Talent Acquisition Specialist

 

About Us

The FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It’s the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future. But for our people, the FT offers so much more than what we do. FT people come from all kinds of backgrounds and work across a huge range of disciplines and locations, and find an empowering, warm and welcoming culture that values curiosity and rewards inquisitive, ambitious thinking. Those who are willing to unite around our mission and live our values will find plenty to challenge, inspire and interest them. Like the audiences we serve, no two FT people are the same; but together we help our audience be better informed and understand the world around them. It’s a job that’s never mattered more, and a career that can take you anywhere you want to go.

The Role / Position Overview

The Financial Times is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist in our NY office to work across a variety of roles to ensure the FT in the US continues to attract and retain the best talent. This role is responsible for supporting the strategic development and execution of the US recruitment strategy. 

We are a small entrepreneurial, collaborative team and it is important that you have an  “all hands on deck” approach. You are agile, can adapt to change knowing no day is the same, and are eager to take on new challenges. It is important that you are not afraid to proactively recommend solutions, get creative and try new things in order to ensure we attract the best talent. 

Responsibilities:

• Managing the end to end recruitment cycle for all US based roles

• Developing innovative and proactive sourcing strategies that promote DE&I best practice to deliver high quality candidate pipelines

• Effectively building and engaging talent pools/communities through a variety of tools and social media

• Handling the candidate and employer brand via events, blogs and social 

• Reviewing and presenting data and trends to the business

• Attending career fairs and annual conferences

• Lead processes around larger initiatives, strategic projects and programs focused on equipping the business with the tools they need to hire top, diverse talent (e.g. competency based interviewing training, quality of hire etc.)

• Delivering the summer internship program

Internal Stakeholder Management

• Main point of contact for all stakeholders and point of escalation, feeding insights into management and raising key challenges to collaborate on and resolve

• Holding role briefings, interview wash-ups and process debriefs with Hiring Managers 

• Seeking continuous feedback on the suitability of candidates in your pipeline and adapting sourcing plans where necessary 

• Getting to know each team, working with Hiring Managers and the US HR team to understand the skills, competencies, and experiences necessary for success in each role

• Educating Hiring Managers on best practice in hiring including designing and delivering training programmes 

Systems

• Managing roles within the Greenhouse and Workday recruitment systems 

• Proactive headhunting

• Assist with annual affirmative action reporting requirements

• Providing support for future system developments

Required Skills / Experience 

• Demonstrable experience in recruiting talent across sales, marketing and editorial 

• Background in using innovative sourcing strategies for hard to fill roles 

• Experience in working with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategies to ensure a diverse shortlist of candidates and a fair process for everyone

• Excellent interpersonal, problem solving and relationship building skills

• Comfortable working autonomously without direction; ability to effectively prioritize workload

• Ability to liaise with employees at all levels of the organisation

• Ability to remain calm under pressure, multi-task, roll up your sleeves and be client-focused

• Preferably previous in-house experience

• A passion for current affairs and news media

• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy required

• Excellent organisational skills required

• Confident to champion the FT brand and opportunities externally

We operate a hybrid working model, whereby you will be expected to work in our NY office 2-3 days