2013-10-19

The Company **Go beyond.** At Towers Watson, we are more than individuals. We are a community focused on helping our colleagues and clients thrive and succeed. Towers Watson is a leading global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, financial and risk management. With 14,000 associates around the world, we offer solutions in the areas of benefits, talent management, rewards, and risk and capital management. The Business PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE OPEN TO CANDIDATES SITTING IN ANY OF OUR US OFFICES, BUT PREFERABLY IN THE NORTHEAST

Towers Watson’s Talent Acquisition function provides full life cycle recruiting services for the businesses of Towers Watson. We partner directly with business leaders to define recruiting needs and develop a clear and comprehensive plan for addressing them. Our recruiting team fosters a collaborative team environment and a strong service oriented culture that ensures delivery of efficient, effective, and quality driven service to our internal hiring stakeholders. The Role

The Recruiter will be responsible for managing full lifecycle recruitment for assigned business areas and/or functions. This will include managing strong relationships (with hiring managers, business leaders, HR Business Partners, colleagues and candidates) and effectively delivering recruiting results.

In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for managing and executing on the recruiting plan for the Health and Group Benefits East Division. This will involve development of recruiting strategies, developing and managing candidates through the entirely recruiting lifecycle, and effectively managing internal client relationships. The individual must be able to successfully manage and close searches for junior, mid and senior level health consulting positions under aggressive timelines, while managing an ongoing requisition load of between 13-20 open positions. He/she should thrive in a fast-paced, high expectations environment and work well under pressure. It is expected that this role will personally (with sourcing support) generate strong candidate pipelines without relying on search firms, thoroughly assess applicants, manage an effective selection process, and successfully close candidates.

Performance Objectives:

*Partner closely with Recruiting, Business and HR Business Partner leaders across the U.S. to understand hiring needs
*Manage the entire life cycle of the recruiting process for assigned job openings:
*Partner with hiring manager to establish overall recruiting strategy for a search
*Source candidates based upon a broad based strategy with a focus on direct sourcing
*Screen candidates against specific selection criteria, complete written evaluations and share with hiring team
*Manage the interview process, ensuring that the hiring team is properly prepared and candidates are properly and comprehensively evaluated as well as sold” on the opportunity
*Manage candidates through the process, ensuring an outstanding candidate experience and that necessary approvals are gained
*Develop competitive offers, manage offer extension and effectively close candidates
*Support the on boarding of new hires
*Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management
*Champion, support and utilize Towers Watson recruitment strategies and tools
*Effectively manage and maintain recruitment related data in Recruitment Management System
*Ensure an efficient and cost effective recruitment process

The Requirements

*A minimum of 7 years of successful corporate full life cycle recruiting experience for a professional services firm or health care delivery system; experience working for an HR consulting firm a major plus
*Experience in recruiting for health and welfare consultants a major plus
*Experience and success leveraging direct sourcing strategies and tools
*Deep candidate development, management and assessment expertise
*Exceptional client relationship skills; ability to develop strong relationships quickly and maximize resources effectively to achieve goals
*Experience assessing situations and effectively managing client expectations
*Exceptional communication and presentation skills
*Strong business acumen and ability to grasp new concepts quickly
*Proven success effectively working in a fast paced, high pressure environment
*Self-sufficient and able to work independently
*Strong organizational abilities and flexibility to work in a performance driven environment managing multiple deliverables
*Strong analytic skills with the ability to balance the appropriate candidate pipeline with the hiring need
*Proficiency in MS Office and strong experience with ATS/RMS (Peoplefluent preferred)
*Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in human resources, business or related field

Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Towers Watson are considered property of Towers Watson and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Towers Watson, any such agency must have an existing formal written agreement signed by an authorized Towers Watson recruiter and an active working relationship with the organization. Resumes must be submitted according to our candidate submission process, which includes being actively engaged on the particular search. Likewise, for our authorized Recruitment Agencies/Search Firms, if the candidate submission process is not followed, no agency fees will be paid by Towers Watson.

*Job ID#:* 15303
*Location:* Various (US)
*Segment* Corporate
*Business Area* Human Resources
*Employment Status:* Regular Full-Time
*Minimum Education:* Bachelors Degree
*Minimum Experience:* 7 years

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