Senior Recruiter - German Speaker

Are you ready to accelerate your career?

Join Cielo as a Recruiter! A career at Cielo will give you the opportunity to work with the industry’s smartest people and to take ownership of your success!

At Cielo, we are passionate about advancing the world of health™ through our partnership with Becton Dickinson (BD), a multinational medical devices company. You will focus on recruitment across the DACH markets. Here at Cielo, and within the BD EMEA team you will work with talented individuals and grow your career. Join us at Cielo and be a part of our mission to redefine talent acquisition.

Cielo is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law for an individual who falls within the jurisdiction of such law.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting Cielo Talent Acquisition at [email protected]

The Recruiter is responsible for Service Excellence throughout the recruitment cycle. You will act as a brand ambassador for BD, focused on delivering exceptional talent while providing proactive and timely communication on the status of the search. You will serve as subject matter authority in talent acquisition and provide consultative direction and industry expertise to your hiring leaders.

• Work Location: Germany
• Work Arrangement: hybrid - – 2 days per week onsite in either one of the below locations:
• Heidelberg
• Karlsruhe
• Frankfurt 
• Kelberg

• Visiting Heidelberg office once a month.

• Work Schedule: standard office hours
• Specific requirements: proficient German & English. Additional European languages (French/Spanish/Italian) would be advantageous.

You will run the full recruitment life cycle from management of the briefing call through to offer management for a range of associates (entry level to Manager level as required). Key accountabilities include:

• Lead a detailed job scope meeting with the hiring leader to determine position specifications, providing relevant market data and recommendations on possible approaches to the search or candidate requirements.
• Utilising available tools, build an engaging and attractive advert to attract candidates.
• Develop and lead recruitment marketing plans or sourcing plans to determine the most appropriate candidate sources that align to the search requirements.
• Timely review of applicants who have applied via the ATS, and evaluation of candidate qualifications against position requirements and figure out who to move forward in the recruitment process.
• Source candidates via resume databases, search engine and networking sites using Boolean search language as well as solicit and pursue referrals from business networks and/or internal referrals.
• Conduct professional and thoughtful phone interviews that are infused with industry/role specific probing questions as the conversation/interview requires.
• Keeping candidates engaged in the process, preparing them for interviews and coaching them on logistical information, interview schedule, appropriate attire and overall expectations. Providing them with timely updates as the need arises.
• Partner with hiring managers to agree offer details, using market data and compensation guidelines to support recommendations.
• Articulate a job offer to candidate and work towards candidate acceptance, anticipating and negotiating counter-offers as appropriate.
• Provide accurate and regular reporting of recruiting activities to the hiring manager and Cielo leadership to depict both metrics and efforts.

Experience:

• Minimum of three or more years’ recruiting experience with proven successes in a corporate, RPO or agency setting. Experience using recruitment technologies such as Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and social media tools.
• Experience recruiting for large complex organisations is required, life science sector preferred
• Proficient German and English. Additional European languages (French/Spanish/Italian) would be advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrable stakeholder management

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Proficient in Boolean search techniques for sourcing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of common Human Resources principles, practices and metrics related to talent acquisition.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.