Talent Acquisition Specialist

Hughes is the world’s leading provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services, and solutions for enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with over 1 million HughesNet subscribers as of Q2 2014 in North America, and offerings to suit every budget.

Currently we are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the Human Resources team in our Germantown, MD location to provide full life-cycle recruiting support for technical and non-technical positions in various divisions throughout the company.

• Provide a consultative recruiting approach to the organizations in which you support by:
  • Collaborating with business leaders on recruiting strategies
  • Learning and thoroughly understanding the responsibilities and demands of the groups in which you support
  • Partnering with management to determine job requirements
  • Identifying and developing sourcing strategies that ensure high quality and diverse candidate pools
• Build and maintain trust and credibility with your business leaders and connections both externally and internally.
• Develop and maintain a network of contacts and resources to help identify and source qualified candidates.
• Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to positions.
• Recognize and recommend areas of improvement to processes and procedures to ensure the recruiting team is operating utilizing best possible practices
• Be an EchoStar and Human Resources brand ambassador in all opportunities you have to represent the company
• Travel as needed to attend informational meetings, interview sessions, and other events to increase EchoStar’s presence in the community and generate candidate interest
• Be a proactive member of the Human Resources team to complete projects and other miscellaneous duties as assigned

• Experience working and recruiting in industries such as Telecom, Engineering, Consumer Electronics, etc
• Solid knowledge and understanding of compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations relating to recruiting
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; experienced public speaker
• Detail and metric oriented

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• 5 or more years of successful full life-cycle recruitment experience to include a demonstrated ability to influence, communicate and build relationships at all levels, and to link business objectives with Talent Acquisition Strategy
• 5 or more years of experience using Recruiting and HRIS systems. (BrassRing, Workday, etc)