Talent Programs Specialist

Obsidian Security was founded in 2017 to solve the unaddressed blindspot of SaaS Security. SaaS applications provide the tools employees need to succeed and hold the business’ most critical information. If those tools become unavailable or that data is jeopardized, there is a detrimental impact on the organization. 

Obsidian proudly offers the industry's most comprehensive and powerful SaaS defense solution. We are committed to solving the challenge of SaaS Security for our customers as efficiently and effectively as possible.

We’re a passionate team optimizing for impact by solving some of the biggest challenges in cybersecurity today. We listen closely to our customers, iterate quickly, and (over) deliver to delight them. Working at Obsidian means contributing to an industry-leading cybersecurity product in an environment where customer satisfaction, privacy, and data ethics are paramount.

Obsidian Security  is looking for a Talent Programs Manager to develop programs to attract, retain, and grow employees within an organization.  Focused on early career talent, this hire will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic approach to university recruiting and partnerships for future talent pipelining. This hire will also be responsible for Obsidian’s employer brand and additional Talent Acquisition operations. Specific duties include: 

University Partnerships (30%):

• Identify and establish strategic partnerships with top universities, colleges, technical schools, and industry organizations. Develop a long-term relationship with external stakeholders eg career services, faculty, and student organizations.
• Organize and participate in career fairs, networking events, and guest lecture opportunities to engage with student and faculty
• Define KPIs (hiring trends, candidate conversion rates, and overall recruitment effectiveness) to measure the success of university hiring programs and partnerships

Early Career/Internship Programs (30%):

• Manager internship/co-op and graduate hiring to build a strong early-career talent pipeline
• Design and oversee the summer internship program, ensuring intern development, fun/positive experience, and conversion to full time hires
• Work with hiring managers to forecast and identify entry-level and internship hiring within the organization
• Develop standardized assessment and selection processes for interns and recent graduates
• Partner with the People organization to develop L&D programs for early career hires, including training curriculum, mentorship programs, rotational programs.

Employer Branding & Engagement (30%):

• Lead initiatives to strengthen Obsidian’s employer brand, creating and maintaining content that engages with candidates on Obsidian’s career site, social media channels, and university campuses
• Develop digital and in-person engagement functions, including virtual career events, hackathons, case competitions.
• Partner with Marketing to ideate and develop content messaging, including articles, videos, podcasts, employee testimonials, and other media to engage with candidate audiences

Talent Operations (10%):

• Implement tool and technologies to streamline recruitment, interview scheduling, and candidate engagement
• Use tools available to pull data/metrics to measure recruiting performance and advise on actionable insights for leadership
• Partner with the People organization to develop an onboarding program and ensure smooth onboarding of new hires.
• Own the Employee Referral Program; communicate and promote program updates to our employee base, track the performance of the program, partner with payroll for bonus payout.

REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition,  university recruiting, and employer branding.
• Proven track-record in developing and managing university partnerships and early-career hiring programs
• Strong understanding of campus recruitment best practices and candidate engagement strategies
• Innovative thinker with expertise in employer branding and engagement using digital marketing, social media strategies, and content creation.
• Knowledgeable of diversity & inclusion from an employer branding perspective and understanding of inclusivity in hiring
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to assess hiring trends and optimize recruitment strategies
• Excellent communication, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills

Employee Benefits

Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees' well-being, both at work and at home.  Our US based employees enjoy:

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