Senior Recruiter - Amsterdam

Job Description

The Senior Recruiter is part of the functional, regional and operational Talent Acquisition team. This role reports into our Global Talent Acquisition Manager. This role is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands

At Booking.com, we want to empower everyone to experience the world. Through our products, partners and people is how we do it. There’s a whole planet of possibilities out there and we bring it all together, in one place. From the thrill of the first night in a new place to the friends made, journeys taken, sights seen and food sampled – we help make travel effortless.

This role is responsible for executing the talent acquisition strategy and delivering hiring results for their functions in Amsterdam.

They collaborate with their TA Manager/Team Lead, senior members of their business functions and HR colleagues to ensure quality, quantity and timely communication.

The Senior Recruiter is a passionate customer and candidate advocate with proven analytical capabilities and multitasking skills, extreme attention to detail, and the ability to effectively prioritise and multi-task. They will be a self-starter with operational recruiting experience and a passion for recruiting, a high level of flexibility, commitment, and the ability to tackle ambiguity.

Differentiators

• Regional complexity, can have a cross-functional scope, focused on and responsible for execution, stand alone, managing multiple countries
• Works independent and able to set priorities with sign off from the Team Lead or Manager
• Focused on senior, specialist roles on career levels G & H
• Onboards new hiring teams when there are new roles
• Partners with senior stakeholders to achieve results
• Functions as a role model and is an operational role

Responsibilities

• Self-sufficient and able to work with little direct supervision from our regional office
• Strong track record of solving complex problems, delivering significant impact as a Senior or Executive Recruiter, and meeting deadlines
• Acts as a talent advisor by identifying appropriate stakeholders for hiring needs, providing outstanding guidance to hiring managers and their interview teams to shape their talent needs to best match the needs of Booking.com and external talent
• Gathers market data and landscape for the Hiring Manager to support and influence hiring strategies and decision making, and is informed of market trends and recruiting practices
• Acts as a Brand Ambassador, builds out talent networks and activates knowledgeable industry sources to develop and generate an ongoing pool of candidates through a diverse mix of sources
• Delivers on the promise to recruit a diverse candidate pipeline and slate
• Is proactive in achieving hiring targets through an effective selection process
• Uses data to create, measure and scale smart recruiting tactics
• Manages the hiring process and a first class candidate experience end-to-end, with support of the coordinators and sourcers when and where applicable
• Works closely with the business and HR colleagues throughout the search process providing consistent communication and incredible service
• Executes labor legislation and required changes to ensure compliance
• Manages (pre-)closing of the candidates and hiring managers
• Follows global guidelines to ensure consistency and alignment of all TA products, tools, services and initiatives
• Provides feedback, suggestions and input to the TA Manager/Team Lead to improve the recruitment process in the organization, its effectiveness and adoption
• Continually develops domain knowledge of the business function

Requirements/Experience

• 5+ years experience recruiting high volume in a fast-paced environment within technology, service or hospitality sectors
• Experience with both high volume recruitment as well as specialist searches
• Must be passionate about Talent Acquisition
• Is solution oriented, result driven, proactive, flexible
• Has strong organisational skills and ability to manage complex operational processes
• Has a strong work ethic; self-directed, resourceful, works independently, motivated by own drive and enthusiasm, has demonstrated the ability to work well in a team
• Excellent consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and/or member
• Has strong stakeholder management; demonstrated ability to partner with key stakeholders in execution of recruiting initiatives, partners and influences (senior) leadership, is self-confident and capable in building proactive and meaningful relationships throughout our global organisation
• Has excellent communication skills; fluent in the English language, able to influence and develop strong relationships
• Has strong analytical skills; ability to leverage data to support a business case then pursues creative solutions, ability to create, measure, and scale the right workflow between candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team to ensure results
• Has a strong track record of solving complex problems, designing creative strategies, and delivering significant impact as a (senior/executive) recruiter
• Has a proven ability to work well under pressure, capable of adapting and responding to change and able to multitask
• Has strong domain knowledge and expertise in search and talent acquisition
• Has experience working in a global environment
• Is collaborative, focuses on team spirit and knowledge sharing, and understand the value of working as one team
• Is inquisitive; a strong desire to learn new things and improving existing processes