Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner - CONTRACT

Chicago, IL, United States

Job Description: **This role is eligible for remote employment in the following states: CT/FL/GA/IL/IN/MD/MA/MN/NJ/NY/OH/TX/UT/VA/WI** Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork. JOB SUMMARY: Rakuten is hiring an experienced, innovative, and driven Contract Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join our International Talent Acquisition team. As an ideal candidate you will use your interpersonal savvy to develop collaborative relationships with candidates and hiring managers. You will partner closely with stakeholders across the business and you’ll play an integral role in identifying and engaging top talent in creative ways, building our employer brand, and generating pipelines of qualified candidates. You will have extensive experience recruiting for a variety of functions, industries and geographies in a fast-paced environment. , As an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you will play an essential role in building a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment through our structured interview processes and practices As a key member of the International Talent Acquisition team, you will see your contributions directly impact Rakuten’s growth and culture. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide a seamless, high-touch and positive experience for every candidate from application to offer, acting as candidate advocate, evaluating skill level, and driving the interview and offer process

Collaborate as a true partner and advisor with hiring managers and interviewers; throughout the entire recruitment process

Passively source qualified candidates, review resumes and prescreen candidates while moving the interview process forward in a timely manner

Drive ongoing measurement of recruiting performance through metrics and reporting to ensure hiring goals are met and to develop efficient hiring solutions

Maintain robust and consistent updates in our Applicant Tracking System(Workday Recruiter)

Focus on continual improvements to the recruiting process

Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and hiring teams by providing relevant and real-time market intel and recommendations to successfully source and identify candidates that will excel at Rakuten

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Extensive knowledge and understanding of full-lifecycle recruiting

Experience managing recruitment for all levels (entry-level to senior leadership), including tech and non-tech

Highly skilled sourcer that is familiar with a wide variety of sourcing tools and techniques

Extensive working knowledge and experience with Workday Recruiter, LinkedIn and other recruiting platforms

Ability to qualify, present, and share candidates by understanding what each candidate brings to the table, and then identify that candidate with the right opportunity at Rakuten

Ability to manage a high volume of complex reqs (15+) across various functions and geographies

An analytical mindset that understands the importance of tracking metrics, both individual and team goals to increase performance

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous work environment

Comfortable working in a highly cross-functional team environment requiring a collaborative work style and the ability to build strong relationships across teams

Strong attention to detail, ability to understand sense of urgency and continuously working towards elevating the candidate and hiring manager experience

A motivated, positive, proactive, and transparent attitude

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 7+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience; minimum of 5 years of enterprise recruiting experience required

Bachelor's degree preferred

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the hourly rate for this role will be between $50-70/hr. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. Five Principles for Success

Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen

Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best

Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory

Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile

Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

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