Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Location: Chicago, IL, US

Contract Type: Permanent

About the role

At SES our ambition is to do the extraordinary in space in order to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth. As part of the Talent Acquisition team, you will be at the heart of searching, attracting, identifying, and hiring incredibly talented individuals who make our ambition a reality. This role focuses on Talent Acquisition activities in Europe and sometimes globally, managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns and sourcing competitive technical talent. You will partner with internal stakeholders, manage candidate experiences, and act as a brand ambassador for SES.

Responsibilities

• A strategic recruitment role using your wide international experience to design processes and talent strategies for key technical areas of the business.
• Partnering with key business stakeholders to understand the future of their teams and building recruitment plans to support growing areas.
• Responsible for full-cycle technical or non-technical recruitment and end-to-end management of open requisitions, including intake calls, job ads, proactive candidate search, screening, interviewing, job offers, and contracts.
• Actively build and maintain excellent relationships with candidates, colleagues, and business leaders, bringing real-time data intelligence to searches to help the business make informed, data-led hiring decisions.
• Serve as an ambassador for the company brand and culture, selling opportunities to candidates and positioning SES as an employer of choice.
• Act as a trusted adviser to technical business functions, understanding their current and longer-term strategic skill requirements, challenging the status quo, and creating bespoke hiring strategies for complex hires.
• Provide an amazing candidate experience, as this is critical to effective talent acquisition.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for other HR functions, providing market insights and process improvement suggestions.
• Make recommendations and participate in events, job fairs, university engagements, and professional associations.
• Understand global company operations and local market dynamics, and how the Talent Acquisition team contributes to strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of recruitment experience, ideally combining both technical and non-technical hiring in global environments.
• Demonstrated success recruiting for STEM/technology roles as well as corporate, commercial, and leadership positions across diverse business functions.
• Proven ability to manage up to 15-20 requisitions concurrently while delivering high-quality hiring outcomes.
• Highly proficient in LinkedIn Recruiter and a range of sourcing tools and methodologies, with strong direct sourcing and headhunting capabilities.
• Experience building employer brand partnerships and leveraging events and talent marketing initiatives to enhance talent attraction and pipeline generation.

Pay

The salary range for this full-time position is $75,000 - $95,000. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and geographic location. Individual compensation within the range is based on work location and factors such as job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and relevant education or training. Additional compensation and benefits may apply depending on the location and terms of employment.