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Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - 6 month fixed term contract
Overview:
Skillsoft is seeking a highly skilled Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team and help us find the right people for the right roles. The ideal candidate will have experience in recruitment and/or human resources, along with deep knowledge of the screening, interviewing, and hiring processes. We’re seeking someone who’s passionate about learning, discovering untapped talent and driving company growth.
As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be responsible for stakeholder management, sourcing and screening candidates, and providing a positive leader and candidate experience. You will have the opportunity to collaborate across teams and business units and make a positive impact on the company’s goals.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for partnering effectively with hiring managers and other stakeholders to drive a world class approach to recruiting top talent in a competitive market
- Manage time and calendar to ensure hiring leaders and candidates are communicated in a clear concise manner
- Stay informed of industry trends to help resolve specific market challenges
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of job specifications and requirements
- Implement sourcing strategies that deliver a qualified candidate pool in a timely fashion
- Provide a positive candidate experience and represent Skillsoft with the utmost integrity
- Maintain all administrative processes are completed in a timely and accurate manner including applicant tracking requirements
- Ensure compliance guidelines are followed and documented
Here’s What We Are Searching For:
Skills Required:
- Proficient in Greenhouse ATS and MS Office Suite
- Advanced knowledge of database management, sourcing strategies, and calendar management
- Robust organizational and follow-up skills, with a strong attention to detail
Qualification Requirements
- 7+ years of talent acquisition/recruiting experience with a Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills and the ability to support all levels of leadership with the ability to work in a highly matrixed agile environment
- Proven success in conducting discovery calls, sourcing, and screening candidates
- Highly motivated and self-directed with the ability to be accountable for results
- Ability to take direction and feedback in a small team environment and operate with a strong sense of urgency
- Location: Ireland – Remote
Desirable Requirements
- Hands-on Workday experience
- Experience with LinkedIn and LinkedIn Recruiter for niche sourcing
- Sales recruiting experience
Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.
Skillsoft is partner to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.
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NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Skillsoft does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Skillsoft employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Skillsoft Employment Agency Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Skillsoft is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
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What We Do
Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is a global leader in corporate digital learning, focused on transforming today’s workforce for tomorrow’s economy. The Company provides enterprise learning solutions designed to prepare organizations for the future of work, overcome critical skill gaps, drive demonstrable behavior change, and unlock the potential in their people. Skillsoft offers a comprehensive suite of premium, original, and authorized partner content, including one of the broadest and deepest libraries of leadership & business skills, technology & developer, and compliance curricula. With access to a broad spectrum of learning options (including video, audio, books, bootcamps, live events, and practice labs), organizations can meaningfully increase learner engagement and retention. Skillsoft’s offerings are delivered through Percipio, its award-winning, AI-driven, immersive learning platform purpose built to make learning easier, more accessible, and more effective. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com. Skillsoft provides a comprehensive selection of cloud-based corporate learning content, including courses, videos, books, and other resources on Leadership Development, Business Skills, Digital Transformation, Technology & Developer, and Compliance. Percipio’s intuitive design engages modern learners and its consumer-led experience assists in accelerating learning.
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We are all about “Making Work Matter” and strongly believe in the life changing impact of learning. Our team is passionately focused on helping people achieve their fullest potential through learning and development. We are always looking for game changers wanting to make an incredible impact within a purpose driven environment.
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