Talent Acquisition Manager

Title: Talent Acquisition Manager

Location:  Summit, New Jersey, United States of America  

Work Type: Hybrid

Job ID: 56483

Job Description:

Who We Are

The role of the Talent Acquisition Manager is to drive the full spectrum of the recruiting efforts and to fulfill the consulting staff people needs for the New Jersey office, including event planning and execution, candidate pipeline development, marketing and branding related activities, planning and participating in the interview process, candidate communication and relationship building, and all conversion activities.

This role will work with the New Jersey Recruiting Managing Director and Partner (RMDP), New Jersey Recruiting Directors (RDs), Mid-Atlantic Regional Talent Acquisition Senior Manager, New Jersey Business Management Senior Director, recruiting directors at BCG core schools, and regional recruiting teams to lead and execute the annual recruiting pipeline across OneBCG, entry-level core business consulting (Associates and Consultants) from both campus and experienced hire pools, as well as support Experienced Hire, Digital, and Analytics recruiting efforts for the New Jersey office.

This role will work with the New Jersey Partners, RDs, and Talent Acquisition team to drive the development of the overall recruiting strategy for the New Jersey office, the implementation of this strategy, and the management of day-to-day operations of the New Jersey Talent Acquisition department. To the extent that the recruiting organizational structure and processes require change to ensure that these needs are met, the Talent Acquisition Manager will suggest and implement those changes.

This individual reports directly to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Talent Acquisition Senior Manager (TAM), but also works closely with the Recruiting Managing Director and Partner (RMDP), Recruiting Director (RD), and regional Talent Acquisition leadership.

What You'll Do

• Driving the office recruiting strategy development (jointly with TAM, RMDP, RDs)

• Overseeing office-specific recruiting efforts in support of annual Consultant and Associate hiring targets:

• Candidate pipeline development

• Sourcing, screening, interviewing, and converting candidates from managed schools/programs, formal channels (e.g., online applications, referrals), and candidates from "alternate" / industry sources

• Decision-round interviewing

• Offeree conversion

• Responsible for developing processes and driving change for new initiatives (e.g., short lead time recruiting, ADC recruiting, going deeper at core schools, strengthen presence at other schools)

• Manage, lead, and develop the office recruiting team (currently scoped as 3 direct reports)

• Ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and principles are incorporated throughout the steps in the hiring process, from pipeline development to conversion; recommend creative and results-oriented ideas to cultivate a diverse pipeline

• Managing the recruiting commitments process - e.g., select interview cadres, staff events, ensuring the right mix of consulting staff (tenure, gender, school background), making sure commitments are upheld, managing swaps process

• Developing and maintaining recruiting calendar

• Managing the annual budget for office recruiting and internship activities

• Using the recruiting systems to generate correspondence, reports, interview and event invitations

• Collecting and analyzing information and data to evaluate the effectiveness of recruiting efforts

• Acting as an initial contact for candidates for the office; responding and following up with all candidate inquiries; establishing and building relationships with top priority candidates

• Scheduling, planning, and executing office-specific recruiting events

• Coordinating and executing 1R and DR interviews

• Monitoring and screening applications

• Liaising with HR for "on-boarding" of new hires (offer letters, signing bonuses, etc.)

• Preparing analysis and required reports, utilizing the regional analytics team as necessary

• Planning and executing welcome weekends

• Ensuring communication with staff around events (confirmations, logistics, feedback from the event)

• Managing summer internship programs, including coordination and execution of orientation, training, case staffing, performance evaluation, and affiliation events

• Helping to lead and drive continuous improvement efforts in office recruiting; Working with other offices in the system to improve recruiting efforts

• Managing short lead time recruiting efforts for the office in close coordination with the region; working with the regional Experienced Hire recruiting team and executive recruiters to fill office Project Leader, Principal, or Expert positions

• Ensuring recruiting records, global database, and metrics are up to date and accurate

• Understanding and enforcing company and function policies, and managing risk

• Building networks and liaising with peers in other offices as well as regional recruiting to ensure alignment on all initiatives; actively participate in the Talent Acquisition Office Managers team calls, meetings, and joint work

• Select specific responsibilities to deliver on above including:

• Specialist training and engagement

• Decision round candidate selection

• Candidate coaching and feedback, relationship support

• Conversion strategy and Offeree Captain coordination

• Offeree weekend and summer program strategy

• Conversion tracking

• Special analysis / project coordination

• Partner and Principal meeting, and staff meeting support

• Supporting other office initiatives, such as affiliation and engagement

• Leading and executing strategic projects as needed

What You'll Bring

Education and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required, MBA or other graduate degree strongly preferred
• 8-10 or more years of previous recruiting, HR, or other related experience. Prior professional services recruiting experience is a plus
• Supervisory/management experience required
• BCG experience strongly preferred
• Consulting experience or exposure a plus
• Experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization
• Flexibility and some travel required, particularly around peak recruiting season and planning weeks. Attendance at key evening and weekend events required.

Functional and soft skills:

• Strong organizational skills with strong attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness
• Ability to set priorities, plan workflow and take initiative
• Analytical proficiency; facility with numbers
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and work well under pressure
• Ability to understand and manage complex reporting relationships and incorporate multiple labor laws and cultures
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, positive personal and professional image, high standards of professional behavior and ethics
• Demonstrated leadership ability; works well as team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; able to effectively persuade, influence, and negotiate
• Comfortable in resolving conflict and people related issues
• Ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service- oriented environment and to interpret rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG's values and culture
• Display a high degree of flexibility in a demanding, fast-paced, and frequently changing environment
• Balance competing priorities while keeping constant sight of overall objectives
• Display strong service orientation in responding to internal and external customer needs
• Recognize and maintain confidentiality
• Display self-starting attitude and be proactive; work as a team player; seek and act on feedback as appropriate
• Self-motivated, takes initiative, possesses creative problem-solving skills and willingness to offer suggestions for improvement; builds relationships to leverage resource

Technical skills:

• Exceptional PowerPoint and Excel skills; general computer and database proficiency

Who You'll Work With

You will report directly to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Talent Acquisition Senior Manager, but also work closely with the Business Management Senior Director, Office Leader (OL), office RMDP, office RDs, and regional Talent Acquisition teams and leadership across North America.

Additional info

Format:

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person work is essential to our culture, mentorship, and professional development. That's why we operate on a hybrid model, with the expectation that team members will be in the office 3 to 5 days per week. This role is designed for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and is not intended for remote or virtual work.

Compensation Information:

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below.

The base salary range for this role is $113,000-$139,000.

This is an estimated range and specific base salaries within the range depend on factors such as office location, experience, and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a discretionary bonus of up to 12% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their eligible family members.* That's zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. All of our plans provide best in class coverage:

• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
• Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
• Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
• Paid sick time on an as needed basis
• Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.