Swissport Looking for Senior Global Talent Acquisition Partner at Madrid Full Time

Swissport is the world’s largest aviation services provider with global operations at over 280 airports in 45 countries on six continents and an employee base of 48’000 colleagues. Swissport is owned by a group of international private equity investors led by Strategic Value Partners, TowerBrook Capital Partners, and Ares Management. Swissport is to become the aviation industry’s most trusted single-source ground service and air cargo handling provider.

Working for Swissport you will be in the position to make real impact on all travelers worldwide. Be it the hurried businessman or that party of four embarking on a life changing family venture, ultimately you will be part of defining their aviation experience. You will also be in the driving seat when defining your own career journey, as Swissport is able to offer you a world of knowledge and personal development!

We believe our people are what sets us apart from our competition. We are committed to acquiring innovative talent across every level of our organization and now looking for a Senior Global Talent Acquisition Partner who will be responsible for flawless execution of the talent acquisition (TA) lifecycle for leadership and support functions across the Swissport network.

You as our new Senior Global Talent Acquisition Partner (Spain located)

You will be working as a Talent Acquisition Partner supporting your HR team and Key stakeholders within the largest global aviation ground service and cargo handling provider. You will be expected to manage the recruitment processes end-to-end and all stakeholder communications.

We value quality as much as quantity, and as a representative of Swissport you will need to take care of the candidates, Hiring Managers, and HR Business Partners, making them feel informed and confident during the recruitment process.

As a multinational company, we also value diversity and inclusion, which, along with other Swissport core values, will inform the screening process and all recruitment-related decisions.

Working with people from different cultures and backgrounds means that it is necessary to be conversant in Spanish and English.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Define and execute staffing strategy for attracting and retaining industry talent, with specific emphasis on recruitment delivery to the businesses and functions.
• Liaise with HR business partners and hiring managers to proactively address staffing need & solutions.
• Assure the filling of vacancies/open requisitions, including sourcing, pre-screening, interviewing and reference checking candidates.
• Create a positive and unique candidate experience from first point of contact and ongoing.
• Source candidates through all possible sourcing methods at the least cost possible (including passive candidates) by networking, internet postings via LinkedIn, employee referrals program etc.
• Review and evaluate resumes to select appropriate list of candidates for interviews ensuring that a diverse candidate pool has been screened and presented to the hiring manager and HRBP.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to applicants regarding strengths and development needs.
• Develop and maintain recruitment data (KPI’s) on a continual basis and communicate to partners, i.e., candidate pipeline, diversity metrics, time to fill, workforce planning, ramp-up status etc.
• Ability to manage multiple high-profile requisitions across all continents.
• Manage, partner and coach as an influencer your hiring managers into making the right recruiting decisions.
• Ability to report accurately on your activity KPI’s.

Your qualities and competences

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Talent Acquisition delivery and Recruitment strategy.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully filling industry related positions from entry level all the way through to “C-Suite”.
• Experience leading the recruiting process using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Good understanding of recruitment life cycle.
• High Level of English (ability to conduct interviews and to maintain internal communications with the team (spoken and written).
• Experience using platforms such as LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. (including hunting and direct sourcing).
• Preferable experience recruiting international profiles.

Your next step

If you are looking for a Senior Global Talent Acquisition Partner position in a fast growing global organization; are solution-orientated, entrepreneurial and you have a can-do attitude….we invite you to apply. When you do, please send your resume in English via the Apply button.

If this position is not the right fit for you, we invite you to keep following Swissport (and me) because new opportunities may arise in our transformation process.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Swissport as an equal opportunity employer bases its hiring decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions based on any protected category.

Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law.