Talent Acquisition Partner - #260863

Requisition ID: 108438

Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.

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.

We are Beautifully Different . We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.

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 $40 to $42 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

Responsible for recruitment efforts for open positions for defined client group, consistent with American Water’s Talent Acquisition framework and comply with Labor laws and government and industry regulations.

Key Accountabilities

• Establishes and maintains meaningful relationships with leadership, HR Business Partners and key cross-functional stakeholders
• 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
• Partners with hiring managers to understand needs of the role and identify candidate profiles to fit those needs.
• Acts as a liaison between the hiring manager and candidate
• Understands the organizations long-term needs & assists with building pipelines to meet those needs
• Helps to organize and participate in job fairs, campus recruiting events, and other recruitment activities.
• 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. Other foundational skills include:

• Collaboration, Communication, Business Acumen, Teamwork
• Understanding recruiting processes, practices, regulations & technology
• Interviewing
• Influencing, Detail-Oriented, Confident
• Muli-Tasking, Time Management
• Sourcing
• Detailed knowledge of key human resources including recruiting, employment law, and basic skills in performance management and employee development.
  
  

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum 2-3 years talent acquisition experience of all levels of employment.
  
  

Work Environment

• Remote; must live in the northeast region
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 10-20%
  
  

Competencies

Champions safety

Customer obsessed

Cultivates innovation

Nimble learning

Drives Results

Collaborates

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.