Recruiters at Thoughtworks own the end-to-end recruiting journey including sourcing talent and shepherding candidates through the process, acting as evangelists for both candidates and Thoughtworks alike. They are true talent advisors who use an attribute-based approach to hiring, reducing bias and enabling them to make more objective assessments. By focusing closely on a candidate’s potential, they are in a unique position to provide a more engaging and enriching candidate experience. Global projects open doors to new ways of working and thinking while data serves as a guide that steers the organization to more efficient, collaborative and inclusive ways of recruiting.
Job responsibilities
- You will create sourcing strategies and actively source prospects and interact with candidates, expertly pitching and positioning Thoughtworks along the way
- Embrace our inclusive hiring strategy, going above and beyond to approach prospective candidates from diverse backgrounds and provide a bias-free hiring process
- You will collaborate with Talent Operators, Recruitment Marketers and more to continually evolve our day-to-day hiring practices, ensuring that our ever-evolving recruitment process is a positive experience for our candidates
- You will use our ATS (Greenhouse)—that is also integrated with data, delivery and HR platforms—to provide a smooth experience for candidates while making sure that data is clean and established processes are followed
- You will collaborate with leadership, communities and recruiting operations to ensure a smooth flow of interviewers and proactive problem solving where necessary
- You will use data and insights to improve your productivity and influence your immediate stakeholders in decision making
- Candidate experience is always top of mind and you will use a combination of data, storytelling, process improvement and ideation to continuously make the recruiting process more engaging
- You will act as a Thoughtworks ambassador and create a meaningful experience by leveraging content and resources that are on brand
- You will help others grow their careers by providing guidance and sharing your skills and expertise
Job qualifications
Technical Skills
- You have end-to-end recruiting experience in a fast-paced environment
- You have top-nothc sourcing skills with platforms like LinkedIn and you understand the importance of a strong individual sourcing plan backed up with data
- You confidently identify talking points that resonate with candidates and use influencing skills to ensure alignment between talent and stakeholders
- You can successfully manage relationships between multiple business groups including hiring teams and business partners
- You can think analytically, read data, draw insights and propose improvements to the team
- You understand talent market trends and confidently conduct analysis of the recruitment landscape
- You regularly use your understanding of business and market to influence and drive recruitment decisions
Professional Skills
- You take pride in your work and how you recruit; you have a high level of accountability and have been responsible for making hires to help your team meet hiring targets
- You love to learn and aren’t afraid to try new things; mistakes to you are a learning opportunity, not a sign of failure
- You cultivate meaningful, long-lasting relationships with your stakeholders
- You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
- You love solving problems, especially when they involve improving processes
- You’re comfortable working with systems and are highly organized in and outside of them
- You have deep interest in mentoring and guiding team individuals
Candidates with experience hiring the following roles will be preferred:
- Support engineers with Infrastructure As Code skills
- Support engineers with the ability to code and debug
- Data Engineers who can build data pipelines with code
Other things to know
Learning & Development
There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.
About Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. For 30+ years, our clients have trusted our autonomous teams to build solutions that look past the obvious. Here, computer science grads come together with seasoned technologists, self-taught developers, midlife career changers and more to learn from and challenge each other. Career journeys flourish with the strength of our cultivation culture, which has won numerous awards around the world.
Join Thoughtworks and thrive. Together, our extra curiosity, innovation, passion and dedication overcomes ordinary.
