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Leadership Recruiter

Location: Mountain View (Global HQ)

Team: People Operations

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This position is based in Mountain View, CA.

The area: People Operations

Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (you probably know us better as "˜Human Resources'). Made up of equal parts HR professionals, former consultants and analysts, we're the champions of Google's colorful culture. In People Ops, we "find them, grow them, and keep them" - we bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next great Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field.

The role: Leadership Recruiter

Google's known for our innovative technologies, products and services -- and for the people behind them. As part of our world-class recruiting team, you're charged with finding the most interesting candidates who bring an entrepreneurial spirit, a sense of scrappiness and a diversity of thought to all they do. You're responsible for guiding candidates through our hiring process and connecting them to the magic of working at Google. You are creative and driven, with an interpersonal savvy that allows you to develop lasting relationships with both candidates and hiring managers. You're also comfortable with numbers and drawing insights from analytics to make our hiring process smarter and more efficient.

From generating pipeline to maintaining a successful offer acceptance rate, you manage the entire candidate process. By leveraging your knowledge of our clients' hiring needs and search requirements, you effectively match candidates with the roles in which they will be most successful.

In this role, you will work directly with senior level management on high-level leadership requisitions. You will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and closing candidates. This position demands a balance of creativity, drive, and interpersonal savvy.

Responsibilities:

  • Create and implement staffing strategies to provide a qualified and diverse candidate pool.
  • Build relationships with strong leadership talent in the marketplace. Source passive candidates through networking, direct sourcing, and occasionally working with external executive search firms.
  • Evaluate skill level, conduct efficient and professional interview process, and drive offer process, including reference checks, salary recommendations and negotiations, and closing of candidates.
  • Communicate effectively with the hiring manager and interview team to ensure preparedness during the interview process. Share and exchange information with all levels of management.
  • Provide a great candidate experience and act as a candidate advocate. Propose and implement ongoing improvements to Google’s recruitment efforts.

Minimum qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree (In lieu of degree, 15 years relevant work experience).
  • 12 years proven recruiting experience in an executive search firm or corporate environment, executing a variety of leadership searches
  • Experience network in the technology industry

Preferred qualifications:

  • Proven experience with executive recruitment in sales and marketing in domestic and international markets
  • Knowledge and experience in a wide range of current recruiting policies, practices, and trends and the ability to grasp new technologies.
  • Ability to work in a team environment, manage multiple clients, and provide strong consultative skills throughout the search process.
  • Self-directed and highly motivated with a strong sense of urgency
  • Proven organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and manage competing demands.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an emphasis on confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.

The Big Picture

Mountain View (Global HQ)

Want to stop talking about changing the world and actually do it? At Google Mountain View, our global headquarters, we make products for hundreds of millions of users around the world that change the ways they create, share, communicate, collaborate and do business.

Location: Mountain View (Global HQ)

People Operations

Be the champions of Google's culture.

Team: People Operations

Leadership Recruiter

Location: Mountain View (Global HQ)

Team: People Operations

Apply now

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