What You'll Do Global Talent Acquisition Enablement is the function that builds and runs the infrastructure that allows Talent Acquisition to scale effectively across the company. While recruiters focus on delivering key talent and interfacing with hiring managers and business partners, TA Enablement ensures the recruiting organization has the tools, processes, insights, and programs required to hire efficiently and consistently across regions. Talent Enablement serves as the primary point of contact for HR partner teams to support horizontal efforts across the organization. As an Enablement Specialist, you will own and support improvement functions to build a more effective and efficient TA organization- including operations, analytics, technology, training, communications, and program design.
Role Responsibilities:
- Partner with global TA teams, HR Business Partners, business leaders, and Finance to understand talent needs and capacity modeling to create talent attraction and acquisition strategy
- Design, execute and lead continuous improvement of projects across sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selection
- Conduct market research on talent availability, industry trends, competitor benchmarking, and emerging hiring risks
- Use data and analytics to monitor funnel metrics and provide insights to guide staffing decisions
- Drive adoption and training on TA technologies, while identifying opportunities for automation and improved workflows
- Drive project execution within a matrixed organization and holding TA teams accountable to timelines and deliverables
- Manage project plans, budgets and vendor/procurement processes
- Design, implement, and improve organizational Enablement Programs that support training, upskilling, and improved candidate and hiring manager experiences
- Deliver communications to improve organizational transparency and awareness of ongoing initiatives
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- 7-10 years of experience in HR operations, people analytics, or related analytical functions
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable business insights
- Proven project management capabilities, with experience leading cross-functional initiatives
- Exceptional communication, consulting, and stakeholder influence skills
- Hands-on experience building and delivering data-driven insights, including developing dashboards using tools such as Tableau or Power BI; advanced proficiency in Excel required
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling storytelling and business recommendations
- Ability to thrive in high-volume, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments, with a strong problem-solving mindset
- Experience designing and building reporting structures and executive-ready materials using
Excel and PowerPoint Preferred Qualifications:
- Talent Acquisition Operations or Enablement experience highly preferred
- Program management background—such as Employee Referrals or Onboarding—a huge plus
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Education:
Bachelor's Degree ### Skills ###
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Years of Experience:
7 - 10 Years ###
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Shift:
10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America) ### ###
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time ### ###
Relocation Eligible:
No ###
Referral Payment Plan:
None U.S.
Salary Range:
$133,500.00 - $183,500.00 The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable. For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement. Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.