United Airlines Hiring for Executive Recruiter – Talent Acquisition at Chicago, Illinois Full Time

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run “Business Resource Group” communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have the best talent in the world. Our Global Talent Acquisition team is on the frontlines of building the future of our company, one hire at a time. From corporate to operations, pilot to flight attendant, and early career to executive, our team crafts outstanding experiences for our candidates and hiring managers, with diversity, equity and inclusion top-of-mind in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

The Executive Recruiter is a skilled professional in recruiting and sourcing highly qualified candidates for executive leadership roles at United. This role acts as a consultant to the business, leading the recruitment processes from end-to-end.

This position will be aligned to our most challenging and complex clients and serves as an expert in applying data to create and implement recruitment strategies that are specific to each role, delivering a pipeline of high-quality diverse candidates.

Attract and source talent for United’s most critical and complex areas such as Digital Technology and other complex/specialized roles
Conduct detailed interviews and assessments of talent to find alignment between their skills and our key business problems
Mentor your hiring partners on all things recruiting for open jobs: candidate recommendations, interview debriefs, hiring decisions, etc.
Partner with external organizations to develop and maintain talent pipeline
Consistently works with a process improvement orientation
Provides value to the team by recommending and implementing process opportunities
Provides change management around process enhancements
Stays abreast on new recruitment trends and technologies and brings back findings to the team
Uses data to make recruitment decisions and provides guidance to hiring managers around candidate management and sourcing opportunities
Exert executive presence when supporting leadership with recruitment decisions, such as when advocating for a candidate
Research and analyze talent trends and standard processes in the market to consistently build and maintain competitive solutions and strategies to ensure attraction of talent to opportunities at United

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
Bachelor’s degree
5+ years of corporate recruiting experience including leading executive searches
Proven experience driving process improvements to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Demonstrated ability to act as a consultant, make data driven talent recommendations and develop and implement recruitment strategies
Experience working with senior leaders in supporting multiple areas of discipline including IT
Ability to engage meaningfully with candidates, ensuring a high touch candidate experience
Master level sourcing capabilities: ability to engage in meaningful candidate outreach
Demonstrated good judgment and confidentiality
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a strong emphasis on customer service orientation
Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced, highly team-oriented environment
Excellent time management, follow-through, and organizational skills
Strong communication and ability to build relationships with all levels of personnel
Ability to handle multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy
Intermediate to advanced computer skills in Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and databases
Solid knowledge of social media and demonstrated usage of tools such as LinkedIn
Ability to build positive relationships and work in a team environment
Ability to quickly assess candidate’s skills/qualifications and attributes and make placements/recommendations as appropriate
Proven leadership ability to mentor and counsel others on standard methodologies and recruiting processes
Strong project management skills
Ability to manage and lead special projects, in addition to typical recruiting workload
Ability recruiting hard-to-fill positions applying various sourcing methods
Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% of the time
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
Master’s degree
Experience in a matrixed corporate environment preferred

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact to request accommodation.

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