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Lead Recruiter
at EA
Bucharest, Romania
ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION
EA was founded 25 years ago by individuals with a deep passion for making games. Many things have changed over the years as the gaming industry—and the company—has expanded immensely, but we are still driven by the same passion for developing, publishing, and distributing the world’s best games. Our history has been one of great success, and our future looks even brighter. Gaming has come a long way from Pac-Man & Space Invaders to modern EA Favourites like Burnout, Battlefield, Mercenaries, Dead Space, Spore, FIFA, Madden, Need for Speed and the world’s most successful game franchise, The Sims. Fuelled by our talented staff at locations right across the Globe we are united in our passion to continue shaping the future of interactive entertainment. Together we can make a difference.
Main Purpose of the Role
To manage the recruitment of permanent & temp staff (high volume) staff for EA’s Romanian related organisation – a home to a mobile games development studio & testing team, a PC & console test centre and various other corporate functions such as Finance, IT & HR, and deliver a high quality recruitment service to customers that provides talent in a cost effective and timely manner.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
•Act as the key recruitment point-of-contact for local management & hiring managers, HR and candidates
•Working closely with EA Romania management and the wider Talent Acquisition team, build a complete end-to-end recruitment framework.
•Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for all open positions:
- Ensure all heads are fully approved before initiating the recruitment process;
- Support customers in developing realistic person profiles based on market conditions, and grade & salary constraints;
- Develop sourcing/ attraction strategies for positions (one-off positions as well as high volume multiples);
- Manage candidate applications efficiently (application acknowledgment, CV screening, rejection, etc.);
- Conduct thorough candidate assessment via phone or in-person interviews;
- Manage interview logistics as and when required;
- Offer management (approval, negotiation etc)
- On-boarding;
•Establish, build and manage key partnership with external suppliers such as recruitment agencies, job boards, newspapers, etc.;
•Manage the candidate experience by ensuring that all candidates have positive interaction with EA Romania at all stages of the recruitment process;
•Positively promote and grow a consistent EA Romania employer brand;
•Track critical recruitment data, and produce regular (and ad-hoc) reports on recruiting activities;
•Ensure all open positions are accurately tracked using EA’s world wide recruitment management system.
Requirements:
Skills and Knowledge Required
•Ability to think strategically and act tactically;
•Ability to work in a fast paced, target driven environment and perform well under tight time constraints and changing deadlines.
•Experience of working with senior stakeholders ;
•Good communicator;
•Very strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize competing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
•Written and Oral fluency in English
Experience Required:
•At least 3 years recruitment experience preferably in an agency or IT related company
•Experience of working in a multi-national company desirable;
•Solid experience of delivering volume recruitment projects within tight deadlines
Behaviors/ Competencies
•Personal accountability and integrity;
•Customer focus;
•Ability to implement and improve processes;
•Flexible;
•Team player;
•Drive for results;
•Ability to adjust to business needs;
•Good at building strategic relationship;
•Excellent interpersonal skills, listening and empathy;
•High standards of quality;
EA was founded 25 years ago by individuals with a deep passion for making games. Many things have changed over the years as the gaming industry—and the company—has expanded immensely, but we are still driven by the same passion for developing, publishing, and distributing the world’s best games. Our history has been one of great success, and our future looks even brighter. Gaming has come a long way from Pac-Man & Space Invaders to modern EA Favourites like Burnout, Battlefield, Mercenaries, Dead Space, Spore, FIFA, Madden, Need for Speed and the world’s most successful game franchise, The Sims. Fuelled by our talented staff at locations right across the Globe we are united in our passion to continue shaping the future of interactive entertainment. Together we can make a difference.
Main Purpose of the Role
To manage the recruitment of permanent & temp staff (high volume) staff for EA’s Romanian related organisation – a home to a mobile games development studio & testing team, a PC & console test centre and various other corporate functions such as Finance, IT & HR, and deliver a high quality recruitment service to customers that provides talent in a cost effective and timely manner.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
•Act as the key recruitment point-of-contact for local management & hiring managers, HR and candidates
•Working closely with EA Romania management and the wider Talent Acquisition team, build a complete end-to-end recruitment framework.
•Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for all open positions:
- Ensure all heads are fully approved before initiating the recruitment process;
- Support customers in developing realistic person profiles based on market conditions, and grade & salary constraints;
- Develop sourcing/ attraction strategies for positions (one-off positions as well as high volume multiples);
- Manage candidate applications efficiently (application acknowledgment, CV screening, rejection, etc.);
- Conduct thorough candidate assessment via phone or in-person interviews;
- Manage interview logistics as and when required;
- Offer management (approval, negotiation etc)
- On-boarding;
•Establish, build and manage key partnership with external suppliers such as recruitment agencies, job boards, newspapers, etc.;
•Manage the candidate experience by ensuring that all candidates have positive interaction with EA Romania at all stages of the recruitment process;
•Positively promote and grow a consistent EA Romania employer brand;
•Track critical recruitment data, and produce regular (and ad-hoc) reports on recruiting activities;
•Ensure all open positions are accurately tracked using EA’s world wide recruitment management system.
Requirements:
Skills and Knowledge Required
•Ability to think strategically and act tactically;
•Ability to work in a fast paced, target driven environment and perform well under tight time constraints and changing deadlines.
•Experience of working with senior stakeholders ;
•Good communicator;
•Very strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize competing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
•Written and Oral fluency in English
Experience Required:
•At least 3 years recruitment experience preferably in an agency or IT related company
•Experience of working in a multi-national company desirable;
•Solid experience of delivering volume recruitment projects within tight deadlines
Behaviors/ Competencies
•Personal accountability and integrity;
•Customer focus;
•Ability to implement and improve processes;
•Flexible;
•Team player;
•Drive for results;
•Ability to adjust to business needs;
•Good at building strategic relationship;
•Excellent interpersonal skills, listening and empathy;
•High standards of quality;