Associate - Talent Acquisition Partner

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The Colleague Experience Group (CEG), formerly known as Human Resources, seeks to provide a great colleague experience every day. The Global Talent Acquisition function is going through a strategic recruitment transformation, deploying robotics & process automation tools and modernizing recruitment infrastructure to focus on talent priorities and improve end-to-end process experience.
Global Talent Acquisition is looking for aRecruiter - Technology, Risk, Digital & Analytics Hiringto join our team, and lead recruiting priorities and end to end recruitment service delivery. The candidate will be responsible for executing the end-to-end hiring process, while ensuring outstanding Candidate and Hiring Leader experience. They will source, screen, assess, interview, and lead the offer process in order to acquire the best quality candidates effectively and efficiently. They will ensure the team is efficiently presenting high quality candidates. They will be talent champion who can actively stay connected to pipeline of candidates, maintain long-term candidate relationships, and energetically discuss the career opportunities within American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Being close to the marketplace through benchmarking and networking, this person will analyze both recruitment and business trends to provide the best solutions in finding top talent. Market insights will allow this person to make recommendations on staffing processes, industry practices, building talent pipelines and sourcing prospects. This person will strengthen relationship with business leaders by being proactive in recruiting in key areas of our business and driving top diverse talent into hires.
Key Responsibilities:

Handle end to end recruitment activities - starting from job posting, talent sourcing, prescreening, assessment, interview, offer management and onboarding process for the assigned hiring requisition alongside ensuring best in class candidate and Hiring Leader experience
Handle stakeholder relationships and drive the recruitment processes, which includes talent branding, sourcing strategies and overall recruitment related responsibilities
Understand business, hiring leaders' needs and delivering value by crafting right solutions
Execute sourcing strategy and talent pipelining for hiring across all levels to source top talent through social media, job boards, Internet sourcing, and Employee Referral Program & Internal job posts
Build proactive talent pipeline for critical upcoming positions
Drive outstanding recruitment brand, marketing and social media strategy for the region in partnership with in-house functional specialists
Collaborate with the Recruitment Operations team to ensure process compliance, risk management to deliver a more coordinated and seamless approach to recruitment service delivery
Collaborate with other team members to gain insight into business talent needs and stay current on regional standard methodologies and issues
Provides recruitment support for senior level roles
Provides guidance to Hiring Leaders regarding available skills / talent in the market/competition and salary offers
Ensure ATS information is up to date and aligned with regional regulations
Act as a recruiting SME to prioritize both local and global needs
Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine tuning standard processes for recruiting that fits Amex's brand values
Driven to contribute for success of broader talent acquisition priorities which may include but not be limited to; participation in industry events, travel within and outside primary work location for campus or any other recruitment activities and recommending data insight backed strategies for establishing stronger business unit partnerships

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
5+ years of recruitment experience in fast paced global recruitment environment handling end to end recruitment activities which includes talent branding, sourcing strategies, selection process, candidate experience, data management and all the related responsibilities
Prior experience in developing and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, hiring managers including HR contact
Experience in Taleo ATS and other new world recruitment tools, technologies and platforms to improve process efficiencies
Experience in product engineering, Computer Software, Internet/Ecommerce, Banking & Financial services and Fintech sectors
Outstanding assessment and interviewing skills; strong command of assessment and selection methodologies, instruments, and processes
In-depth knowledge of the recruiting landscape with ability to produce external trends, market intelligence and industry insights
Proven ability to listen, understand, convey, and relate ideas, concepts and issues clearly and confidently through all channels while having an awareness of environmental cues.
Worked in a team environment that emphasized group contributions
Ability to build and sustain trust while demonstrating partnerships across levels.
Ability to execute multiple projects/tasks at the same time under strict timelines
Ability to interact with people at all levels of an organization and to develop strong business relationships

Preferred Qualifications
Excellent communication, collaboration, influencing, and problem-solving skills
Driving of process optimization and continuous improvement (e.g. onboarding)
Strategic outlook and ability to lead change and innovation
Strong influencing skills and ability to work across multiple levels of an organization
Ability to make logical decisions in a sophisticated environment
Able to adapt own approach and style to the situation
Coachable Team Member

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
Competitive base salaries 
Bonus incentives 
Support for financial-well-being and retirement 
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) 
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
Career development and training opportunities

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Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.