Sr. Executive - TAG at Cognizant in Irving, Texas

Job Description:

Cognizant is seeking a Digital Studios Recruiter to support the growth of our Digital Business in select US cities. This individual will initially start as a contractor and shall be responsible for executing full-cycle talent acquisition programs to secure industry leading talent for Cognizant’s digital transformation Practice areas.  This position plays a critical role in ensuring Cognizant hires the best possible talent to remain a premier digital employer of choice.

Responsibilities:

• Effectively support the digital transformation and engineering talent objectives of Cognizant Digital Business stakeholders within a local Studio.

·         Leverage multiple hands-on sourcing techniques including targeted social media campaigns, employee referral programs, hackathons, Studio interview days, open house events, public/private/diversity workforce partners, veteran transition programs to build a digital candidate talent community.

• Demonstrate expert level of knowledge of recruiting components including, but not limited to database mining, referrals, name generation, cold-calling, industry event networking, online communities, external research and social marketing.


• Develop and expand Cognizant’s local employer brand in the digital talent community while executing diverse candidate generation strategies.


• Learn new digital technology and product domains, while quickly incorporating this knowledge into search strategies

·       Create compelling job postings to attract a diverse population of local digital transformation applicants.

• Qualify, screen and interview prospective candidates while managing requisition status reports in our Taleo ATS, maintain hiring KPIs, compliance with EEOC regulations and AA goals, company recruitment policies, and new hire on-boarding processes.

·       Drive positive candidate experiences through our interview process with transparent communication at every step.

• Propose, articulate, negotiate and close full-time offers (compensation, benefits, relocation, immigration, etc).


• Uphold organizational confidentiality and compliance standards


• Lead special projects involving industry events, workshops, candidate experience, diversity & inclusion, employer branding etc.

Desired Experience and Attributes

·       Bachelor’s degree required.

·       Passion for digital transformation, diversity of thought and recruiting best practices.

·       3+ years of technology, engineering and/or digital agency recruitment experience.

• Ability to build talent pipelines with passive diverse candidates aligned to our local Digital Studio hiring needs

·       Demonstrated ability to manage deadline dependent high volume recruitment activities for various levels while using innovative methods to source and attract passive/diverse candidates.

• Ability to administer open house/interview day/hackathon events and maintain a flexible work schedule


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  Effective verbal communication skills with a dynamic telephone and in-person presence.
  


• Conduct follow-up meetings with managers to solicit candidate feedback & determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans.

·       Demonstrated knowledge and ability to utilize technology and relevant applications including Microsoft Office Suite, IQ Navigator and Taleo.

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading digital partners, transforming our clients' business, operations and technology models to better compete in digital era. Our unique industry-based consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run innovative and efficient businesses.  A member of the NASDAQ 100 Index and S&P 500 Index, Cognizant is a Fortune 500 & Forbes Global 2000 company that is ranked among the top Information Technology companies in Business Week’s Hot Growth and Top 50 Performers listings. Based in the US, Cognizant is ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.