Ericsson—Talent Acquisition Subject Matter Expert

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Description: Join our Team Our Exciting Opportunity We are looking for a TA SME to lead emerging talent hiring strategy and drive high-impact Talent Acquisition initiatives at Ericsson Global India. In this role, you will own the end-to-end university recruitment lifecycle, build strategic partnerships with academic institutions, and drive effective talent identification, assessment, and onboarding strategies that strengthen Ericsson's emerging talent pipeline. You will also lead cross-functional TA projects focused on hiring excellence, talent mobility, capability building, and future talent readiness. Working closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition - EGI, you will collaborate with People Business Partners, TA Delivery, TA Operations, Talent Marketing, and TA Centers of Excellence to deliver scalable talent solutions aligned with business priorities. You will Emerging Talent Program • Lead end-to-end campus hiring for EGI, including workforce planning, hiring demand consolidation, assessment execution, offer management, and onboarding readiness. • Develop and manage strategic relationships with Training & Placement (T&P) teams and university stakeholders to enable efficient hiring execution and fulfilment of business talent requirements. • Build sustainable emerging talent pipelines aligned to business skill requirements, workforce plans, and future capability needs. • Partner with business leaders, People Business Partners, and TA stakeholders to translate hiring demand into effective campus hiring strategies and recruitment outcomes. • Drive talent identification and selection through robust assessment approaches, ensuring quality, diversity, and business-fit hiring outcomes. • Monitor campus hiring performance, track key metrics, identify risks, and implement actions to improve hiring effectiveness and candidate conversion. • Support employer branding and university engagement initiatives by providing hiring insights, talent intelligence, and recruitment requirements. Strategic TA Projects • Drive TA initiatives that advance EGI's people agenda, including internal mobility, recruiter capability development, hiring excellence, talent intelligence, and other business-critical workforce priorities. • Program manage cross-functional initiatives involving PBP, TA Delivery, TA Operations, TA Enablement, Talent Marketing, and other stakeholders to drive successful implementation and adoption. • Translate business challenges and talent priorities into actionable project plans, ensuring measurable outcomes and stakeholder alignment. • Leverage analytics and talent insights to monitor performance, identify opportunities, and recommend interventions that improve hiring and talent outcomes. • Create high-quality leadership presentations, dashboards, and reports to support strategic discussions, decision-making, and organization-wide communication. To be successful in the role you must have - MBA or equivalent qualification in HR. - 6-8 years of Talent Acquisition experience with significant hands-on exposure to campus hiring and early talent programs. - Proven experience managing university relationships and engaging with T&P stakeholders. - Strong understanding of Talent Acquisition and HR processes. - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Power BI. - Experience managing projects and coordinating multiple stakeholders across functions. - Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and present to diverse audiences. - Proven ability to manage and deliver cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. Additional Requirements - Strong analytical and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple campus cycles and TA projects simultaneously. - Good understanding of project management in a dynamic, fast-changing organizational environment. - Ability to work effectively with teams and stakeholders that are geographically dispersed. - Proven teamwork and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence without direct authority. - Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively. - Willingness to travel for campus engagements, employer branding events and other TA initiatives as required. “All academic credentials must be from recognized and accredited institutions and are further subject to verification.” What´s in it for you? Here at Ericsson, our culture is built on over a century of courageous decisions. With us, you will no longer be dreaming of what the future holds – you will be redefining it. You won’t develop for the status quo but will build what replaces it. Joining us is a way to move your career in any direction you want; with hundreds of career opportunities in locations all over the world, in a place where co-creation and collaboration are embedded into the walls. You will find yourself in a speak-up environment where empathy and humanness serve as cornerstones for how we work, and where work-life balance is a priority. Welcome to an inclusive, global company where your opportunity to make an impact is endless. What happens once you apply? To prepare yourself for next steps, please explore here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/careers/job-opportunities/hiring-process Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next. What happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more. Primary country and city: India (IN) || Noida Req ID: 789442