Talent Acquisition Specialist
Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.
Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.
Purpose
At IDEMIA Public Security, we shape the future by securing identity in a connected world. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play a key role in our global success by attracting and engaging top talent across continents. This is more than recruitment, it is about being a strategic partner to the business and helping build the teams that will drive tomorrow’s innovation.
Key Missions
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will:
- Own the full recruitment cycle for various business functions, from job briefing to offer presentation, in close collaboration with HR teams across different regions (Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and India, Middle East, and Africa)
- Act as a true business partner to hiring managers, human resources counterparts, and top management, with a strong presence at C-level and VP-level interactions
- Serve as a trusted advisor, utilizing a consultative approach to guide hiring teams throughout the process and in all talent acquisition related topics including recruiting best practices and market trends
- Design and implement hiring strategies aligned with workforce planning and talent market trends
- Drive sourcing strategies using your expertise in direct approach and headhunting, particularly for niche profiles (R&D, Engineering, IT, Operations)
- Lead and contribute to transversal projects, such as developing global recruitment frameworks and participating in the definition of worldwide recruitment strategies
- Ensure a world-class candidate experience by actively managing communication, feedback, and engagement throughout the process
- Build and nurture talent pipelines, attend career fairs and campus events, and continuously look for new ways to strengthen our employer brand
- Track and report key metrics to evaluate hiring performance and identify areas of improvement using our ATS and internal dashboards
Profile & Other Information
- Graduate of a business school or equivalent university program (master’s level or bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of relevant experience), with a desire to join a global leader in the technology sector
- Previous experience in a recruitment agency and/or in-house talent acquisition team, recruiting for a variety of roles and levels
- Proven experience in end-to-end talent acquisition, ideally in a matrixed organization with international scope and multicultural teams
- Exceptional ability to thrive under pressure and deliver desired outcomes in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
- Strong ability in direct sourcing and headhunting for complex, high-demand roles
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with senior stakeholders
- Full professional proficiency in English is required
- Ability to converse in Arabic and/or French would be beneficial as this role covers Middle East and Africa among other regions
- Microsoft Office and ATS proficiency as well as aptitude to learn new technologies and adapt quickly
By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
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