Global Specialist Recruiter

Join Kearney as a Global Specialist Recruiter

About Kearney

As one of the original firms, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that consulting is a people business. A global partnership in more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We’re individuals with different passions and strengths who take as much joy in the work we do as from those we work with.

About the role

The Global Specialist Recruiter will be primarily responsible for hiring qualified candidates for specialist positions at the Intern, Analyst, Associate, Manager, Senior Manager and Director level. The Recruiting teams at Kearney are highly collaborative, and the Global Specialist Recruiter may also take on senior hire or consulting recruitment efforts based on individual capacity, personal interest and business needs. Flexibility and agility to support varying priorities as well as a desire to grow and develop is key.

Planning, Organizing and Execution:

• Partner with Specialist Practice leadership to develop sourcing strategies to identify top talent for multiple specialist businesses across the region.
• Screen, interview and manage candidates throughout recruitment process with a focus on providing outstanding candidate experience
• Proactively build and nurture candidate pipelines, providing guidance to recruiting support teams as needed to ensure a steady flow of qualified talent.
• Cultivate relationships with key universities and schools for relevant talent; travel to campuses for key events as needed
• Contribute to the execution of our Diversity and Inclusion Recruiting strategy, ensuring goals and objectives are met
• Manage interview logistics, candidate travel (as needed), debrief scheduling and offer paperwork extension, in collaboration with the reginal recruiting and other support teams as needed
• Develop offers in line with Kearney guidelines and candidate expectations and play an active role in offer negotiation and close
• Maintain employee referral pipeline
• Track, monitor and report on recruiting statistics and results
• Contribute to building the Kearney employment brand, CVP, and knowledge about the specialty practices
• Stay on top of market and competitive trends
• Assist Recruiting Manager(s) with other recruiting efforts, such as Senior, Campus and/or Corporate, as well as support broader HR efforts as needed

Relationship Development:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients and senior stakeholders
• Build relationships with candidates throughout the recruitment process
• Liaise with external recruiting firms as needed and develop list of go-to contacts
• Develop and maintain relationships with Diversity partner organizations

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 6 - 8 years of work experience in recruiting, including sourcing candidates, candidate and client relationships management, and offer extensions and negotiations
• Experience in sourcing candidates through creative methods - including research, LinkedIn, networking, alumni cultivation, referrals and job postings
• Bilingual (English/German/French) candidates strongly preferred
• Strong organizational, analytical and communication skills
• Stellar interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Motivated team player
• Ability to work independently on self-directed basis
• Able to manage competing demands, while maintaining adaptability and flexibility
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking system and virtual interviewing platform is a plus
• Some travel may be required