As an Associate - Recruiting in Commercial Investment Banking, you will play a critical role in promoting the employee experience, shaping the firm’s culture, and building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end recruiting process, create and implement recruiting strategies
- Provide guidance to hiring managers on recruiting processes, controls and policies, Provide meaningful market data in support of client needs
- Source and pipeline qualified candidates through a wide variety of channels
- Evaluate, interview and present qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicit feedback on candidates to refine recruiting strategy as applicable
- Partner with senior management, HR colleagues, and finance to anticipate upcoming needs and strategize pipelines
- Proactively share innovative solutions to add value, anticipate needs, and streamline the process for the client
- Demonstrate expert level of understanding of recruiting needs by participating in client meetings, being aware of changes within the business, acting as a subject matter expert for areas of recruiting responsibility as well as managing hiring manager/candidate expectations
- Provide a positive candidate experience with frequent and timely communication throughout the recruitment process; share manager feedback and appropriately disposition all candidates
- Educate candidates on the career growth potential, benefits, compensation philosophy and many advantages of employment, selling both the firm and the opportunity
- Conduct appropriate compensation expectation conversations with both hiring managers and candidates to ensure closure of offers
- Take ownership of the Affirmative Action Plan; understand diversity goals and provide education to hiring managers in order to ensure and present a diverse candidate slate
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Experience with full life cycle recruiting in a fast paced corporate environment or retained firm focused on financial service
- Strong project management experience with ability to manage complex assignments and multiple searches while delivering the highest level of client service
- Exceptional judgement and problem-solving skills
- Interpersonally effective and comfortable interacting with employees at all levels
- Innovative, creative and results oriented
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment of change, challenge and multiple deadlines and priorities
- Strong executive presence with instant credibility and gravitas, good thinker "on your feet"