Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. You will be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The Talent Acquisition Optimization (TAO) group is part of IBM Talent & Transformation. We are a globally
recognized partner in recruitment, talent acquisition consulting and employment branding solutions that transform
the way businesses acquire talent in a highly competitive marketplace. For more than 30 years we have leveraged
our considerable expertise in global talent acquisition and business process improvement to redesign how skills
are identified and recruited for our clients, and deliver exceptional talent acquisition experiences

Job Description
The Recruitment Specialist is responsible for candidate generation primarily through direct sourcing and research to
attract both passive and active candidates. The Recruiter may manage an individual requisition load, working directly
with the Hiring Manager from discovery intake to offer negotiation or form part of a sourcing team, supplying qualified
candidates for requisitions managed by the IBM Talent Acquisition Partners. The Recruiter will help define, develop,
plan and implement recruiting strategies utilizing their market knowledge. They will act as the first point of contact
for candidates and will be able to sell the client’s EVP and talk knowledgeably about the company, industry and role
opportunity.

Responsibilities:
• Participates in the role discovery meeting with Hiring Manager and agrees delivery expectations, timelines
and sourcing strategies
• Consults with the Hiring Manager on the role requirements and sector/market talent supply
considerations which may impact delivery
• Develops comprehensive, innovative sourcing strategies including passive candidate outreach channels,
recruitment marketing plans and talent pool mining.
• Drives innovative programs, events, campaigns and networking channels to build referrals and candidate
pipeline
• Conducts or orchestrates projects as required including; email marketing, competitor organizational chart
mapping, mapping target companies and professional and alumni associations, social media, cold calling,
and social activities
• Use screening and selection criteria to identify qualified candidates and determine the relevant strength of
the candidates in the pool
• Acts as a brand ambassador to engage passive candidates and develop and retain their interest in the
client’s company
• Sources, screens, and submits candidate short-lists to the Hiring Manager or TABPs
• Keeps systems accurately updated as required.
• Prioritises workload based on sourcing effort required in order to meet weekly/monthly/quarterly
production goals and revenue targets as set by management team
• Contributes, through excellent delivery, to high client satisfaction levels with the service to promote
positive NPS scores, references and case studies from the account

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least 2 years of recruitment experience, with sourcing expertise in either an in-house, RPO or agency
  role.
  • Good working proficiency in computer skills and MS Office.
  • Fluency in English and Dutch

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least 2 years of experience with direct sourcing methodologies and channels
• Willingness to work from the office in Delft 2-3 times a week