Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)

Job Description

Prodigy Education connects students, parents, teachers and school districts with resources that promote a lifelong love of learning. Anyone with an internet connection is welcome to create a free account and try the most effective and engaging K-8 math platform in the world. Our business model helps us connect with youth around the world, with over 100 million students now voluntarily practicing math every single day — and enjoying it! At Prodigy Education, we have an incredible team that works tirelessly to turn our goal of making education a human right into a reality. We are immensely grateful for our amazing team and all they do every day. We welcome people who share our passion to join our team, where you will have the opportunity to help an entire generation of students to LOVE learning. Our passion is our mission - to help every student in the world love learning! Please note: During the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to keep all our candidates safe, Prodigy is hiring and on-boarding 100% remotely for the time being.

Overview:

• As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you are an integral part of Prodigy's growth. You will bring in top talent that will lead us to become the most engaging, effective, and far-reaching education platform in the world.
• This role is a 1-year contract.

Your Impact:

• Own a specialization and become the subject matter expert for 1 or 2 departments -- possibly more
• Take the most qualified candidates through the full recruiting cycle, leading the best of the best to a hire
• Be a trusted objective advisor to your hiring teams, including senior business leaders
• Build trust and credibility by communicating relevant information to stakeholders, such as timely and clear reporting of progress and roadblocks
• Contribute best practices, processes, and guidelines that lead to efficient and effective recruiting
• Apply your current recruitment knowledge and accelerate your career growth with focused learning
• Be user obsessed, providing a best in class candidate experience
• Demonstrate teamwork & radical candor, being able to give and take feedback well with the spirit of continuous learning
• Have a growth mindset, looking for avenues to improve knowledge formally and on the job
• Demonstrate extreme ownership, owning mistakes and focusing on solutions

Who You Are:

• Passionate about finding and recruiting exceptional people, which a strong focus on culture
• Experienced in full cycle recruiting, sourcing and recruiting Developers OR Sales & Marketing professionals in a corporate and agency setting
• Knowledgeable about talent acquisition in a high growth environment
• Resilient! You have a positive attitude, even in challenging times
• Skilled in working with senior business leaders, supporting and guiding them on hiring needs
• You have a proven track record in attracting talent from top-tier tech companies
• A strong pipeline and project manager, able to achieve a high quantity of work without sacrificing quality
• You use a drip metric model to achieve hiring targets
• Focused on fostering relationships

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to build a career of value and witness first hand the impact Prodigy has as the most engaging math platform in the world!
• A culture of transparency, where team members are involved in important conversations
• No micromanaging here! We believe in our employees skills and abilities, we encourage you to bring new innovative ideas to your team
• Full health benefits from day one (1) for you and your family, fully covered! Nothing is ever taken off your pay cheque
• We are a profitable company, with eligibility to participate in stock options for all employees
• Late or early riser? We understand! We offer flexible working hours that allow you to schedule your 8 hour day with a bit more flexibility. We do have core office hours, to ensure team members can be present for important meetings and department needs. Our core office hours are 10:30am - 3:00pm
While we operate 100% remotely for the time being, our company culture and values remain at the core of everything we do. We are offering a number of remote-friendly activities such as:
• Virtual trivia
• Zoom meditation, stretching, and fitness sessions
• Daily remote challenges via Slack
• Virtual “Prodigy Prepares” cooking series featuring our very own employees!
• Remote work employee budget for things like home office equipment etc.
When this pandemic comes to an end and it is safe to be back in the office here's a glimpse into what you can expect:
• Feel like a different work environment? Work from home 1x a week!
• Team building events that not only include you as a Prodigy employee, but your significant other and children as well
• Company pizza lunch every second week for ‘All Hands’, where we discuss important Prodigy milestones
• Do you need some fun to help break up your day? We have that covered! Join in some Ping Pong games, Smash Bros competitions or board games!

Come as you are We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position, and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply! We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Game will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Apply for this job