Talent Acquisition Specialist

IMI plc

We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science and Fluid Control, and Transport.

Climate Control offers hydraulic solutions for water-based heating and cooling systems to achieve a perfect indoor climate with minimal energy consumption. Our leading brands have been used in over 100,000 building projects worldwide and offer products and solutions in three key areas: Pressure maintenance and water quality, regulation, control and actuators, and thermostatic control.

Role Overview

The Talent Acquisition Specialist acts as a central recruitment expert resource and works collaboratively with the Senior HR team members and hiring managers worldwide to support Climate Control in finding the best talent in order to meet current and future strategic challenges. Positions the company as an employer of choice.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the definition and implementation of the IMI Climate Control branding and recruiting strategy.
• Determine the Climate Control unique selling proposition to differentiate from the market and attract candidates that are suitable to our environment.
• Develop close relationships with the Senior HR team and business leaders to understand challenges and future needs and suggest ways to approach the market to find the right qualifications and skillset.
• Build candidates pool using a variety of tools and techniques, including third party job boards, industry events, competitive intelligence, networking, advertising, employee referrals, community outreach and developing relationships with key educational institutions and diversity organisations.
• Define and implement end-to-end candidate hiring processes to ensure a positive experience.
• Perform full life cycle recruiting for allocated specialist and mid to senior roles - including defining the ideal profile, coaching managers/HR on selection and hiring, development of sourcing strategies/advertising, posting job offers, phone and/or video screening to qualify candidates, scheduling/coordinating of interviews with the hiring team, coordination of offers, negotiating compensation and tracking candidate activity.
• Organise and attend job fairs and recruitment events to build a strong candidate pipeline.
• Stay close to market to constantly reassess the need to amend our recruiting strategies, policies, messaging and learn from issues encountered to propose corrective measures to remain competitive.
• Build reports on key metrics of recruitment effectiveness.
• Build best in class Talent Acquisition processes.
• Upon request, participate in the yearly graduates attraction campaign.
• Support Group/sector projects across the HR function as and when required.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree or equivalent in business, human resources or a related field with 4-6 years’ experience in talent acquisition gained in a recruiting agency or as a corporate recruiter in an international environment
• Familiarity with social media, CV databases and professional networks
• Experience with full-cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
• Experience in proactively sourcing candidates
• A keen understanding of the requirements for each role in the company
• Proficiency in documenting processes and keeping up with industry trends
• Excellent and proven interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work across the organisation and with cultural sensitivity
• Ability to operate within a global, fast-moving business and a balance of working both strategically and operationally
• Business fluent English, other European languages would be a strong asset

Leadership Behaviours

• Customer oriented, highly proactive and solutions oriented
• Working well under pressure, engaging at all levels of the organisation both internally and externally.
• Excellent decision-making and execution skills
• High degree of integrity, always prepared to do the right thing
• Energetic, enthusiast with a positive mindset
• Ability to develop strong relationships and foster collaboration
• Demonstrates strategic thinking and problem solving
• Driver of inclusion and diversity