AdressSaab UK is a British company that is part of Saab Group’s global high-technology operations. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space and civil security. In the UK we bring together the best of Swedish and British innovation and engineering to provide our customers with products and solutions that push boundaries for what is considered technically possible. Our mission is to help our customers to keep people and society safe.
Our Saab UK business is going through a period of rapid growth, this means that we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK Ltd combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Across the country we have seven principle sites which focus on software engineering, underwater robotics, training services and radars. Globally we number over 19,000 employees and have operations on all continents. Technologically we are leaders in many areas, and we reinvest a high proportion of our earnings in internal research and development. We collaborate with colleagues around the world who all share our challenge – to make the world a safer place.
Saab is a company with opportunities, a company where we see diversity as an asset and where you have both considerable responsibility as well as good opportunities for advancing in your career. Additionally, Saab is a company that respects each person’s needs for a rewarding life beyond work.
About the job
Our fast-growing team is looking for an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our global team in the UK on a fixed term, matenity cover basis. The role will identify, attract and shortlist candidates for all recruitment efforts, supporting Saab UK continued growth throughout every business unit. The successful candidate will provide a first-class service to all candidates and hiring managers across each business unit and provide daily support within recruitment.
Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Work closely with hiring managers accross each business unit to fulfil all recruitments and recruitment campaigns
- Manage our recruitment channels
- Sourcing and reaching out to qualified candidates for current open and future roles
- Serving as a go-between for candidates and hiring managers
- Coordinating the hiring process end-to-end
- Build and report on quarterly and annual hiring plans
- Create and publish job ads
- Network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
- Collaborate with hiring managers to set qualification criteria for future employees
- Screen CV's and job applications, Conduct phone screens to create shortlists of applicants
- Interview candidates in-person for a wide range of roles (junior, senior and executive)
- Track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire
- Design, distribute and measure the results of candidate experience surveys
- Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods
- Host and participate in job fairs to expose the employer branding
- Maintain a database of potential candidates for future job openings
- Register all the process and steps in Workday
Experience/Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience as an IT recruiter and as a Head Hunter
- Experience working for Technology, Software Development or similar business
- Experience working with key stakeholders
- Workday experience
Desirable
- Manage the code test, or any technical assessments, review and feedback process.
- Good knowledge of UK employment law with a pragmatic and common sense approach
- Up-to-date in-depth knowledge of general HR policies and procedures and good practice
- Outstanding knowledge of MS office
- Excellent interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to prioritise and multi-task
