Function: Human Resources Job Category: Support Functions Talent Acquisition Partner Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality. We want to transition the world towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. Together, we can create new business opportunities and a more sustainable future that we can all be proud of. Want to join the ride?** PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES IN ENGLISH ** As Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be focusing on being a true business partner to our hiring managers in North America, especially the USA. You'll be responsible for understanding current and future hiring needs, translating these into proactive sourcing strategies. You will be the single point of contact for our hiring managers from when the recruitment starts to candidates' first day, working with Talent Sourcing Coordinators and HR colleagues to manage the different parts of the process. Your role will focus on: Ownership of end-to-end recruiting cycle for North American vacancies, using cost-effective techniques and in accordance with company policies, procedures, and processes. Support business with high-level expertise on current external candidate market, recruitment process, and other relevant HR guidelines. Recommend optimal sourcing strategies that optimise talent supply, cost, and time to hiring managers. Provide recommendations on qualification criteria for each position and ensure a highly effective engagement assessment process. Deliver coaching and/or training to upskill our hiring managers in recruiting and assessment. Align sourcing with Wärtsilä People Narrative, and support creation of specific employer brand messaging and communication plans for these. Support candidate interviews where necessary during various hiring stages including phone, first-round, and second-round interviews. Develop effective relationships with key recruitment agencies, setting KPIs, managing engagement, tracking performance, and measuring quality. For niche and senior roles, take responsibility for sourcing, assessing, and interviewing candidates. Participate in piloting, testing, and scaling new ways of working within your region to ensure business engagement. To be successful in this role: you'll take high pride in providing an outstanding candidate and manager experience from start to end. You'll need to be adept at working around the local challenges to understand market drivers and what will attract talent to Wärtsilä. Strong and versatile recruitment experience ideally from engineering, energy, or marine and international blue-chip companies. Strong experience of creating proactive sourcing strategies, talent pools, and candidate engagement plans. Excellent communication skills in English. Spanish/Portuguese is considered a plus. Why you and us: We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. Join our truly international team and you will be empowered, supported, and valued at Wärtsilä. Together, we are passionate about making a difference in our society. Working as one global team in a caring and honest atmosphere, we continuously improve ourselves and the way we work. At Wärtsilä we value, respect, and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on #J-18808-Ljbffr