Manager - Talent Acquisition (Corporate)

Description

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy, and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k, and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we offer more than jobs, we build careers. Our HR team is passionate about growing our diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. We empower our team members to pursue unique career paths, promote a culture where all employees feel included and empowered to a make a measurable difference in our success, and value the achievements and advancement of our diverse workforce. Join our team and chart your own uniquely United career journey!

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and deliver an innovative recruitment strategy for United’s talent needs.

• Responsible for leading a team of recruiters, tasked with the sourcing, and recruiting processes necessary to fill open or anticipated positions
• Provide ongoing leadership, coaching and direction to team
• Meet regularly with leaders to maintain relationships and understand overall talent needs
• Ability to use and leverage data to inform business decisions
• Design and share scorecards to keep leaders apprised of status and progress of talent initiatives to measure progress, identify opportunities, etc.
• Manage an active requisition load as well as manage a pipeline of passive candidates at all times
• Create and promote sourcing strategies and lead innovative talent acquisition projects that will facilitate the continuous improvement of internal talent attraction and talent movement processes across the enterprise
• Will partner with our HR Business Partners and Diversity & Inclusion team to define and address DEI needs/opportunities for our internal clients, as well as represent United brand at career fairs, community, and civic events

Qualifications

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Human Resources or related field
• Minimum 3 years prior experience leading a team with direct reports
• Minimum 7 years of Talent Acquisition experience; preferably in a large corporate setting
• Evidence of excellence in client service
• Experience recruiting high volume in a Corporate and/or Operations environment
• Proactive, resourceful, collaborative, and self-motivated
• Ability to handle critical and confidential information
• Tech savvy and technical ability to utilize applicant tracking systems and other technologies (video interviewing, mobile, texting)
• Must be able to effectively manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel as needed
• Comprehensive understanding of recruiting and operations practices, programs, and plans
• Extensive knowledge of recruiting program administration
• Detailed understanding of federal and state laws and regulations relating to employment
• Strong analytical skills
• Must be customer focused and maintain successful working relationships at all levels
• Strong social media intel and can effectively leverage for recruiting
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office as well as Apple products
• Adept at developing sourcing strategies for large-scale staffing projects
• Ability to deliver and create a convincing narrative through data and metrics
• Experience managing a large budget
• Ability to navigate through multi-layered environment
• Demonstrated understanding of Change Management
• Ability to communicate effectively with leaders and partners at all levels
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Prior usage of CRM, and other recruitment pipelining tools
• Strong communication skills through media as well as in person
• 3-5 years prior experience leading recruitment for IT in a corporate environment
• 3-5 years Taleo experience
• PHR or SPHR
• Talent Advisor certification
• LinkedIn Recruiter certification
• Project Management certification
• Planning and budgeting skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Process and/or Project Management skills

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.