Principal Talent Acquisition Partner, Science

As part of the Talent Acquisition Team, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will be a business partner to hiring managers and business leaders to acquire talent and manage the full recruitment lifecycle.

The Talent Acquisition team is client-facing and dedicated by business vertical.  As a member of this team, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will execute sourcing strategies necessary to build a qualified and diverse candidate pool.  While partnering with Hiring Managers, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will take the lead to outline steps to operationalize and manage the full recruitment lifecycle of assigned requisitions. The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will represent PerkinElmer to attract, assess, and hire qualified candidates.  Principal Talent Acquisition Partners, as well as all Talent Acquisition Team Members, will raise up attractiveness issues to the Talent Acquisition Leadership Team to ensure quality hiring.

In addition to day to day recruitment efforts, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner represents Talent Acquisition & Human Resources on various committees and workgroups responsible for decisions on recruitment tools and strategies that impact the company.  S/he recommends decisions/changes on recruitment resources and strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner serves as the point of contact for Hiring Managers, Key Stakeholders and Candidates throughout the hiring process. The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will:

• Serve as an HR Business Partner with an expertise in Talent Acquisition
• Consult with TA Leadership on project scope and resources required
• Develop and implement effective talent strategies
• Provide counsel to Hiring Managers during Talent Strategy Discussions, and during the recruitment lifecycle, of changing market conditions
• In times of heavy recruitment volume, work with senior leadership to prioritize recruitment needs
• Manage and drive the recruiting lifecycle: source, assess candidates via telephone interview, manage the interview process, debrief with hiring teams during the selection process, check references, and negotiate offers
• Establish and maintain solid working relationships with hiring managers
• Assist managers with hiring decisions and negotiations
• Ensure internal and external market equity
• Provide recommendations on Outreach events and Recruitment tools; participate in various recruitment related events relative to Workforce Development, University Relations and Diversity & Inclusion
• Raise up attractiveness issues to Hiring Managers, HR Partner, and Talent Acquisition Leadership Team
• Assists with reporting on staffing when needed
• Other duties as assigned

DIVERSIFYING PERKINELMER:

• Commit to understanding the Diversity & Inclusion Strategy once defined
• Build a strong, diverse candidate pipeline, including leveraging external partnerships and reaching out to passive candidates to provide exposure to PerkinElmer and job opportunities.
• Support the development and execution of diversity related projects
• Manage diversity recruiting job fair(s) strategy, including handling logistics & identifying applicable job openings, and tracking results.
• Determine Diversity & Inclusion recruiting effectiveness though reporting and data analytics.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree or 6+ years of work experience in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition &/or Marketing
• 6+ years of Recruiting experience in a corporate or agency environment

COMPETENCIES, ABILITIES and SKILLS:

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES:

• Articulate, both written and oral
• Resilient
• Versatile; ability to adapt to change
• Professionally Persistent
• Attentive Listening; be present to non-verbal cues, reiterate and clarify
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Courage to provide counsel to hiring managers, hiring teams, senior business leaders, and key stakeholders
• Teamwork; values others, communicates ideas, operates with kindness
• Commercial Awareness; staying up-to-date with your business, industry & marketing standards
• Leadership: Leading industry commercial awareness & advisory, team lead for Core and Senior Talent Acquisition Partners

EXPECTED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Understanding of Employment Laws; comfort communicating with clients and take lead in team training
• Successful setting a talent strategy for difficult to fill roles; present to hiring teams and senior leaders
• Experience participating in behaviorally-based interview techniques: strong candidate assessment skills, able to train clients on BBI
• Experience participating in Community Outreach; demonstrated success building diverse applicant pipelines
• Motivated by candidate & customer experience
• Ability to partner with leadership at all levels; key stakeholder management
• Ability to work independently, proactively with sense of urgency
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Sharp business acumen and political savvy
• Experience with, or understanding of, a matrixed organization
• Experience with Workday HCM and Workday Recruiting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience using Workday HCM and Workday Recruiting, Applicant Tracking System.