Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.

For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks.

People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected.

We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.

Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.

Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.

We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

Position Summary, Job Requirements & Responsibilities

What We’re Looking For :

Iridium is looking for a dynamic Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner to join our Human Resources team. The Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner is responsible for identifying and autonomously implementing ideas and solutions to create more value for the team.

This role will partner with our managers and leadership to creatively source open positions, while also advising on various steps of the recruiting process and successfully and expeditiously finding qualified candidates.

The Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner will also develop, research, and identify prospective talent, creating a pipeline of potential future candidates.

If you are a highly motivated individual, with the ability to build relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and various industry resources, and you possess a strong drive to recruit top talent, this position may be a great opportunity for you!

What You’ll Do :

• Act as a partner to hiring managers in regard to their current and upcoming job openings; advise managers throughout the recruiting process including setting expectations, providing effective and timely updates and sharing candidate feedback
• Collaborate with hiring managers to create candidate screening and interview questions for open positions
• Responsible for full cycle recruiting including initial sourcing and screening of candidates, conducting phone interviews, and coordinating hiring manager and panel interviews
• Establish and foster relationships with both active and passive candidates, through networking
• Develop and implement initiatives to recruit top talent by leveraging social media, direct sourcing, internet sourcing, various online job boards, company careers page(s), resume database searching, networking, etc.
• Promote Iridium as a great place to work and provide a great candidate experience throughout the entire talent acquisition process
• Proactively research industry, product and geographical trends in talent acquisition and recommends new ideas and methods for active and passive candidate recruiting
• Mentor other talent acquisition business partners
• Manage career fairs, industry related staffing events and diversity outreach efforts

Experience & Education Requirements / EEO

What You’ll Need to Succeed :

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing or related field OR equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree
• 8+ years’ experience in full-cycle recruiting, preferably with a strong focus on Engineering and Technical recruiting
• Proven track record of aggressively meeting or exceeding sourcing objectives to fill positions
• Proven success in sourcing and pipelining passive candidates, especially in highly sought after and niche skillsets
• Proven track record of building and developing partnerships with hiring managers and stakeholders and senior leadership
• Strong background with web-based recruiting tools, including applicant tracking systems, social media, and job boards
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and / or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
• Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
• Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
• Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table :

• Previous experience working with an Applicant Tracking System, preferably iCIMS
• Previous experience with behavioral and cognitive assessment tools is highly desired; specific experience with Predictive Index is a plus

We’ll also need you to :

Ability to travel as needed (approximately 10% of time)

Work Environment :

This position primarily works in the company office or in a home office. The position is largely sedentary with the majority of the position sitting in a chair and working with a computer.

The role uses basic office equipment including a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran.

EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability and other protected categories.