Talent Acquisition Partner

Thales has been present in Romania for more than 20 years. Over the years, our company has grown and diversified its portfolio of activities, and today we are a central hub for software development and engineering, serving customers in all our major markets: Defence & Security, Aerospace, Space, and Digital Identity & Security. With our local experts, Thales has unparalleled capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex requirements.

Our purpose is to help make the world a safer place by building a future we can all trust.

Competencies required for role

- Proven resourcing experience within a complex environment
- Experience in the engineering and Technology skills market
- Experience of identifying both passive and active candidates across a variety of attraction channels
- Lead, model, manage and coach the organisation in best practice selection techniques
- Able to positively influence at all levels of an organisation up to senior levels, and to develop valued relationships with managers and Candidates alike

Primary Purpose of the Role

The Talent Acquisition Partner will sit in the Romanian Hub of the European Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence (CoE) and will ensure that the countries managed by the Hub have the right people, in the right place, at the right time to execute their strategy. The Talent Acquisition team will work together to provide the business with the highest quality talent, within the right timescales and at the right cost. The Talent Acquisition Partner will hold full accountability for all stages of the hiring process, from attraction to onboarding whilst ensuring the candidates have a quality experience throughout every step.


Principal Relationships:

- Talent Acquisition Manager of the Romanian Hub
- HR Director Romania
- Head of Talent Acquisition Europe
- Management teams across Thales Romania and other Thales countries managed by the hub
- Global sourcing Team


Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

Recruiting and Sourcing

- Implement and deliver the resourcing strategy within the assigned perimeter
- Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle for all personally assigned requisitions from requirements definition, sourcing, selection through to on boarding and for the first 6 months of employees’ tenure
- Support hiring managers in defining their needs and specifying requirements
- Coach, challenge and advise Hiring Managers using recruitment and market data to inform and influence local and key hiring decisions
- Manage all channels to the active candidate market including employee referral, e-sourcing, on and off line advertising, events and agencies
- Accountable for proactively building talent pools and pipeline for future recruitment needs identifying new channels and bringing innovative ideas


Change Management & Continuous Improvement

- Champion compliance with Group policies and procedures throughout the resourcing lifecycle, including ensuring comprehensive and accurate information is maintained in key systems (e.g. Workday) to consistent standards across the team
- Collaborate with the other Talent Acquisition Partners of the European Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence as required and share best practices and innovative solutions which could benefit to all.
- Work in a collaborative manner with the various Talent Acquisition Centres of Excellence in the Group and the Global Resourcing Team to build a cohesive approach to managing talent across the Group

Employer Branding

- Ensure all marketing channels used meet Group Global employer branding guidelines
- Represent the Group at industry events in line with the company strategy
- Participate actively to HR Communication actions: Career Fairs, internal or external events, campaign, etc.