Global Talent Acquisition Development Lead

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

As part of our People strategy, we are re-imagining how we are engaging, attracting, and recruiting future talent to ensure business success and growth. Our Global Competence Center for Talent Acquisition & Employer branding drives strategies & development throughout the organisation in close collaboration with various HR & business stakeholders. Talent acquisition & Employer branding plays a strategic role in our journey to advance customers’ material handling, by making sure we have the best talent to make this happen. We are now looking for Global Talent Acquisition Development lead for a fixed-term parental leave replacement.

Global Talent Acquisition Development lead is responsible for developing talent acquisition tools and concepts globally within Konecranes, to ensure we are able to attract and hire future talents in the markets we operate in. To make this happen, you will be focusing on following key activities:

• Responsible for recruitment process & system/platform development globally in close collaboration with IT and other stakeholders to ensure smooth and candidate focused application/recruitment process
• As we are about to implement a new TA solution in December 2024, the further refining and ensuring ROI will be a key focus for the Development lead
• Creating and developing talent acquisition concepts & initiatives to support our business to grow and attract the required talent
• Creating & maintaining recruitment process related documentation & guidance’s and facilitate training/communications withing the organisation   
• Developing and implementing new ways of working in talent acquisition to ensure effective process facilitation and using of best practices
• Identify areas of improvement from process and platform point-of-view to support talent acquisition excellence and participate in implementation activities
• Work closely with global & local HR teams to identify priority areas and development areas to ensure high impact support to local teams and businesses, and to ensure talent acquisition drives value and results
• Contribute to build improved metrics and KPI’s to ensure high-performing TA operations
• Participate in various “cross-functional” development projects connected to domains such as talent attraction, in-bound recruitment, and candidate experience etc.

The location of the position is preferably Tallinn, Estonia and we have hybrid working model in place.

Your experience

To achieve these goals: 

• You have a suitable degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition in an international / regional or global level
• You should have experience as a recruiter, but you have also recently contributed to recruitment process & concept, ATS/recruitment platform, candidate/manager experience, and/or other TA development activities as part of your role
• You are able to connect business priorities to actionable initiatives and activities that creates clear value to the organisation and the candidates & employees
• You are tech savvy and proven capable to working on process/system development topics, while having multiple priorities and stakeholders
• You are passionate about your work, and you are having a strong customer-orientated & growth/development mindset in your ways of working – while having desire to always learn more
• You are self-starter and have ability to work in a fast-paced environment. 
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills are required, as working language is fully English.

What we offer to you 

As a Global Talent Acquisition Development specialist, you get to join our small and capable team and make your mark in our journey forward. You will be a part of our Global Talent Acquisition Competence Center team in a very ambitious and growth-orientated culture – while working in close collaboration with our BA/BU & HR operations teams, IT, and business. We believe in curiosity and passion for learning – which means that you will also get continuous learning and development opportunities at Konecranes. We offer a flexible & inclusive work environment where you can be yourself. With us you will be able to work with tangible and world leading products and services – from software enabled solutions to huge harbour and industrial cranes and services.

The position is fixed-term (parental leave) and estimated length will be 1,5 – 2 years.  

Want to learn more about Konecranes and what your future colleagues have to say? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AklPBQd_p0I   

Interested?

Do you have what it takes, and do you see yourself joining our community and taking a key role in our talent acquisition journey? If yes, please submit your application with CV as soon as possible via Apply link below.

For further information, please contact Ilkka Lagerström – Vice President, HRSS & TA.  

Konecranes is a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.