Candidate Engagement Specialist

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role And Responsibilities

The Candidate Engagement Specialist or Recruitment Specialist (CES/RS) is responsible for candidate generation primarily through direct sourcing and research to attract both passive and active candidates. The CES/RS may manage an individual requisition load, participating in discovery intake to offer negotiation or form part of a sourcing team, supplying qualified candidates for requisitions managed by the IBM Talent Acquisition Partners. The CES/RS will help define, develop, plan and implement recruiting strategies utilizing their market knowledge. They will act as the first point of contact for candidates and will be able to sell the client’s EVP and talk knowledgeably about the company, industry and role opportunity.

Participates in the role discovery meeting with Hiring Manager and agrees delivery expectations, timelines and sourcing strategies

• Consults with the Talent Acquisition Partner on the role requirements and sector/market talent supply considerations which may impact delivery
• Develops comprehensive, innovative sourcing strategies including passive candidate outreach channels, recruitment marketing plans and talent pool mining.
• Drives innovative programs, events, campaigns and networking channels to build referrals and candidate pipeline
• Conducts or orchestrates projects as required including email marketing, competitor organizational chart mapping, mapping target companies and professional and alumni associations, social media, cold calling, and social activities
• Use screening and selection criteria to identify qualified candidates and determine the relevant strength of the candidates in the pool
• Acts as a brand ambassador to engage passive candidates and develop and retain their interest in the client’s company
• Sources, screens, and submits candidate short-lists to the Talent Acquisition Partners.
• Keeps systems accurately updated as required.
• Prioritizes workload based on sourcing effort required in order to meet weekly/monthly/quarterly production goals and revenue targets as set by management team
• Contributes, through excellent delivery, to high client satisfaction levels with the service to promote positive NPS scores, references and case studies from the account
  
  

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• At least 2 years of recruitment experience for the Japanese market, with sourcing expertise in either an in-house, RPO or agency role.
• Good working proficiency in computer skills and MS Office.
• Native Japanese proficiency and fluency in English
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience of sourcing for IT roles