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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Artemis Human Capital is delighted to be partnering with an award-winning, rapidly scaling and multi-site business in County Monaghan. Due to exponential growth, they are seeking to appoint a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their highly-performing HR team.

This is an easily commutable role for candidates based in Monaghan, Cavan, Meath and Tyrone.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Talent Professional to play an integral role in this company's ambitious growth plans whilst availing of career progression opportunities and exposure across the full employee lifecyle.

What will you receive as Talent Acquisition Specialist?

• Up to €60,000 dependent upon experience
• 30 days annual leave
• Company pension
• Supportive HR team
• Career progression opportunities
• On-site parking
• Company events

What will you do as Talent Acquisition Specialist?

Reporting into the HR Director, you will have full ownership across all recruitment and selection activities. Duties include:

• Liaise with managers to identify recruitment requirements, create job descriptions and post job advertisements on various platforms.
• Conduct shortlisting, complete screening and face to face interviews and deliver feedback to candidates.
• Carry out reference checks, obtain right to work documents and store all HR records in accordance with company guidelines.
• Provide a supportive and comprehensive level of service to all candidates that apply to vacancies advertised by the company.
• Manage the onboarding process of all new hires i.e. obtain employee personnel information, explain company policies and organise training with managers.
• Utilise Microsoft Excel to monitor and update HR Metrics i.e number of recruitment requisitions and absenteeism.
• Facilitate the rolling out of HR policies and procedures alongside the HR department

What will you require as Talent Acquisition Specialist?

• Minimum of 3 years Recruitment Experience
• Highly-skilled in attracting candidates, conducting interviews and extending job offers
• Experienced in conducting HR reporting, completing right to work and reference checks
• Obtained a Bachelors Degree or Diploma
• Proficient in utilising Microsoft Excel

How to apply to this Talent Acquisition Specialist role?

If you are an experienced Talent/HR Professional seeking a TA Specialist role offering career progression and autonomy within a rapidly scaling business. Send an updated CV to -, contact Caitlin on or message Caitlin Scollan on Linkedin to have a confidential chat.

Yomali is a global group of software companies dedicated to
building, growing,
and
acquiring
businesses across diverse industries.

With a talented team of 500 professionals spanning 34 countries, with continuous expansion, we combine deep technical expertise with operational excellence to secure leadership positions in every market we serve.

As a privately held and profitable organization, Yomali benefits from strategic flexibility, empowered to invest and grow without external pressures. Our vision is to harness technology to maximize human potential, becoming a leading capital allocator that consistently creates long-term value.

Our permanent capital model frees us from the short-term constraints common in the industry, allowing us to plan and invest with a multi-decade horizon. This enables ongoing reinvestment in organic growth and acquisitions, supporting each business unit's autonomy to preserve its unique culture and strengths, while ensuring alignment with Yomali's best practices. This structure fosters thoughtful, sustainable growth that delivers lasting value.

For ambitious professionals seeking to make a genuine impact, Yomali offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in an innovative, forward-thinking organization, where your influence drives meaningful change, massive growth potential, and the chance to shape the future.

The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for leading and developing the recruitment team, refining existing recruitment processes, and building scalable strategies that align with business needs. This role will oversee talent acquisition across multiple markets with a strong focus on tech recruitment, while also supporting hiring for commercial roles. Additionally, the Talent Acquisition Manager will expand sourcing efforts into new regions, implement candidate assessment methods, and develop data tracking systems to drive a more informed, people-first hiring approach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of recruiters across multiple regions, with a strong focus on tech roles and support for commercial, customer service, help desk, financial, and other operational functions.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with business goals, with a focus on attracting and retaining top talent across all departments.
• Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring a positive, inclusive, and high-touch candidate experience that reflects the company's commitment to service excellence.
• Partner with hiring managers across divisions to understand role requirements, team dynamics, and operational priorities.
• Design and implement candidate assessment methods to improve hiring accuracy and ensure alignment with role-specific competencies.
• Expand sourcing strategies into new talent markets and evaluate effectiveness based on early pipeline activity and quality-of-hire outcomes.
• Hire and onboard new recruiters as needed, supporting their integration into the team within one week of start.
• Collaborate with the HR operations team to align recruitment efforts with performance management, compensation strategies, and employee development programs.
• Develop key recruitment metrics and tracking systems, including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, recruiter productivity, candidate experience, and offer acceptance rates.
• Create and maintain a recruitment dashboard; ensure 100% team participation in weekly metric updates.
• Contribute to fostering a positive and inclusive work culture that enhances team engagement, retention, and shared ownership of hiring success.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record in technical recruitment (e.g., engineers, product, IT).
• Background in sales hiring or familiarity with commercial role requirements is a plus
• Experience building recruitment strategies and leading process improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable working across multiple departments.
• Experience with recruitment data and performance metrics (even in early-stage setups).
• Familiarity with sourcing tools, ATS platforms, and candidate assessments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Agile mindset: comfortable navigating ambiguity, growth, and change.

How We Work:

• 40 hours/5 days per week
• Working hours according to the US Eastern time zone
• Contractor Agreement

Perks:

• Opportunity to work remotely
• A resourceful, high-achieving, diverse, and fun team
• Being part of a fast-growing company
• Health insurance
• Attractive PTO scheme

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to equality of opportunity, welcoming diverse candidates, and to promoting a work environment free from discrimination on the grounds of race, ancestry, national/regional or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, national origin, age, or physical impairments.

Job Purpose:

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will play a hands-on role in attracting, sourcing, and securing top talent across all areas of the business, from project delivery and engineering to commercial and corporate functions. The role requires a proactive recruiter with excellent people skills and attention to detail, who can also act as a front-of-house representative for Crown's employer brand at recruitment fairs, trade events, and industry forums.

This position combines day-to-day recruitment delivery with employer branding and candidate engagement. The successful candidate will work closely with hiring managers, the HR team, and senior leadership to ensure a seamless, professional, and efficient recruitment process across Crown's European operations.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Delivery

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for roles across Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe.

• Partner with department heads to define job requirements and ideal candidate profiles.

• Proactively source candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, and direct outreach.

• Screen, call, and interview potential candidates using technology as required to assess suitability and fit.

• Coordinate and schedule interviews, ensuring consistent candidate experience.

• Maintain accurate records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and produce recruitment reports.

• Support onboarding and smooth transition of new hires into the business.

Employer Brand & Candidate Engagement

• Represent Crown as a front-of-house brand ambassador at recruitment fairs, trade events, and industry networking sessions.

• Develop engaging job adverts and social media content that reflect Crown's values and culture.

• Work with HR and Marketing to design materials for recruitment campaigns, including presentations, banners, and brochures.

• Build and maintain relationships with universities, technical colleges, and training bodies to support early-career pipelines.

• Promote Crown's employer brand across digital channels and within local communities.

Process & Collaboration

• Support the implementation and optimisation of the ATS platform.

• Ensure compliance with GDPR and local employment laws in all recruitment activity.

• Collaborate with HR to improve candidate experience, onboarding, and retention.

• Contribute to workforce planning discussions and provide market insights to inform hiring decisions.

Person Specification:

• 3–5 years' experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, ideally within construction, engineering, or technical sectors.

• Hands-on experience sourcing candidates across multiple European markets.

• Skilled in conducting screening calls and video interviews using modern recruitment technologies.

• Strong understanding of recruitment processes and market dynamics within technical industries.

• Familiarity with digital recruitment tools and social media sourcing.

• Willingness to travel for recruitment events and trade shows.

• Confident communicator with strong presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Proactive and organised, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.

• Passionate about building employer brand presence and engaging with candidates.

Competencies Required for this Role:

• Communication:

Clearly conveys information and ideas, tailoring messages to different audiences and demonstrating strong influencing skills.

• Organisation and Time Management:

Prioritises workload effectively and manages multiple recruitment campaigns concurrently.

• Relationship Building:

Develops and maintains strong internal and external networks, engaging with candidates and hiring managers effectively.

• Initiative and Proactivity:

Takes ownership of recruitment processes, identifies sourcing opportunities, and drives continuous improvement.

• Brand Ambassadorship:

Promotes the organisation's employer brand and values consistently across all recruitment activities.

• Adaptability:

Comfortable working across diverse European markets and adapting to cultural differences.

Please note this is a 12 month contract role.

Role Summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a pivotal member of our HR team, dedicated to delivering a best-in-class recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers. In this role, you will drive efficient coordination and administration across the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring timely and effective processes to attract, engage, and hire top talent. You will act as a central point of contact for candidates, hiring managers, and HR Business Partners, actively facilitating job postings, candidate sourcing, interview scheduling, and assessment/selection activities to attract and secure top talent for our organization.

Role Responsibilities

Employer Value Proposition Ownership:

• Proactively support and build the Zoetis employer value proposition in Ireland so that we are known as a high value employer within our target talent market.

• Source candidates creatively using online channels and professional platforms.

• Proactively build pools of talent to ensure a robust talent pipeline is developed in line with business objectives.

Recruitment Process Coordination:

• Partner with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process to ensure it is delivered effectively.
• Coordinate job postings across internal and external platforms.
• Schedule interviews, assessments, and feedback sessions for candidates and hiring teams.
• Manage candidate communications, ensuring a positive experience from application to offer.

Candidate Management:

• Track candidate progress in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Assist with initial screening and shortlisting of applicants, as required.
• Facilitate pre-employment checks and onboarding documentation.

Stakeholder Support:

• Serve as a point of contact for candidates, hiring managers, and HR Business Partners throughout the recruitment process.
• Provide timely updates and support to ensure alignment and efficiency.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships across internal teams and external agencies

Data & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate recruitment data and metrics.
• Prepare reports on recruitment activity, time-to-fill, and candidate pipeline as needed.

Process Improvement:

• Contribute ideas for enhancing candidate experience and streamlining recruitment processes.
• Support TA projects, events, and colleague engagement initiatives.

Candidate Requirements

• Third level qualification in HR essential
• 2 years' plus experience in Talent Acquisition with the Ireland market.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail.
• Results-driven, energetic, and proactive in identifying recruitment solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player with a proactive and service-oriented approach.
• Familiarity with recruitment marketing and employer branding.
• Strong technical aptitude with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, excel, Workday Recruit, LinkedIn, etc.

Based in the Cherrywood office in Dublin.

Is expected to attend the office as part of a hybrid working model with occasional travel to other Zoetis locations in Ireland.

About Zoetis
At
Zoetis
, our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues' careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

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Description
Ryanair are currently recruiting for a
Talent Acquisition Specialist
to join Europe's Largest Airline Group

This is an excellent time to join Ryanair as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests per year within the next 10 years.

Our recruitment team is one of the best and busiest in Europe. They are responsible for over 10K hires per year and are constantly travelling to events around Europe to promote a career in Ryanair to potential talent.

The successful candidate will act as a 'Talent Business Partner' and work with Hiring Managers to complete 360 recruitment in their business areas and assist in other areas when required.

Applications close on Monday 13th October.
Duties include;

• Owning the full recruitment process for your keys areas including partnering with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs, creating effective job descriptions and designing the recruitment strategy for open roles across a range of business areas.
• Management and maintenance of all recruitment related queries including applicant queries, role queries and follow up
• Manage full cycle recruiting process (advertising, screening of candidates, shortlisting, facilitating interviews, extending offers, closing candidates)
• Promoting Ryanair as an employer of choice by attending various exhibitions, hosting open days and university visits across Europe.
• Weekly reporting of recruitment activity.
• Ad hoc duties as required.

Requirements

• 1 + years recruitment experience either inhouse or agency is desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and efficient at multi-tasking and highly organised
• Adaptable to a fast paced always changing environment
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good presentation skills.
• Most importanly, a good sense of humour and eagerness to progress
• Experience using SAP Success Factors is desireable

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 235 destinations
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
• Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression

Competencies

• Organisational Savvy
• Negotiation Skills
• Results Focus
• Self Development
• Productivity

Ascend PM are hiring a Talent Acquisition (TA) Senior Associate to join our clients team, a multinational biopharmaceutical company based in Dublin. This is a great Contract opportunity to join a growing team. Initially 12 Month Contract with view to extend. Contact or email CV to to find out more.

Overview of role:

This role reports into the Talent Acquisition Manager and will have responsibility for performing full life-cycle recruitment activities across various functions, including sourcing, assessment, selection, offer negotiation and the on-boarding process.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with Hiring Managers and the business to fully understand the business needs and deliver a best in class recruitment service, while meeting tight deadlines in line with recruitment plans and campaigns
• Building comprehensive talent sourcing strategies and robust hiring plans
• Act as trusted partner to managers and leaders, by providing market insights and knowledge of the talent landscape
• Responsible for posting of jobs / positions in line with hiring plan and preparation of job offers.
• Responsible for compiling and maintaining candidate information, job listings and role requirements.
• Maintain a local database and contact management of prospective candidates to enable the improvement of the talent pipeline for key roles
• Coordinate events associated with attracting talent and talent assessment in support of the Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Responsible for contributing to the completion of specific projects around the Talent Acquisition activity.
• Responsible for recognizing and calling out challenges or risks, as and when they arise in line with the business requirements.
• Support data interpretation and analytical insights from key HR parameters to drive insights to optimize the Talent Acquisition process.

Qualifications & Experience:

• University Degree – HR, Business or Science
• 5yrs experience in Recruitment
• Ideally experience in a high volume manufacturing setting
• Experience working in a multinational Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology organisation
• Successful delivery of high volume recruitment campaigns
• Knowledge and experience of various branding and recruitment marketing tools & processes
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems – ideally Workday
• Ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines

Client:

Our client a leading Multinational Semiconductor Organisation requires
Contract Talent Acquisition Coordinator
for
6 months plus
role based in
Cork City, Ireland
.

You will be required to be
onsite 5 days per week.

Role:

You will be responsible for providing onboarding solutions to candidates through their recruiting process and create positive new-hire experience.

You will deliver orientation sessions, effective onboarding, post offer engagement conversations, coordinating pre-hire checks, and assisting with vendor management. This role will report to the
Talent Acquisition, Manager
.

Responsibilities:

• Implement comprehensive induction programs for new joiners, including orientation sessions, and onboarding materials.
• Work with TA partners, department heads, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment of induction programs with organisational goals and HR policies.
• Deliver orientation sessions for new joiners to acquaint them with company culture, values, policies, and procedures.
• Engage with Candidates pre-onboarding in a timely manner and ensure that they are kept warm, as part of the
  Post Offer Engagement Program
  .
• Offer guidance and training to new team leaders during their initial weeks on the job, addressing any HR-related queries or concerns they may have.
• Work with cross functions to ensure timely completion of new hire paperwork, including contracts, benefits enrolment, and compliance documents.
• Work with candidates to ensure that all due diligence process (pre hire & post offer checks) is completed before their start date.
• Track the progress of new joiners during the induction period and provide feedback and coaching as needed.
• Act as a point of contact for new joiners regarding HR-related matters.
• Maintain accurate records of induction activities and participant feedback for reporting and evaluation purposes.
• Updated on industry best practices and trends in induction and on boarding and recommend enhancements to existing programs as needed. Ability to benchmark industry best practices from time to time.
• Support the execution and monitoring of recruitment coordination activities and programs across a variety of channels, leveraging shared service coordination capabilities.
• Manage New Hire Documentation (hard & soft copies) in the most diligent and organized manner, thus enabling regular audits (internal & external).
• Engage with New Hire during their first 90 days in order to get a pulse of the overall onboarding experience and improvements.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree

Experience:

• 3 years of Human Resources, or related work experience
• Excellent communication skills (English)
• Eye for detail
• Highly process oriented.

Preferred:

• Candidates with minimum 3 years' experience in the field of New Hire Onboarding

Contact:

For further information please contact Mícheál at Software Placements on or email

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Salary: €55,000 - €65,000

Based in Dublin

Hybrid Role – Minimum 2 /3 days in the office

1 year maternity contract with a strong possibility of it going permanent due to company growth.

A global data and AI company are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to be based in their impressive office in Dublin. You will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring top talent, managing the full recruitment cycle, working closely with hiring managers and stakeholders to source, assess, and engage with candidates, ensuring a strong talent pipeline and culturally aligned hires.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with hiring managers and leaders to understand business needs, define role requirements, and design recruitment strategies aligned with organisational goals.
• Use a variety of channels (job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and agency partners) to attract both active and passive candidates.
• Review applications, conduct initial interviews, and assess candidates for skills, experience, motivation, and cultural fit.
• Build strong relationships with applicants, keeping them engaged and informed throughout the process to deliver an excellent candidate journey.
• Work closely with HR and business stakeholders across multiple regions to align hiring with workforce planning and organisational priorities.
• Manage and optimise the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring efficient workflows, accurate data, and best practice usage across the team.
• Partner with HR to coordinate pre-employment checks, facilitate smooth onboarding, and ensure new hires are set up for success from day one.

Essential Experience for the Talent Acquisition Specialist:

• 5+ years' experience in end-to-end talent acquisition or 360 recruitment with a proven track record of sourcing, assessing and hiring top talent
• Experience in a variety of recruitment tools, platforms, and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
• Experience of working within Consultancy, Tech, Financial Service industries
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels.
• Skilled in candidate screening, interviewing, and building talent pipelines across roles such as Technology, Engineering, and Data Analytics
• Organised and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave, private healthcare, life assurance and income protection
• Professional development opportunities with access to courses, workshops, and career growth support
• Flexible hybrid working model to support work-life balance
• An inclusive, diverse workplace with equal opportunity for all employees

Company Overview
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR's insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

Team Overview
KKR's Global Human Capital ("HC") team provides commercially aligned people strategies by working closely with business leaders, employees, and key stakeholders to deliver on human capital and talent needs. The HC team accomplishes this by implementing world class, advisory & talent solutions that:

• Drive first quartile investment performance
• Create differentiated outcomes aligned with the firm's strategic priorities
• Provide an exceptional employee experience
• Preserve (and evolve) our unique culture
• Use data and analytics to inform our decision making
• Protect the firm's license to operate

KKR's Human Capital team is comprised of Business Partners & Centres of Excellence (Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, People Ops & Data, Culture, Total Rewards, etc.). Together, they seamlessly deliver human capital services and solutions, across all stages of an employee's lifecycle at KKR.

The Talent Acquisition ("TA") team within Human Capital was launched in 2020 with a small, US focused effort. Today, we are a global team of 20+ with capabilities to recruit from campus and other early career pipelines through to senior, experienced hires across our Asset Management, Insurance and Business Operations groups. We are now focused on growing our EMEA TA platform and the team is committed to building strong partnerships across the firm, and is a tight-knit, collaborative group that values excellence and teamwork.

Position Overview
KKR is seeking a dynamic and experienced recruiter to join the firm's growing EMEA Talent Acquisition team and support our Business Operations recruiting efforts based in Dublin. This individual will play an integral role in shaping the firm's talent strategy by helping to identify, attract, and engage top-tier candidates in support of KKR's continued global growth.

The ideal candidate will have a broad range of recruiting experience in the financial services or technology industry across corporate functions such as technology, finance, legal and operations. They may come from another in-house role or from an agency/executive search firm. They will be able to operate independently and drive full-cycle recruiting efforts from end to end in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The ideal candidate is highly organized, self-motivated, collaborative, and resilient, with a keen eye for both strategic alignment and detail execution.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end talent acquisition processes across various business units, creating and implementing talent acquisition strategies as appropriate
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on talent acquisition processes, controls and policies
• Source and pipeline qualified candidates through a wide variety of channels
• Evaluate, interview and present qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicit feedback on candidates to refine talent acquisition strategy as applicable
• Partner with senior management, HR colleagues, and finance to anticipate upcoming needs and strategize pipelines
• Proactively share innovative solutions to add value, anticipate needs, and streamline the process for the client
• Demonstrate expert level of understanding of talent acquisition needs by participating in client meetings, being aware of changes within the business, acting as a subject matter expert for areas of talent acquisition responsibility as well as managing hiring manager/candidate expectations
• Provide a positive candidate experience with frequent and timely communication throughout the talent acquisition process; share manager feedback and appropriately disposition all candidates
• Educate candidates on the career growth potential, benefits, compensation philosophy and many advantages of employment, selling both the firm and the opportunity
• Conduct appropriate compensation expectation conversations with both hiring managers and candidates to ensure closure of offers
• Utilize the complete functionality of the applicant tracking system (Greenhouse) and maintain data integrity and controls

Qualifications

• ~4-10 years of experience with full life cycle talent acquisition in a fast paced corporate environment or search firm focused on technology or financial services
• Client/relationship management experience at a senior level
• Versatility to work on assignments across a wide range of businesses and disciplines
• Superior multitasking, project management and presentation skills coupled with business acumen
• Interpersonally effective and comfortable interacting with employees at all levels
• Innovative, creative and results oriented
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment of change, challenge and multiple deadlines and priorities
• Strong ability to consistently prioritize and re-prioritize
• Experience handling sensitive/confidential information
• High level of comfort with direct sourcing and the ability to sell currently employed potential candidates on opportunities within the firm
• Experience with sophisticated compensation negotiations
• Demonstrated ability to interact with senior level candidates and managers

KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.