If you combine success in high-volume recruiting, including executing creative campaigns and outreach strategies, with the skill to effectively manage people and processes, the newly added role of Recruiting Manager for our Central region could be a great next step in your career. Consider, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Spotlight your talent and make an impact in a high-volume recruiting environment as you manage and develop recruiting operations, processes and a multi-location team of recruiters.  Quick question for you - click here
• Make your mark and influence at multiple levels through strong leadership, strategic planning and execution (i.e. campaigns and other outreach), and through hands-on recruiting, getting into the weeds with your team when needed. 
• Enjoy visibility as you work with a wide range of stakeholders including your team, clients, community contacts, internal Sales, Human Resources, our Centralized Recruiting Support team, and more.
• Join us during a transformative time in our 100+ year history. While other companies in the industry are being bought and consolidated, G4S is growing and continuing to evolve. You can feel secure knowing you can build a career with us today that will last over the long-haul. 
• Earn a competitive salary and bonus along with a comprehensive benefits package, professional growth and development and advancement opportunities locally and/or across the U.S. 

You will be based in our St. Louis office/branch and support a wide, multi-state central regional territory including branches in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, part of South Dakota, and Southern Illinois. We will also consider outstanding candidates based in Kansas City.

G4S secures people, property and assets by understanding and mitigating security risk. We offer a suite of products and services, including risk consulting and investigations, systems integration, security software and technology, and security professionals. We provide security for governments, Fortune 500 companies, nuclear plants, petrochemical companies, ports, airports, colleges and universities, hospitals, banks, residential communities and more, and align services to deliver innovative, essential and scalable solutions that span your entire operation.

To meet the basic qualification for this role you must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. To be a strong fit for this Recruiting Manager opportunity, you will have:

• One or more of the following: 
  - Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of Human Resources and/or Recruiting management/supervisory experience 
  - Associate’s degree and 5 years of Human Resources and/or Recruiting management/supervisory experience 
  ​- High school diploma or equivalent combined with 10 years of Human Resources and/or Recruiting management/supervisory experience  
• Proven leadership skills and experience directly managing recruiters; the ideal candidate will have experience managing a dispersed and/or remote team
• Experience in high-volume, fast-paced recruiting, such as demand staffing, temporary staffing, security, or healthcare is highly preferred Quick question for you - click here
• A background in Human Resources
• Demonstrated strength screening and interviewing job candidates
• Strong candidate sourcing experience that includes both traditional and online resources 
• Ability to develop talent pools in the markets where you will place candidates
• Ability to navigate through challenging salary negotiations
• Solid forecasting ability
• Strong computer skills including experience with:
  • Applicant Tracking System (ATS) software
  • Google applications, including Sheets, Docs, Forms, etc.
  • Researching and compiling, sorting, and interpreting data
  • Knowledge of social media  
• Understanding of recruitment in context with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and EEOC regulations preferred
• A valid driver's license and clean driving record
• Knowledge of union workforces and laws, ideally the SEIU, preferred 
• A background in military recruiting is a plus 

In addition, success will require the following core competencies and characteristics:

• Demonstrated influencing and relationship/team-building skills specific to recruitment processes
• Ability to thrive, excel and manage in an evolving environment; change management experience is preferred
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize work
• A motivated, goal-oriented and deadline-driven mindset
• Strong consultative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal, written and active listening communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with leadership
• Ability to coach, mentor and motivate others and encourage effective teamwork
• Emotional intelligence (EQ) with the ability to synthesize facts, concepts and principles, and to accurately and quickly identify critical issues

Typically, we work Monday through Friday business hours and flex to talk to potential candidates before or after hours as needed. You may also work an occasional Saturday to meet goals. Post-Covid, you will travel up to 25% to visit branch locations, train recruiters, etc. Currently, most interaction is remote, but some limited travel could be required.

Pictured: The G4S experience-based security officer programs give clients the flexibility to select the right type of officer for their specific security and customer-service requirements.

Reporting to the HR Director, Midwest Region, as Recruiting Manager, you will manage a dispersed team of seven including Recruiters and HR Generalists handling recruiting duties. It's a great team with a nice blend of legacy and newer team members. They work well together but you will coach and further develop the team to ensure that each member is being challenged and is working to his/her full portential. Ours is a very high-volume recruiting environment where we primarily focus on placing security officers, though we do some mid-level managers, supervisors and other positions as well. To illustrate scale, even with the pandemic, we've placed over 5000 people across our region so far this year. 

At G4S, at every level we are hands-on, so even though your primary responsibilities will center on people and process management, you will also jump in and do full-cycle recruiting to ensure we can meet demands. Additionally, you will set strategy and develop targeted recruiting campaigns including open houses, hiring events, and job fairs, as well as take ownership of our community outreach programs, leveraging what's in place, building relationships in the community, and creating new applicant sources. Your mission will be to ensure the team is developing a robust pipeline and creating continuous candidate flow to fill security and other positions for G4S and our clients throughout the region. Quick question for you - click here

Specifically, as Recruiting Manager, you will:

• Directly supervise a team of recruiters
• Actively engage with Operations and HR team members to identify staffing needs; monitor health of applicant flow into the Applicant Tracking System and take proactive measures to increase pipeline
• Take ownership of the screening, interviewing, sourcing, and recruiting management of supervisors and security personnel job applicants
• Track and maintain necessary data for compliance with OFCCP and EEO candidate data requirements, and to support candidate recommendations, summaries and debriefs 
• Assist in the creation of new job descriptions and advertisement requests 
• Manage the Applicant Tracking System for designated areas as assigned 
• Periodically assist with personnel onboarding, to include new hire orientation 
• Actively seek out, organize and participate in job fairs, career expo, hiring events, etc. and document all outreach efforts to comply with AAP reporting; develop and maintain outreach relationships and contacts with Disabled, Veteran, Female, and Minority Organizations and Agencies 
• Approve the purchase of recruiting advertisements (online and in print) and outreach programs within budgetary restrictions and methods for implementing Employee Referral/Bonus Program 
• Ensure that field office advertising, interviewing, hiring and selection processes are in compliance with the company’s EEO and Affirmative Action policies, and applicable federal, state and local laws 
• Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzing responses and comparing qualifications to job requirements 
• Evaluate applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers; interviewing applicants on a consistent set of qualifications 
• Cooperate with others in/out of the department to achieve common goals 
• And much more

 Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Impact
If you're hungry to take ownership of recruiting and demonstrate your skill, you're going to love G4S. You can impact every area of recruiting and see the results of your efforts in short order and over the long haul. In addition, as you coach and guide your team, you can feel good knowing you are supporting their professional development and helping open future avenues for advancement. 

Autonomy and support
You'll report to a strong and supportive leader who will give you the autonomy to excel and succeed while also providing strong support when you need it.

Wide opportunity 
While this role can keep you challenged and interested for years to come, once you prove yourself, you can pursue opportunities in multiple North America G4S divisions and at locations around the world. With more than 50,000+ employees in the United States and Canada and 600,000+ around the world, advancement can take you from New York to Hong Kong and everywhere in between. You bring the drive and ambition, and opportunities will become available.

Organizational initiative
While G4S Secure Solutions (USA) is an industry leader with a strong reputation for quality and service, we're not resting on our laurels. We're undergoing an initiative for transformative change that will help us make a good thing even better by further optimizing service and continuing to drive company growth. 

Exciting innovation
At G4S we have an entrepreneurial environment where we're always evolving and introducing cutting-edge innovations in security. In fact, we have several exciting new products in development with more to follow. We're also continuing to make strategic acquisitions that add value and help ensure we remain the leader in security.

Are you...

• Proactive
• Professional
• Hungry
• Driven
• Independent
• Self-starter
• Forward-thinking
• Creative
• Insightful
• Flexible

If these words describe you, you'll fit in well with the team and have the soft skills needed to succeed in our high-volume, fast-paced environment. This is a role where you can bring your great ideas to the table and execute on them to move the needle. If something works well, you can optimize it and take it to the next level. The biggest challenge in this market is getting people in the door. Being able to sell G4S to help that happen, will be critical. Your organizational skills and ability to keep your hand on the pulse of the team and their output will also be essential.

The most successful leaders at G4S are strong performers and coaches who don't take a heavy-handed approach to leadership. They lead by example and find creative and thoughtful ways to move programs forward and find and engage new employees. They are able to bond a team together based on a passion for recruiting, respect for all, and the ability to effectively navigate change.