SCOR
Talent Acquisition Specialist
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About the Role
As part of SCOR's HR Transformation journey, we are strengthening our Talent Acquisition Centre of Expertise across EMEA.
Our ambition is to become a truly strategic talent partner to the business by designing and delivering smart, data-driven, and human-centred recruitment processes that attract and identify the very best talent.
In this role, you will play a key part in shaping excellence in talent identification and selection, ensuring our recruitment practices are fair, transparent, inclusive, and aligned with business needs, while delivering exceptional hiring outcomes and a first-class candidate experience.
About SCOR
As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying "The Art & Science of Risk," SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.
Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry - actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others - as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.
As an international company, our common culture is defined by "The SCOR Way." Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.
SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.
Role Responsibilities
As a key HR partner building the workforce of the future, you:
- Attract and deliver top talent, creating strong pipelines for SCOR's business needs.
- Act as the single point of contact for HRBPs and Hiring Managers on all Talent Acquisition topics.
- Manage the full recruitment cycle, from sourcing strategy to offer, while securing an excellent candidate experience.
- Navigate a matrixed international environment with ease.
- Support and drive cross-functional initiatives and projects within the Talent Acquisition COE
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Some of the key areas of responsibility are:
Recruitment Strategy
- Lead briefings with HRBPs and Hiring Managers to refine job requirements and expectations.
- Define cost-effective sourcing strategies (internal mobility, job boards, LinkedIn, headhunters…).
- Schedule regular updates and ensure all role requirements are captured, including for confidential searches.
- Coordinate with the TA Hub Manager for approvals related to external search firms.
Talent Sourcing
- Draft inclusive, attractive job descriptions.
- Conduct advanced Boolean sourcing on LinkedIn and job boards.
- Build and maintain talent pools.
Candidate Assessment & Screening
- Ensure efficient screening processes and best practices.
- Present diverse shortlists and share talent pools across global TA teams.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Maintain regular check-ins with HRBPs on critical roles and workforce planning.
- Advise hiring managers on market insights, interview planning, talent gaps, and hiring data.
- Influence stakeholders to consider diverse and non-traditional talent.
Candidate Attraction
- Monitor and enhance SCOR's presence on career platforms and LinkedIn.
- Promote SCOR's EVP with compelling, differentiating messages.
- Contribute to employer branding initiatives and share success stories.
Candidate Experience
- Ensure an exceptional experience at every stage.
- Anticipate issues and recommend corrective actions when needed.
Recruitment Operations
- Execute all recruitment actions efficiently in Oracle ATS.
- Manage all administrative tasks and ensure timely, accurate data.
- Track KPIs and provide regular updates on progress and market insights.
- Secure cost approvals for external search engagements.
Team Participation
- Actively engage in team meetings, projects, and knowledge sharing.
- Bring forward creative ideas, market trends, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Seek and provide regular feedback.
What we're looking for
- Significant recruitment experience gained within agency, executive search, or headhunting environments
- In-house experience is preferred.
- Competency & Behavioural Interview expertise
- Strong sourcing capability with proven Boolean search expertise
- Expertise in Insurance/reinsurance will be preferred but we will also consider more general Financial Services
- Experience managing multiple vacancies simultaneously in a fast-moving environment
- Confidence partnering with senior stakeholders and challenging constructively
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to influence hiring decisions
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands
- Positive energy, resilience, and a solution-focused mindset
- Fluent English communication skills
- Hybrid Working - Minimum of 3 days in the office in London.
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You'll particularly enjoy this role if you:
- Love recruitment and candidate engagement
- Prefer variety over routine
- Thrive when managing multiple priorities
- Enjoy complex stakeholder relationships
- Like taking ownership and making things happen
- Are energised by ambitious hiring targets
- Want to help shape the future of Talent Acquisition
Why SCOR?
At SCOR, you'll join a global organisation where Talent Acquisition is becoming increasingly strategic and influential.
You'll work alongside talented colleagues in London and Europe, partner with senior business leaders, and play a key role in attracting the talent that drives our future success.
This is an opportunity to build your career in a collaborative, international business while helping transform how we attract, engage, and hire exceptional talent.
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Join us and help build the workforce of the future.
Please submit your profile via this advert.
Candidates must have eligibility to work in the UK.
No Agencies please.
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Desired Skills and Experience
Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Head-Hunter, Consulting, Stakeholder Management, Business Partner, Time Management, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Decision Maker.
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