Talent Acquisition Partner

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The Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract) is responsible for sourcing, screening and recommending candidates for Airbus roles at all levels of the organization entry level through senior leadership. This level of TA Partner will develop and deploy advanced sourcing strategies including cold calling, and network development.
This person must understand, model and represent the Airbus employment value proposition and published Airbus Values. He or she will identify opportunities to build applicant pools, establish trust and partnerships with the managers, identify potential "fit" through effective interviewing and testing, effectively administer the interviewing and onboarding process, and ensure a positive new hire experience. Developing and executing recruitment plans and strategies are primary responsibilities to ensure hiring goals are met with the best possible talent.

All activities must be in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA and other regulations, as appropriate.

Working in our Human Resources department, it's our mission to help support Airbus' greatest assets: our team members. Our team works cross-departmentally as well as with our global counterparts to ensure we are making a positive impact on all aspects of our employee experience.

This position is open for one of the following locations:

• Herndon, VA
• Grand Prairie, TX
• Bingen, WA

• Consult with leaders, hiring managers and human resources team on position descriptions, requisition creation, compensation and sourcing strategies.

• Deliver high quality short lists

• Recruit and perform talent acquisition activities such as resume & phone screens, candidate interviews, recommend final selection of applicants and close qualified candidates.

• Place and update all job postings in various Medias including internet/intranet sites, colleges, social networks, community boards and staffing partners

• Communicate with managers and employees regularly to promote Airbus referral programs and internal opportunities.

• Maintain applicant tracking system, recruiting reports and other staffing administration functions as needed.

• Respond timely to internal and external applicant situations, and applicant requests as required.

• Conduct regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting efforts.

• Position may require work responsibilities outside of normal business hours.

• Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting.

• Continuously develop networks/partnerships to actively build database/pipeline of candidates and the Airbus company brand.

• Collaborate with hiring team regarding potential sourcing strategies for roles assigned.

• Partner with Business HR leaders to understand and prepare to respond to upcoming Talent Acquisition needs and create new pipelines to respond to the business need

• Represent the company at recruiting events (i.e., college job fairs), providing company/job information and interviewing applicants.

• Give presentations at colleges, attend student group meetings, and increase college awareness of the company before and after career fairs.

• Support business in alignment and identification of potential events to foster connection with appropriate candidate pools and as needed assist in the registration of attendance at events once agreed upon

• Minimum of 6 years of progressive talent acquisition, candidate sourcing and interviewing experience.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or combination of education and appropriate work experience.