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Technical Recruiting Manager

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Technical Recruiting Manager

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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a passionate and experienced technical recruiting manager with strong sourcing and account management skills to help lead a small team. As a member of the tech recruiting team, your role will focus not only on hiring our top technical talent (Software and Server Engineers, Data Engineers, Program and Product Managers, etc), but also collaborating closely with tech leaders, managing and developing other recruiters and leading and driving performance management and reporting. You will own recruiting strategy, identify and recommend process improvements, and partner with team members in the execution of these critical components of talent acquisition. You’ll be able to successfully manage, prioritize and close searches against a tight timeline while working closely with tech leaders to help influence Blizzard’s efforts towards attracting and hiring hard to find technical talent.

Covid-19 Hiring Update:

We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and we’re continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a small team of recruiters, focusing on performance excellence and individual development
• Partner closely with hiring teams and leaders to build and execute effective sourcing, assessment, and closing of highly qualified candidates
• Must be able to uniquely source passive candidates
• Comfortable leveraging data to influence hiring at all levels
• Partner effectively with recruiting team peers and cross-functional partners (sourcing, compensation, HR, systems and operations teams, etc.)
• Build and maintain network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management

Year One Success

• Solid understanding of the Company and its business, industry, culture and key stakeholders
• Develop in depth understanding of TA policies, tools and processes
• Build strong relationships and trust with clients, team members and business partners
• Leverage tools/data to help inform business of hiring progress, as well as industry and market trends

Requirements

• A minimum of 2+ years’ formally leading/managing a tech recruiting team while holding 5-10 requisitions
• 7+ years of hands-on full cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably in-house at a high-tech or gaming company
• Comfortable connecting with, and presenting to people of all levels
• Solid multi-tasking and prioritization skills
• Able to work autonomously and with discretion
• Easily manage through ambiguity, shifting between priorities and projects seamlessly
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to negotiate and navigate internal and external audiences

Advantages

• Passion for gaming
• World-class passive sourcing skills
• Experience using Workday Recruit and Eightfold

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to our employees. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to champion an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences...ever. Join us!