Recruiting Consultant
We are thrilled to announce that we're adding a dynamic Recruiting Consultant to our team! You’ll get to join a highly experienced crew that genuinely loves what they do and the amazing people they work with. We are experiencing generational growth and record hiring volume at Southern Company. You will get to be part of the team that is shaping the future of the energy industry. You will predominantly be recruiting for Engineering/Technical type talent.
Our recruiting teams boast impressively low turnover rates, and we are deeply committed to investing in their professional growth. We provide ample opportunities for you to flourish as a recruiter and HR professional.
Join us and become part of a Fortune 160 powerhouse with a brand that's instantly recognizable. If you're driven by passion and excellence, Southern Company is the place for you!
This is a hybrid role, requiring 4 days in the office and can be located in either Atlanta or Birmingham.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Maintain ownership of the full-life cycle recruitment process and hiring expectations.
- Build strong relationships with the various business unit clients to ensure the ability to influence, guide and drive the recruiting process.
- Work closely with Hiring Managers and HR partners to meet hiring needs and ensure that hiring is consistent with business goals
- Leverage sourcing chancel to increase candidate flow and develop strategic solutions that will attract and acquire high quality candidates.
- Advance and execute against creative sourcing techniques for p; techniques include direct sourcing, internet recruiting, networking, utilization of external research, etc.
- Evaluate sourcing quality and effectiveness after each hiring activity, and re-evaluate sourcing plans as necessary
- Utilize data, insight, and effective communication techniques to proactively keep others informed, appropriately contributing ideas and recommendations in a timely manner
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of full lifecycle recruiting experience required
- Experience recruiting exempt-level, technical talent is preferred
- Recruiting experience with demonstrated knowledge of strategic sourcing strategies including direct sourcing and selection techniques
- Excellent consultative, strategic thinking, problem solving, influential and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to engage, consult and partner with both external and internal clients.
- Experience working with computer-based tracking systems.
- Proven experience and success recruiting hard-to-fill, unique positions.
- Online database mining for candidate leads and sourcing.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge in full-life cycle recruiting components, including but not limited to, sourcing, internet applicants, social networking, legal/compliance, wage and salary trends, and relationship management.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate strong business relationships with hiring managers and HR partners in the development of strategies, leveraging market intelligence and best practices.
- Ability to determine a candidate's viability for a position based on their work experiences, behavioral attributes, and overall fit for the organization.
- Ability to effectively manage the offer process, including providing salary recommendations, handling offer negotiations, and closing the deal.
- Ability to develop diverse candidate pools through appropriate sourcing strategies and effective deployment.
- Strong project management experience.
- Effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to properly interface with all levels within the company.
- Solid and highly effective candidate sourcing and screening ability, including utilization of internet search tools and techniques.
- Strong marketing, selling and negotiation skills.
Behavioral Attributes
- Demonstrated passion and "sales" approach to recruiting.
- Customer focused.
- Self-directed with strong initiative.
- Detail oriented.
- Flexible, open to change, and adaptable.
- Respectfully and appropriately challenges the status quo.
About Southern Company
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf. Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
What We Do
Southern Company Services, Inc., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the shared services division of Southern Company.
