Description

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:

• Develop and deliver an innovative recruitment strategy for United’s talent needs.
• Build and promote sourcing strategies and lead talent acquisition projects.
• Responsible for leading a team of recruiters, tasked with the sourcing and recruiting processes vital to fill open or anticipated positions
• Provide ongoing leadership, coaching and direction to team
• Meet regularly with leaders to maintain relationships and understand overall talent needs
• Ability to use and leverage data to advise business decisions
• Design and share scorecards to keep leaders informed of status and progress of talent initiatives to measure progress, see opportunities, etc.
• Manage an active requisition load as well as manage a pipeline of passive candidates at all times
• Facilitate the continuous improvement of internal talent attraction and talent movement processes across the enterprise
• Will partner with our HR Business Partners and Diversity & Inclusion team to define and address DEI needs/opportunities for our internal clients, as well as represent United brand at career fairs, community, and civic events
• This individual is a team player and collaborator who will actively contribute to the evolution of the Talent Acquisition group.

Qualifications

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!

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Human Resources or related field
• Minimum 3 years prior experience leading a team with direct reports
• Minimum 7 years of Talent Acquisition experience; preferably in a large corporate setting
• Evidence of excellence in client service
• Experience recruiting high volume in a Corporate and/or Operations environment
• Ability to handle critical and confidential information
• Tech savvy and technical ability to apply applicant tracking systems and other technologies (video interviewing, mobile, texting)
• Effectively lead competing demands in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel as needed
• Comprehensive understanding of recruiting and operations practices, programs, and plans
• Extensive knowledge of recruiting program administration
• Detailed understanding of federal and state laws and regulations relating to employment
• Strong analytical skills
• Must be customer focused and maintain successful working relationships at all levels
• Strong social media intel and can effectively use for recruiting
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office as well as Apple products
• Adept at developing sourcing strategies for large-scale staffing projects
• Ability to deliver and create a convincing narrative through data and metrics
• Experience managing a large budget
• Ability to navigate through multi-layered environment
• Demonstrated understanding of Change Management
• Ability to communicate effectively with leaders and partners at varying levels
• 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 a crucial function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Prior usage of CRM, and other recruitment pipelining tools
• Strong communication skills through media as well as in person
• 3-5 years Taleo experience preferred
• PHR or SPHR
• Talent Advisor certification
• LinkedIn Recruiter certification
• Project Management certification
• Planning and budgeting skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Process and/or Project Management skills

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 JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.