WPP IT Hiring for Workday Talent Sourcer at    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Full Time

Job Description

WPP is the transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. We create transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 325 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. We are quoted on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Key performance indicators for WPP (2020) include Billings of £46.9bn and Revenue of £12bn. Visit our LinkedIn page to see what we’re up to! Why we’re hiring: At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data. WPP have selected Workday as their innovative HCM, Finance & PSA (Professional Services Automation) system of choice to meet changing demands and roles will be instrumental in rolling out and servicing one of the most exciting Workday programmes for a global business right now. The Talent Acquisition (TA) Sourcer will provide high levels of support to the TA team through sourcing pipelines of talent, managing candidate experience, working directly with a range of stakeholders and providing data and insights to continually improve process and approach. What you’ll be doing:

• Manage a range of talent searches across various capabilities and countries at any one time effectively
• In-depth market research to identify potential candidates, utilising a range of resources and channels
• Screening of candidates to establish their interest and assess suitability
• Contribution to ad-hoc executive recruitment projects such as future talent mapping and pipelining
• Be at the forefront of enabling technology to execute the latest sourcing techniques and methods
• Leverage your network and the networks of our teams to source top talent
• Aware of changing dynamics of the market place as well as keeping abreast of our competitors and industry changes
• A key enabler in managing volume recruitment campaigns

What you’ll need:

• Experience using innovative sourcing techniques and tools to engage both active and passive candidates.
• Sourcing experience in Workday or any other ERP tool will be preferred
• Sourcing exposure to APAC/US/UK market will be preferred but not essential
• A high level of written English and the ability to prioritise workload with a high level of efficiency and accuracy throughout
• Ability to analyse job descriptions and candidate profiles to determine target profile needs and appropriate match
• It would be advantageous to have worked with Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system previously
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Experience in managing social media channels would be advantageous

Who you are: You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day. What we’ll give you: Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal. Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide.