Pilot Talent Acquisition Lead
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Job Summary
At SAS our pilots play a critical role in delivering safe reliable and exceptional journeys for our travelers. As the Talent Acquisition Pilot Team Lead you will be responsible for leading and developing the pilot recruitment function in cloise collaboration with all SAS Air Operator Certificates (AOCs).
In this role you will lead a team of Talent Acquisition professionals while overseeing the end-to-end pilot recruitment process ensuring operational excellence continuous improvement and a strong candidate experience. You will work closely with business leaders Pilot Assessors Planning Training and other teams to attract assess and hire the pilots needed to support SASs operational ambitions.
This is an opportunity to combine leadership talent acquisition expertise data-driven decision-making and employer branding to shape the future pilot workforce at SAS.
As Talent Acquisition Pilot Team Lead you will shape and drive the pilot recruitment strategy across SAS while ensuring excellent execution of day-to-day recruitment activities. You will lead and develop the pilot recruitment process across all AOCs adapting priorities and resources to meet operational and business needs.
You will be responsible for leading operational pilot recruitment projects steering committees and key stakeholder forums while ensuring compliance with applicable legislative and regulatory requirements. The role includes driving continuous improvement of recruitment processes systems and technology platforms including ATS solutions reporting and recruitment analytics.
A central part of the role is establishing and monitoring key performance indicators such as conversion rates candidate experience and diversity metrics. By analyzing recruitment data and market trends you will identify opportunities for improvement and drive data-informed decision-making across the pilot recruitment function.
As a team lead you will coach develop and support a team of Talent Acquisition professionals fostering a culture of collaboration accountability continuous improvement and high performance.
You will also act as a trusted advisor to business leaders and key stakeholders across SAS providing expertise on pilot recruitment talent availability and recruitment strategy.
You will define and execute sourcing marketing and talent attraction strategies that strengthen the SAS employer brand and ensure a sustainable pipeline of qualified pilot candidates across all locations and AOCs.
Throughout all recruitment activities you will champion diversity equity and inclusion and ensure that the SAS iCARE values are integrated into the candidate experience and recruitment process.
- Higher education qualifications.
- Experience leading and developing Talent Acquisition teams.
- Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes in a complex business environment.
- Experience developing sourcing strategies and building talent pipelines on an international scale.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems preferably SuccessFactors.
- Strong understanding of talent acquisition best practices recruitment marketing and employer branding.
- Experience working with recruitment metrics and data-driven improvement initiatives.
- Ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and business leaders.
- Experience supporting recruitment in operational regulated or international environments is considered an advantage.
- Certification in Aon assessment tools is considered an advantage.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.
- Deep passion and expertise within Talent Acquisition and talent attraction.
- Strong focus on delivering an outstanding candidate experience.
- High level of integrity with the ability to inspire trust and credibility.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic fast-paced and evolving business environment.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence across functions and stakeholder groups.
- Solid business understanding and commercial awareness.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to changing priorities and business needs.
- Strong leadership capability with the ability to develop and motivate teams.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to identify recruitment challenges and develop practical solutions.
- Strong understanding of recruitment technology and talent acquisition systems.
- Experience working with recruitment analytics reporting and performance metrics.
- In-depth knowledge of recruitment methods selection processes assessments and interviewing techniques.
- Ability to identify current and future competence needs and translate them into recruitment strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Fluency in English both written and spoken.
At SAS youll leada passionate Talent Acquisition team with a direct impact on one of the airlines most critical talent segments. Youll work closely with aviation professionals across Scandinavia contribute to the future of pilot recruitment and help ensure that SAS continues to attract the talent needed for tomorrow.
We offer a collaborative and international work environment possibility to work from homeopportunities for professional development competitive benefits and discounted staff travel.
At SAS we are dedicated to caring for each other delighting our travelers and driving the transformation towards sustainable aviation.
As a future colleague youll join a culture where we work collaboratively towards common goals recognize each others contributions and celebrate successes. Our focus is on safe sustainable and punctual execution and we are committed to protecting our planet while transforming SAS for the future.
This is an empowering workplace where you can thrive grow and take ownership of your work.
We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible as we review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.
Please note that due to GDPR regulations we are unable to accept applications submitted via email. Applications must be submitted through our recruitment system.
- Employment Type: Full-time position (100%).
- Location: Open to candidates based in Denmark/ Stockholm/Oslo
- Travel: Travel will be required as part of the role
If you have any questions regardingthe role feel free to connect with Katalin Feher the Talent Acquisition Manager at SAS at
If you are passionate about talent acquisition leadership employer branding and helping SAS attract the pilots who will shape the future of our operation we would love to hear from you.
Join SAS and help build the future pilot workforce of Scandinavias leading airline.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Scandinavian Airlines, usually known as SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. SAS is an abbreviation of the company's full name, Scandinavian Airlines System or legally Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden.
