Recruit I – Sourcer

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Positions in this function are responsible for the strategic sourcing and recruitment alignment and execution to meet the needs of the enterprise. This includes responsibility for diversity, talent acquisition, college recruiting, and market intelligence. This function involves the actual recruiting and selection of candidates.

The Sourcer is accountable to assess overall contact/lead motivators and functional/position fit, as well as to articulate UnitedHealth Group, functional and job level EVP. The Sourcer will work closely with the Sourcing Manager in work assignments based on proactive pipelining efforts or transactional needs following the tiered sourcing process.

Primary Responsibilities:

• As an expert, provide input on the where and how to find functional talent (best sourcing channels and methods), including labor market consultation, competitive intelligence, and how to sell the UHG opportunity to passive talent
• Accountable for the on-going cultivation and evaluation of new candidate sourcing channels and methods
• Employ candidate relationship management strategies using the PIPE.  Ensure all leads and contacts are captured in the PIPE
• Attends discovery sessions with recruiters and hiring managers when appropriate, provides consultation and access to pipelined talent
• Conduct the sourcing of candidates by utilizing various methods to include: employee referrals , networking externally to the organization, mining databases and job boards, developing relationships with associations, social networking, etc.
• Lead sourcing strategy throughout the requisition life-cycle.  Coordinate activities, time commitments/availability based on tiered sourcing process and leadership input on prioritization of work.   Drive effective partnerships with business leaders and recruiters.   Escalate issues and process failures to  leaders s appropriate
• Apply defined sourcing process (transactional or pipeline) to ensure most effective use of time and to drive results
• Evaluate the profiles of potential candidates by performing preliminary phone screen assessments.  Evaluate ‘hot button’ motivators of passive and active candidates and influence candidate decision making by outlining UHG/position level value proposition
• Assist in the coordination and development CRM strategies and communications as appropriate to target population
• Accountable to track sourcing activities and results in the Pipe.  Responsible for monthly review of all performance metrics to include analysis of transactional and proactive pipelining efforts.   Support the evaluation of source channel effectiveness in concert with the Sourcing Manager
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ plus years experience recruiting/sourcing in a corporate or search firm environment
• Experience with recruiting/sourcing and candidate development in a high-volume environment
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel and Word)
• Solid written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability making cold calls, presenting the opportunity, and profiling the skill sets and motivations of prospective candidates
• At least a basic level of proficiency in data mining and lead generation

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.