Recruitment Senior Specialist

(part-time 50%, fixed-term 6 months contract)

Place of work: Cracow

Be part of our international recruitment team based in Kraków, Poland and help us positively impact the future by attracting and hiring the best young talent.

Your Role:

Is to deliver best-in-class recruiting activities for our Headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. You will focus on selecting and hiring students and young professionals by actively engaging candidates, providing subject matter expertise, driving delivery and advising our business managers. This role is important in delivering on our people promises of long-term employability and sustainability.

Responsibilities:

• Advise the business regarding hiring options, skills, optimal sourcing channels, interviewing and assessment best practices and compensation topics
• Actively support and encourage a behavior-based, fact-based, objective selection process by conducting interviews and advising the business managers
• Create an active recruiting pipeline for young professionals, with attention to providing a diverse pool of high potential candidates
• Act as a talent ambassador for the company, informing candidates about our excellent benefits and working environment
• Act as Subject Matter Expert to continually inform and improve the recruiting process ensuring an exceptional candidate experience
• Utilize tools and sourcing platforms to drive an effective delivery of services, as measured against metrics and key performance indicators

Candidate’s profile:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent HR related qualification
• 3-5 years’ experience in either external agency recruitment or in-house hiring
• Ability to engage with and advise senior stakeholders
• A team player who is driven to go the extra mile to provide an exceptional service to all stakeholders
• Strong English language communication skills, both written and spoken
• Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (i.e. SuccessFactors Recruiting is a plus)
• Experience within graduate recruiting in Financial Services or Insurance industries preferred
• This position is available at 50% workload. A combination of half days and full days throughout the working week would be ideal and we are happy to offer you flexibility in the schedule.
• Availability for 6 months contract with possibility for extension  

We offer:

• real life opportunities to develop and grow with us and contribute to the world around us
• competitive salaries, language allowance and an employee benefits package that includes among others medical insurance, life insurance and sport-card
• annual bonus depending on company annual results and individual performance
• wide range of learning programs and personal development opportunities including also possibility to apply for up to 80% of educational trainings reimbursement
• referral awards
• online fitness trainings
• hybrid work
• nice and friendly atmosphere

Who we are:

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurer serving people and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. Founded 150 years ago, Zurich is transforming insurance. In addition to providing insurance protection, Zurich is increasingly offering prevention services such as those that promote wellbeing and enhance climate resilience. Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together’, Zurich aspires to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world. It is targeting net-zero emissions by 2050 and has the highest-possible ESG rating from MSCI. In 2020, Zurich launched the Zurich Forest project to support reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil. The Group has about 60,000 employees and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN), is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information is available at www.zurich.com.

In March 2016 we established a Shared Service Centre in Kraków, in Poland to support our global strategy. It is from this location that we have created a global shared service platform, focusing on advanced business functions such as financial accounting and reporting, planning and performance management, ICFR testing, financial systems management as well as HR integrated talent management operations.

This role is related to the key area of Zurich’s activity in Kraków. We are committed to complete the recruitment process as soon as possible, however in some occasions it may take up to 6 months and the requirements for the position may be subject to some clarification or modification during the recruitment process.