Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist (EMEA / US)

As a Moody’s Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist, you will be responsible for identifying, attracting and screening active and passive qualified candidates to provide a continuous pipeline of resumes for current and future positions across Moody’s businesses, serving multiple client groups. Your main responsibility will be to work closely with recruiters in EMEA / Americas and/or hiring managers per respective region to identify, attract and hire high-quality talent. This requires strong sourcing capability and expertise in order to facilitate optimal hiring outcomes.

• Demonstrate understanding of talent needs of hiring managers and job requirements to assess candidate quality, skills and fit to identify the best candidate for a position
• Attract and recruit the highest calibre candidates in a time efficient manner
• Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements
• Interview (screen) all candidates presented for detailed interviewing by hiring managers
• Administer sourcing strategies to identify and recruit potential new hires
• Source active candidates from online databases, internal databases, job boards contact lists and employee referrals
• Source passive candidate leads through internet research, networking sites (Linkedin , Xing), cold calling and market research
• Build and maintain effective relationships and timely communication with internal and external candidates throughout the recruiting process
• Stay abreast of trends and innovative recruiting techniques in order to be competitive in state-of-the-heart recruiting practices

• Undergraduate degree level education required
• Fluent English speaker
• Candidate sourcing & research experience, in either a search firm, agency or in-house
• Strong oral and written communication skills – articulate and numerate
• Microsoft Office, including intermediate Excel
• Experience within the financial services and/or software industries, advantageous
• Handling multiple priorities in a professional environment
• Demonstrated best practice recruitment, direct sourcing and selection policies and regulations from sourcing through selection
• Building relationships
• Team Player
• Takes initiative, works pro-actively, ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines

We have impact. So will you.

The views of each Moody’s employee matter and, collectively, those views contribute to our ability to serve credit-sensitive markets worldwide. Diverse opinions are encouraged and leverage the depth and breadth of experiences that our employees bring to work each day. We expect Moody’s employees to be accessible and collaborative and, in return, Moody’s offers a work environment that promotes intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor and collegiality. Our people and our environment uphold our core values of integrity, insight, intellectual leadership, inclusion and independence.