Senior Technical Recruiter

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What You’ll Do

Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a collaborative, devoted and resourceful full-time recruiter to support hiring across various functions of our business units. 

The Senior Technical Recruiter implements and executes high impact recruitment strategies to fill the top of funnel, effectively manages every candidate workflow stage to hire highly qualified candidates for all assigned reqs. Our Senior Technical Recruiter must have a deep passion to strive for delivering the highest level of customer satisfaction and applicant/candidate experience.

Location: Hybrid, working onsite at our San Jose, CA office three days a week with the flexibility to work remotely the remainder of your time 

• High-performing Sr Recruiter – Recruiters must have a deep passion to strive for the highest level of customer satisfaction and applicant/candidate experience. We expect a Sr. Recruiter to embed themselves w/in their client groups executing Full-Cycle Recruitment Strategies; clearly understanding their product domains/technologies, they must thoroughly conduct intake discussions following SLA’s and Hiring Manager Checklists defining role(s) and skillset(s) their leader(s) are seeking to hire for, Sr Recruiters are expect to be strategic trusted partners executing passive pipelining / sourcing strategies, candidate attraction/engagement, to effectively negotiating (art of negotiating) a win win for their client groups and the candidate. Participate in headcount forecasting and prioritization conversations, leveraging this position to help to collaboratively balance top of funnel campaigns, competitive response, and outreach initiatives.
• Inspire operational excellence – Ability to manage an average req load of 20. Regularly manage pipeline activity, maintain data integrity, and proactively share data-centric updates with Hiring Managers and Leaders. Senior Recruiters are expected to consult hiring managers on candidate immigration or export license requirements as well as immigration process and export license process timelines. They are expected to achieve targeted individual KPI’s and meet designed scorecard performance metrics.
• Execute a Positive Candidate Experience – Develop relationships with candidates and guide them through the interview process with an emphasis on timeliness, professionalism, empathy, and transparency.
• Sourcing – Deliver cost effective, creative sourcing and pipeline development leveraging a number of tools; LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, Greenhouse ATS DB, Patent and Publication Searches etc. Develops/maintains relevant industry relations with engineering groups to generate candidates. Represent the organization at strategic recruiting events and professional association conferences.
• Selection– Ensure best practice assessment and selection techniques are used, and are meeting the clients’ needs.
• Art of Negotiation / Closing – Ability to effectively selling Samsung’s EVP and creatively close offers to secure critical talent.
• Be a culture champion – Champion, role model, and embed Samsung Semiconductor's cultural principles focus on Collaborate, Innovate and Grow as well as HR’s Cultural Principals of Speed, Thoroughness, Innovation, and Collaboration.
• Help execute diversity initiatives for the company – Execute on quarterly hiring goals with a focus on acquiring top diverse talent to meet our current and future hiring needs.

Key Functions

• Provide guidance to hiring managers and the larger Talent team. Recommend creative and effective sourcing strategies. Proactively keep candidates warm and interested – build strong talent pipelines
• Identify talent acquisition change opportunities with leadership.
• Highly proficient in talent acquisition practices. Strong grasp of effective channels for sourcing candidates. Effective negotiator. Seek and reach win- win outcomes. Current on market trends for talent and external best practices in talent acquisition. Provides guidance on importance of strong planning, execution and details/accurate data. Proactively anticipate issues and come up with solutions
• Strong understanding of skills, expertise and behaviors needed for different positions; accurately and efficiently assess if candidates meet needs.
• Clear, transparent reporting on progress of key searches, candidate pipelines, and recruitment metrics to successfully illustrate complete “story;” both strengths and areas for improvement in team functioning. Partner with HR team on EEOC reporting, including applicant flow information

What You Bring

• Bachelors with 10+ years of experience
• Business Acumen: knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting their business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace
• Planning: achieves hiring objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; measures individual performance against goals; evaluates results
• Motivating Others: Creates a climate in which people want to do their best
• Assessing & Selecting Talent: Is a good judge of talent; after reasonable exposure, can articulate the strengths and limitations of people inside or outside the organization; hires the best people available from inside or outside
• Integrity & Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change

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Equal Opportunity Employment Policy 

Samsung Semiconductor takes pride in being an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to fostering an environment where all individuals feel valued and empowered to excel, regardless of race, religion, color, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, or veteran status.

When selecting team members, we prioritize talent and qualities such as humility, kindness, and dedication. We extend comprehensive accommodations throughout our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, neurodivergent individuals, or those requiring pregnancy-related support. All candidates scheduled for an interview will receive guidance on requesting accommodations.

Recruiting Agency Policy

We do not accept unsolicited resumes. Only authorized recruitment agencies that have a current and valid agreement with Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. are permitted to submit resumes for any job openings.

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