Talent Acquisition Partner

at  Wrtsil

Talent Acquisition Partner
We are Wärtsilä, one global team of purpose-driven experts committed to decarbonizing the marine and energy industries.
With us, you will work with the industries holding the roadmap to net zero. The power and heat sector alone represents 35% of global CO₂ emissions. The shipping sector accounts for nearly 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to the emissions of the sixth largest nation. Furthermore, ships transport 90% of global goods.
As a global market leader in both industries, we are empowered to create a new wave. There are over 90,000 ships in the seas and nearly every second one has a Wärtsilä install base. In the energy field, our experts have delivered 76 GW of power plant capacity in 180 countries. Imagine the possibilities to be achieved through innovation, digitalization, and an engaged team!
We’re on a mission to realign our Talent Acquisition organisation to help Wärtsilä accelerate the decarbonisation of the marine and energy industries by recruiting key talent even faster, better and bolder. As part of this we’re now looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner to enhance our recruitment experience. In 2023 we have filled over 3000 job requisitions in Wärtsilä – the direct impact we have on our business results is impressive!
As Talent Acquisition Partner you will be focusing on being a true business partner to our hiring managers in North and East Europe region. You’ll be responsible for understanding current and future hiring needs, translating these into proactive sourcing strategies, and coordinating with our Talent Sourcing Co-ordinators to provide a strong talent pipeline and efficient process for each role. 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 Co-ordinators to manage the different parts of the process.
The position is permanent. The preferred location is Norway, and other potential locations are Poland and Sweden.

• Ownership of end-to-end recruiting cycle for all vacancies in defined countries 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
• Utilise direct sourcing methods and our People narrative to attract and engage with high-quality candidates whilst ensuring a world-class candidate experience.
• Delivering coaching and/or training to upskill our hiring managers in recruiting and assessment
• Develop effective relationships with key recruitment agencies and, setting KPIs, managing engagement, tracking performance and measuring quality
• Participate in piloting, testing and scaling new ways of workings within your region to ensure business engagement

To be successful in this role, you’ll take high pride in providing an outstanding manager experience from start to end. You’ll need strong experience of Wärtsilä functions across all levels in your defined countries, and 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, both verbal and written
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written. Norwegian skills are considered a plus.