Talent Acquisition Partner

**ABOUT US**

**The Role**

Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner at the Senior Associate level. As part of the Global Consulting Talent Acquisition team, this individual will support our hiring managers and business unit leadership in identifying, selecting, and hiring best-in-class talent. The Global Consulting Talent Acquisition team supports hiring in our Consulting business - achieved through a combination of direct and indirect hires. We are looking for someone who has strong recruitment capabilities and previous experience hiring consulting roles at all levels.

This is an individual contributor role, which means we are looking for someone with a high level of personal accountability who can execute against multiple competing priorities and exhibit personal leadership and professionalism at all times. In addition to capabilities as a recruiter, this position requires proactivity, detail orientation, and communication skills, as well as a curiosity and interest in engaging with experts in their fields. At Cognizant, we are a high-performing team with heart. If you want to work with leading-edge technologies and interface with leaders in their fields at a company that is engineering modern businesses to improve everyday life, we want to hear from you

**Responsibilities**
- Reporting to a Recruiting Lead, you will work within the Global Consulting Talent Acquisition Team and be aligned to one or more Business Units on a national, regional level and will be responsible for ensuring recruitment continues to deliver against corporate objectives.
- You will work with business stakeholders (both BU Leaders and Hiring Managers) to plan and implement recruitment projects to ensure Cognizant hires the best external hires in line with corporate strategy and within pre-agreed project parameters including quality-of-hire, cost-per-hire, time-to-fill, etc.
- In limited cases, engage external research and external recruitment agencies to provide appropriate talent to deliver the corporate strategy; manage the agency process when approved and required.
- Follow the processes for Recruitment, HR, and Operations; take accountability for learning new processes and remain in compliance with talent acquisition and company policies.
- Maintain accuracy of data in Applicant Tracking System (ATS); assist in reporting and data integrity.
- Contribute to branding initiatives to attract top talent through social media, recruitment marketing and career events.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and employment laws in all recruitment activities.
- Work Canada Time Zone hours.

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 7+ years of recruitment experience, ideally within the search agencies, management consulting; Inhouse consulting recruitment experience is necessary.
- Strong knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruitment tools, and sourcing platforms (e.g., Linkedin Recruiter, Job Boards, CRM tools)
- Experience managing full cycle recruitment including job description creation, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer negotiation and onboarding.
- Experience creating and executing sourcing strategies, recruitment branding & marketing and proactively building and maintaining talent pipeline, recruiting in national and international markets, utilizing industry insights to find talent, understanding corporate and executive hierarchy.
- Ability to strategically set targets and prioritize effectively based on key market insights.
- French Language proficiency preferred.
- Remote with travel required to local recruiting events and office, as needed.
- Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant’s Values of: Work as One, Raise the Bar, Dare to innovate, Do the right thing, & Own it.

**Work Authorization**
- Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the country where the role is located without company sponsorship.