinators, HR Business Partners, Compensation, and various levels of HR management.
• Report weekly on assigned openings through standardized reporting and live sessions with members of management and Human Resources.
• Manage assigned openings from the requisition creation stage through offer creation and acceptance. All functions are performed digitally within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Operate as a talent acquisition partner to assigned departments and take the initiative to learn the business and how talent acquisition impacts operations.
• Partner, on occasion, with College Recruiting to help attract recent college graduates and interns.
• Travel, on occasion, to events including college recruiting and industry career fairs.

Benefits

• medical insurance (PPO and HD)
• dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• life insurance
• accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• disability leave programs
• parental leave program
• paid holidays
• paid vacation time
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• 401K plan with a generous company match

What This Job Offers

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