Talent Acquisition Partner

Job Description

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our achitects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales is a leading multi-domestic electronics and systems group, addressing Defence and Security, Aerospace and Ground Transport markets worldwide. State-of-the-art technologies combined to the expertise of 64,000 employees in 56 countries make Thales a key player in assuring security of people, assets, infrastructures, cities and nations.

The Talent Acquisition Partner will be located in Hong Kong, working as part of the North Asia Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence (CoE) and will ensure that the countries managed by the COE have the right people, in the right place, at the right time to execute their strategy. The Talent Acquisition team will work together to provide the business with the highest quality talent, within the right timescales and at the right cost. The Talent Acquisition Partner will hold full accountability for all stages of the hiring process, from attraction to on-boarding whilst ensuring the candidates have a quality experience throughout every step.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and deliver the resourcing strategy within the assigned perimeter
• Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle for all personally assigned requisitions from requirements definition, sourcing, selection through to on boarding and for the first 6 months of employees’ tenure
• Support hiring managers in defining their needs and specifying requirements
• Coach, challenge and advise Hiring Managers using recruitment and market data to inform and influence local and key hiring decisions
• Manage all channels to the active candidate market including employee referral, e-sourcing, on and off line advertising, events and agencies
• Accountable for proactively building talent pools and pipeline for future recruitment needs identifying new channels and bringing innovative ideas

Change Management & Continuous Improvement

• Champion compliance with Group policies and procedures throughout the resourcing life-cycle, including ensuring comprehensive and accurate information is maintained in key systems (e.g. Taleo /Workday) to consistent standards across the team
• Collaborate with the other Talent Acquisition Partners of the North Asia Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence as required and share best practices and innovative solutions which could benefit to all.
• Work in a collaborative manner with the various Talent Acquisition Centres of Excellence in the Group and the Global Resourcing Team to build a cohesive approach to managing talent across the Group

Employer Branding

• Ensure all marketing channels used meet Group Global employer branding guidelines
• Represent the Group at industry events in line with the company strategy
• Participate actively to HR Communication actions: Career Fairs, internal or external events, campaign, etc.

Skills Required

• Proven resourcing experience within a complex environment
• Experience in the engineering and Technology skills market
• Experience of identifying both passive and active candidates across a variety of attraction channels
• Lead, model, manage and coach the organisation in best practice selection techniques
• Able to positively influence at all levels of an organisation up to senior levels, and to develop valued relationships with managers and Candidates alike.
• Fluent in Cantonese, English and Mandarin (Required)
• Japanese language skills (Desirable)

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!