Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Job description

The role of the Talent Acquisition Specialist is to drive the full spectrum of the recruiting efforts and to fulfill the consulting staff people needs for the San Francisco office. This role will work with the Recruiting Partner, Talent Acquisition Lead, recruiting directors at BCG core schools, and regional recruiting teams to lead and execute the annual recruiting pipeline for Consultants and Associates.

This role will also support Practice Area and Expert Career Track recruiting efforts and will work with the San Francisco Partners, Recruiting Directors (RDs), and Talent Acquisition team to drive the development of the overall recruiting strategy for the San Francisco office, the implementation of this strategy, and the management of day- to-day operations of the San Francisco Talent Acquisition department. To the extent that the recruiting organizational structure and processes require change to ensure that these needs are met, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will suggest and implement those changes.

This individual reports directly to the San Francisco Talent Acquisition Lead, but also works closely with the Recruiting Partner (RP), Recruiting Directors, and regional Talent Acquisition leadership.

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* BA/BS degree required

* At least 3+ years of previous recruiting, HR or other related experience. Prior professional services recruiting experience a plus.

* BCG experience strongly preferred, prior recruiting experience a plus

* Campus recruiting experience required

* Consulting experience or exposure a plus

* Strong computer and database skills: Outlook, Word, Excel (preferred) and PowerPoint

* Flexibility and some travel required, particularly around peak recruiting season and planning weeks. Attendance at key evening and weekend events required.

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, positive personal and professional image, high standards of professional behavior and ethics

* Demonstrated leadership ability; works well as team player

* Excellent oral and written communication skills; able to effectively persuade, influence, and negotiate, as appropriate

* Comfortable in resolving conflict and people related issues

* Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and work well under pressure

* Strong organizational skills with strong attention to detail, accurate and thorough; comfortable with numbers

* Display a high degree of flexibility in a demanding, fast-paced, and frequently changing environment

* Balance competing priorities while keeping constant sight of overall objectives

* Display strong service orientation in responding to internal and external customer needs

* Recognize and maintain confidentiality

* Display self-starting attitude and be proactive; work as a team player; seek and act on feedback as appropriate

* Self-motivated, takes initiative, possesses creative problem-solving skills and willingness to offer suggestions for improvement; builds relationships to leverage resource

* Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment and to interpret rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG's values and culture

* Experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization is essential

* Ability to understand and manage complex reporting relationships and incorporate multiple labor laws and cultures

* Supporting the San Francisco office recruiting strategy development

* Overseeing office-specific recruiting efforts in support of Consultant and Associate hiring targets:

* Candidate pipeline development

* Sourcing, screening, interviewing, and converting candidates from managed schools/programs, formal channels (e.g., online applications, referrals), and candidates from "alternate" / industry sources

* Decision-round interviewing

* Offeree conversion

* Driving BCG-wide recruiting efforts at San Francisco-managed schools / programs:

* Annual plan creation & budget development and oversight

* Candidate marketing, screening, preliminary interviewing, and conversion support

* Responsible for developing processes and driving change for new initiatives (e.g., short lead time recruiting, ADC recruiting, going deeper at core schools, strengthen presence at local schools)

* Managing the recruiting commitments process - e.g., select interview cadres, staff events, ensuring the right mix of consulting staff (tenure, gender, school background), making sure commitments are upheld, managing swaps process

* Developing and maintaining recruiting calendar

* Using the recruiting database to generate correspondence, reports, interview and event invitations

* Collecting and analyzing information and data to evaluate the effectiveness of recruiting efforts

* Acting as the main initial contact for candidates for the SFO office; responding and following up with all candidate inquiries; establishing and building relationships with top priority candidates

* Scheduling, planning, and executing office-specific events

* Coordinating interviews

* Monitoring and screening applications

* Liaising with HR for on-boarding of new hires

* Preparing analysis and required reports, utilizing the regional analytics team as necessary

* Supporting the TA Lead to plan and execute welcome weekends

* Ensuring communication with staff around events (confirmations, logistics, feedback from the event)

* Managing summer internship programs, including coordination and execution of orientation, training, case staffing, performance evaluation, and affiliation events

* Helping to lead and drive continuous improvement efforts in office recruiting

* Working with other offices in the West Coast System to improve recruiting efforts

* Managing short lead time recruiting efforts for the San Francisco office in close coordination with the region; working with the regional Practice Area recruiting team and executive recruiters to fill San Francisco-office Project Leader, Principal, or Expert positions

* Building networks and liaising with peers in other offices as well as regional recruiting to ensure alignment on all initiatives.

* Selecting specific responsibilities to deliver on above including:

* Interview cadre training

* Decision round candidate selection

* Candidate coaching and feedback, relationship support

* Conversion strategy and Offeree Captain coordination

* Offeree weekend and summer program strategy

* Conversion tracking

* Special analysis / project coordination

* Partner and Principal meeting, and San Francisco staff meeting support

* Supporting other office initiatives, such as affiliation and engagement

You'll be working with a closely knit team of Talent Acquisition members in San Francisco and across the West Coast system offices. You'll be supporting the campus MBA and Undergraduate recruiting programs, and you'll work with the other Talent Acquisition team members to back each other up and help each other out when things get extra busy or when someone is out of the office. The team is very collaborative and enjoys learning and mentoring each other. Your manager will be a great resource for support and trouble-shooting, and will provide developmental guidance and support as your grow your career at BCG. You'll work closely with your local office team as well as various Talent Acquisition teams across North America.