With more than 85 years of experience, Opel Bank is one of the leading automotive finance firms in Germany. The company provides automotive finance and insurance products for Opel dealers and customers. Additionally, the company also offers overnight and fixed-term deposits online. Opel Bank is part of General Motors Financial Company, Inc., the global automotive financial services company of General Motors.

For our team in Rüsselsheim we are looking for a

Talent Acquisition Specialist (m/f)

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for all recruitment for our businesses in the DACH region as well as other ad-hoc projects in other EU locations; they will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process from validating the job description with the Hiring Manager through to gathering all information for the job offer. He or she will consult with the business to provide market information, obtain resource plans and devise sourcing strategies including self-sourcing.

Key activities:

You will recruit for permanent and interim requisitions in line with company policy within the DACH region but predominantly for Rüsselsheim and Potsdam locations
One major initiative is to recruit at all levels for a brand new business initiative “Opel Leasing” being launched in Germany; you will liaise with the HR partner for Leasing and the Managing Director to strategically grow the business from the bottom up
You will liaise with stakeholders at all levels across international operations and use own initiative to prioritise workloads
Qualifying vacancy with Hiring Manager, define sourcing strategy, shortlist suitable candidates, arrange interviews, debrief with Hiring Manager, inform unsuccessful candidates, through to preparing offer information for HR
You will be in control of all advertising channels, all agency relationships and be the champion of the companys career site
You will act as an internal Consultant to the stakeholders advising and supporting on all matters to do with talent management
You will work closely with HR operations to manage entire HR recruitment processes
You will update all systems, files and reports in a timely fashion, service requests for information
You will facilitate and deliver HR ‘company’ systems, processes and procedures e.g. recruitment systems, tracking, assessment and recruitment processes, legal policies, etc.
You will be actively involved in strategic TA projects and development / implementation of best practice
You use a demand plan to build candidate pipeline using various channels
You identify your training needs to ensure we can continually improve the service offerings
You support the Global Head of Talent as requested

Skills:

Graduate caliber or equivalent experience
Ideally 3-5 years onsite / in-house recruitment experience
A proven self-starter
Excellent communication / relationship building skills
We are seeking an ambitious individual who owns the outcome and is a team player
You must be well organized and can deal with conflicting priorities
You can self-source candidates, qualify candidates, shortlist and interview
Ideally, you will have experience in managing multiple tasks across the business
You have experience in recruiting through subscription based products such as LinkedIn Recruiter
You have experience in operating in a large, complex and changing environment
You are commercially aware and able to contribute credibly as a member of our Talent Acquisition team
You have prior experience in using an applicant tracking system
You must possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral
You have experience in managing relationships with third party suppliers
You are prepared to travel within Germany