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Senior Executive Recruitment Specialist
2 years ago
Job Title:
Senior Executive Recruitment SpecialistRequisition ID:
R006724Job Description:
Job Title: Senior Executive Recruitment Specialist, EMEA (temporary 6 month contract)
Reporting To: Senior Director
Department: Executive Recruitment Practice, AB
Location: WfH/Wardour Street, Soho, London, UK
Your Platform
Activision Blizzard King plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB .
Your Mission
As a Senior Executive Recruitment Specialist you will be responsible for supporting our Executive Search Practice in EMEA with search administration, organization, support, and most importantly research and sourcing new executive talent to our organization, in addition to ad hoc coordination tasks. You will play a key role in driving thoughtful, strategic, and thorough executive recruiting processes. An important team member and collaborator, you will support our Principal Recruiters in the successful recruitment of senior executives to our growing company. Mainly responsible for the candidate experience, you will work hand-in-hand with our executive practice team, senior executives of the company, and their executive assistants to facilitate preparation and preparedness prior to interviews and expedient and thoughtful feedback after interviews. Further, as a key member of a dynamic and fast-paced team, you will be leaned upon for help in creating thorough candidate reports, scorecards and analyses for use throughout the interview and selection process.
We work within an innovative and evolving environment that thrives on progress, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Utilizing knowledge of multiple recruiting sources and advanced sourcing techniques to identify candidates
- Sourcing passive candidates through referrals, networking, internet searches, etc.
- Maintaining accurate and thorough documentation within the company's candidate database
- Serving as a team player, being highly collaborative, and partnering with the Recruiting Principal to provide a positive and seamless client and candidate experience
- Interacting with internal stakeholders, including working with Hiring Managers and HR partners, taking new requirements, reviewing candidate profiles and updating candidate pipeline progress
- Anticipating needs of stakeholders, staying one step ahead of the game, and providing the best support possible
- Assisting in executive recruitment by creating thoughtful, compelling position descriptions, assembling comprehensive candidate reports for executive interviewers, and reviewing and posting executive position requisitions and acquiring approvals
- Coordinating all interview logistics, including scheduling and video/in-person/phone interviews.
- Providing an exceptional candidate and client experience, acting as a true ambassador for Activision Blizzard King and our growing company
- Serving as a proactive problem solver who can anticipate needs of senior executives and candidates and can serve as a home base for all logistics and details
- Providing continued support to the Executive Search team, including creating offer letters and new hire comp generation with HR, legal, comp, benefits and mobility/relocation partners
- Tracking and processing search firm invoices
Candidate Profile
- Creative research approach and capabilities, including creative approaches to data gathering and analysis
- Results-oriented mindset; not scared by stretch goals
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimal supervision, yet able to take direction when given
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, make decisions, and change course of action quickly
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- A proactive, service-focused attitude
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and interface with individuals at all levels, both inside and outside the organization
- Experience working within a fast-paced and dynamic technology or media company is a plus
- A work and academic history of achievement and continuous growth and learning
- Desire for career growth and for learning the central and important function of recruiting within a Fortune 500 company
- Exceptional organizational and detail-oriented skills with track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Exceptional professional written and verbal communication skills; skilled presenter and effective communicator
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and interface with individuals at all levels, both inside and outside the organization
- Strong initiative. Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimal supervision
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, make decisions, and change course of action quickly
- Proficient knowledge in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Adobe, knowledge of ATS and CRM systems a plus
“Extra Game Points”
- Interest in pursuing a career in HR/Recruitment
- Passion for video games
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty ®, World of Warcraft® , Overwatch ®, Diablo ®, Candy Crush ™ and Bubble Witch ™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Activision Blizzard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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