(Senior) Talent Acquisition Specialist (Commerce & Technology)

Who We Are:

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

Talent Acquisition Specalist required to join our Enterprise Solutions Talent team in Poland.

We are VML Enterprise Solutions – a group of talented engineers, tech experts, and creators who combine our passions and contribute to the IT world. You may know us better as Wunderman Thompson Technology – in 2024 we changed our name, but at the same time, we remained a great team of people who deliver our best. We design, build, manage and run complex technology platforms and help our clients to benefit from our work and creativity.

The opportunity:

This is an exciting time for VML Enterprise solutions, due to continued growth, we are seeking to appoint a Talent Acquisition Specialist in either our Poland or Portugal offices to work alongside the Talent Team. You will be responsible for a high volume of permanent, contract and freelance positions across our EMEA locations.

Joining as a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be working alongside the global VML ES talent team and internal stakeholders across our demographics, making sure you fully understand the business needs before taking the roles strategically to market.

You will be expected to manage the full end to end recruitment process, so a confident and consultative approach is required with a focus on identifying mainly technical resources.

You will support our talent initiatives and requirements across our following offices and countries:

• UK
• Portugal
• Poland
• South Africa
• Hungary

What you’ll get to do:

• Proactively sourcing and screening candidates via Job Boards, LinkedIn and social media
• Conduct primary telephone interviews, Ensuring thorough qualification that meet the requirement
• Build and maintain healthy relationships with internal stakeholders ensuring they are kept regularly up to date with changes and developments to the vacancies
• Collaborate with wider talent team to ensure deadlines are met
• Building and maintaining talent pools and market knowledge
• Ensure candidate experience is paramount and they feel connected to our culture, values and purpose.
• To focus on achieving the monthly and annual target for the team, actively working on vacancies to maintain low agency spend.
• Create innovative ways to attract future talent such as organising tech meets ups and finding new recruitment tools
• Maintain recruitment CV database – Greenhouse
• Responsibility for completing any recruitment administration

What you should have:

• Proven track record in IT and Technology recruitment; preferably in-house but RPO and agency is also considered
• Demonstrated ability of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle in a broad range of technical and digital positions across the whole project life cycle
• Experience working in a fast-paced recruiting environment with the ability to take initiative with little direction
• Excellent working knowledge of Boolean searches
• Working knowledge of popular job boards and social media sites (Such as LinkedIn)
• Ability to build strong relationships across the business at all levels
• Highly developed executive search skills (e.g. attraction and selection of talent)
• Work with hiring managers to create and maintain formal job descriptions
• Stay informed of trends and innovative recruiting techniques to be competitive and creative with recruiting practices
• Strong time management experience with the ability to manage and prioritise workload
• Maintain accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches and other recruitment reports
• IT Skills (Word, Excel)
• An interest in the digital world, keen to follow industry trends and savvy enough to “talk shop” with technical people

Attributes:

• Customer orientated
• Driven, articulate, confident and enthusiastic in order to meet demanding targets
• Interpersonal skills and an eye for detail
• Excellent communication skills

You will collaborate with our UK project team, so we’ll need you to be available until 18:00 PL time.

Bonus points if you have:

• Xray searching and advanced searching methodologies
• Previous experience recruiting the following Technical specialisms: Cloud, Data, Insight and Analytics, AI or Commerce Platforms
• Experience of working with GreenHouse (ATS)
• Previous experience working in a Multi geographic organisation

What we offer:

• Salary depending on presented skills:
• Mid: 7 000 – 10 000 PLN monthly
• Senior/Lead: 10 000 – 14 000 PLN monthly
• Fully remote job as well as possibility to visit our offices in Poznań, Katowice and Bydgoszcz
• Work equipment with delivery to your door
• Opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world

Please note that this job is a full-time position located in Poland, but the selection process will be conducted in English.

Please send over your CV in English.

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At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization-creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers-who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.

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