Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
American Water

Requisition ID: 107312

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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

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About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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Primary Role

American Water is hiring four (4) Senior Talent Acquisition Partners to join our team!

These roles are responsible for the recruitment efforts for open positions for a defined client group, consistent with American Water's Talent Acquisition framework and comply with Labor laws and government and industry regulations. The defined client groups are:

• Technical Client Group: IT, Engineering, Environmental, Operational Excellence
• Corporate Functions Client Group: Finance, Business Development, Legal, HR, Communications
• Two (2) Operations Client Group: Production, Water Quality, Field Operations, Front Line Operations Leaders

Key Accountabilities

• Assists with the development and execution of talent acquisition strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Leads meetings to guide the hiring for key initiatives and projects with the talent acquisition team, cross-functional partners and client groups.
• Provides mentorship, guidance and career development to members of the Talent Acquisition Team.
• Establishes and maintains meaningful relationships with leadership, HR Business Partners and key cross-functional stakeholders.
• Partners with hiring managers to understand needs of the role and identify candidate profiles to fit those needs.
• Provides innovative and scalable solutions to drive a continuous improvement mindset.
• Acts as a Candidate Career Coach & subject matter expert for Hiring Managers.
• Understands the organizations long-term needs & builds pipelines to meet those needs.
• Utilizes labor market trends and internal data to drive hiring strategies.
• Performs all full cycle recruiting responsibilities: pre-screens, and, possibly, interviews and selects, recommends candidate pool to present to hiring manager and supports the offer process.
• Participates in recruiting events in person and virtually.
• Complies with all labor laws and government and industry regulations.
• Ensures that the talent acquisition process is carried out consistently with the highest quality, integrity, and professionalism.

Knowledge/Skills

• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, ability to collaborate with virtual teams and also face to face, and to provide excellent internal customer service. Must be able to deliver results.
• Detailed knowledge of key human resources including recruiting, employment law, and basic skills in performance management and employee development.

Other foundational skills include:

• Collaboration, Communication, Business Acumen, Teamwork
• Understanding recruiting processes, practices, regulations & technology
• Interviewing
• Influencing, Detail-Oriented, Confident
• Multi-Tasking, Time Management
• Sourcing
• Change Agent

Experience/Education

• Minimum 8 years recruiting experience of all levels of employment and full cycle recruitment.
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 20 - 30% enterprise wide.

Work Environment

• Remote but within a commutable distance to an American Water footprint work location.

Competencies

• Champions safety
• Collaborates
• Cultivates innovation
• Customer obsessed
• Drives Results
• Nimble learning

Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing™

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

Nearest Major Market: Philadelphia

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