Lead Recruiter

About the Role & Team

Are you looking for an opportunity where your job is helping to make a difference in someone’s career? Discover the opportunity to apply your leadership skills, advanced recruitment knowledge, and influence to change lives with the Disney Experiences (DX) Professional Recruitment Team! From inspiring and developing a team of recruitment professionals to collaborating with business leaders and collaborators to develop strategies aligned with company goals this role is an intricate part of the Talent Acquisition experience.

The DX Professional Recruitment team leads all aspects of professional recruitment, from operational and engineering leaders to creative professionals and Imagineers, from Veterinarians to Energy Planners. Our team is responsible for attracting and identifying sought-after talent in the marketplace and bringing them to Disney Experiences.

If selected for this role, you will report to our Manager, Professional Recruitment, and will be on-site in Glendale, CA.

What You Will Do

• Lead full life cycle recruitment from sourcing and job posting to offer
• Translate business needs into executable staffing plans
• Develop innovative recruitment strategies to attract and build comprehensive talents slates for all positions, including hard to fill roles
• Partner with Sourcing to enhance complex searches as needed
• Employ innovative techniques to convert passive talent into viable candidates
• Advocate for career mobility by providing coaching, feedback, and mentorship to internal talent, including Recruiters
• Review market data, competitive intelligence, and talent trends to build dynamic slates
• Be a brand ambassador by providing an outstanding candidate experience from interview to new hire onboarding
• Collaborate with hiring leaders and HR Business Partners to develop a solid understanding of the hiring team, their business strategy and talent profiles to best deliver on the hiring needs of the business
• Maintain the highest standards of candidate experience and client account management, reflected in measures of success through hiring leader and candidate feedback
• Conduct in-depth screens to assess potential candidates for level of interest, qualifications, and align on compensation through pay transparency
• Partner with the Compensation team and hiring leader to build attractive and competitive job offers
• Actively participate in and/or lead knowledge sharing events and building rapport within the Talent Acquisition community
• Participate in or lead assigned projects that support departmental and Talent Acquisition objectives (Candidate, Career, Culture, Community)
• Lead and develop conference strategies

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Full life-cycle recruiting experience with full knowledge and expertise in developing and implementing comprehensive sourcing/recruitment strategies for complex, niche, technical, and engineering roles
• Experience recruiting and sourcing for hard-to-fill roles
• Expertise using social media tools such as LinkedIn for marketing, networking, and sourcing
• Demonstrated success in achieving recruitment objectives including time-to-fill, volume, quality, and internal hiring objectives
• Successful working in a fast-paced environment where multiple projects are the norm
• Enjoy developing strong working relationships with clients and peers regardless of geography
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Experience working in an autonomous environment
• Ability to think creatively to find solutions to complex problems
• Ability to appropriately manage sensitive and confidential information

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using various Talent Acquisition systems such as Workday, HiredScore, Beamery, Schedule Olivia, etc.
• Proficient in applying various reporting tools such as Excel, Google Docs, Smartsheet, Airtable, etc., to track candidate and requisition metrics
• Experience building and telling data-driven stories

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related Human Resources field or relevant experience

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

Disability accommodation for employment applications

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $137,100.00 to $167,500.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.