Talent Acquisition Partner

This Talent Acquisition Partner role at Thales in Portugal focuses on driving and managing the full recruitment process, from defining job requirements and candidate assessment to ensuring a positive candidate experience. The role also involves developing and implementing employer branding strategies, enhancing the company's online presence, and reporting on key recruitment metrics. The partner will build and maintain a strong talent pipeline, engage with passive candidates, and collaborate with HR for seamless onboarding, ultimately positioning Thales as an employer of choice.

Must Have

• Manage end-to-end recruitment process
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define job requirements
• Post job openings on various channels
• Screen, interview, and assess candidates
• Oversee candidate experience
• Develop and implement employer branding strategies
• Enhance online presence using social media
• Plan and execute employer branding campaigns and career fairs
• Work closely with International Recruitment Director and HR Director
• Report on recruitment metrics and employer branding KPIs
• Provide insights on recruitment trends and market conditions
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline
• Engage with passive candidates and manage talent communities
• Implement strategies to retain potential candidates
• Collaborate with HR for smooth onboarding

Perks & Benefits

• Career development opportunities through mobility policy
• Flexibility in working arrangements

Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space.

Primary Purpose of Role

To drive and manage the recruitment process across the organization in Portugal while strengthening the company’s Employer Brand. This role will ensure the effective recruitment of top talent and will implement strategies to position the company as an employer of choice in the market.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for various roles within the organization, ensuring timely, efficient, and high-quality hiring.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs and define job requirements.
• Post job openings on appropriate channels, including job boards, social media, and company website.
• Screen, interview, and assess candidates, providing a shortlist of the best talent for the hiring manager’s consideration.
• Oversee the candidate experience, ensuring that all communication is professional and positive.
• Develop and implement employer branding strategies to attract top talent, ensuring alignment with the company's values and culture.
• Enhance the company’s online presence by leveraging social media platforms relevant channels.
• Plan and execute employer branding campaigns, recruitment marketing activities, and career fairs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to highlight the company’s achievements, benefits, and unique selling points to potential candidates.
• Work closely with the International Recruitment Director and HR Director to ensure alignment on recruitment needs and branding strategies.
• Report on key recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, source of hire) and employer branding KPIs to the Recruitment Director and local HR teams.
• Provide regular updates and insights on recruitment trends, market conditions, and competitor activities within Portugal.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for both current and future hiring needs.
• Engage with passive candidates and manage talent communities through proactive outreach and relationship-building.
• Implement strategies to retain potential candidates, keeping them engaged and interested in future roles.
• Collaborate with the HR team to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new hires, ensuring they are integrated into the company culture.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.