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• HR & Business Support Job Description: Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist Location: Barcelona, Spain or London, UK Craft / department: ABK International Talent Team Reports to: Talent Acquisition Team Lead Job Description As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, your mission is to manage and deliver effective recruitment outcomes across a range of roles and disciplines.
• You will work closely with hiring managers and cross-functional partners to execute recruitment strategies that meet the evolving needs of the business.
• Operating with growing confidence across varied recruitment situations, you will own the recruitment lifecycle for assigned roles and take an increasingly consultative role with stakeholders.
• You'll bring clear communication, a structured approach, and a commitment to continuous improvement to every interaction, supporting a best-in-class candidate and stakeholder experience.
• Your Role Within ABK Key Responsibilities Manage full-cycle recruitment processes across a variety of functions and geographies, supporting hiring across a range of levels and role types.
• Develop strong working relationships with hiring managers and HRBPs - advising on role requirements, market conditions, and best practices for effective hiring.
• Deliver clear, inclusive communication to candidates and stakeholders throughout each stage of the recruitment process.
• Apply DE&I principles to recruitment activities, including sourcing, job design, and candidate evaluation, to ensure fair and inclusive experiences.
• Use recruitment systems (e.g., Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter) and data to manage pipelines, track activity, and maintain process accuracy.
• Support structured assessments, interviews, and decision-making processes in line with agreed hiring criteria and frameworks.
• Collaborate with the wider TA team and cross-functional partners (e.g., Employer Brand, People Operations) to deliver efficient recruitment campaigns and hiring projects.
• Proactively identify small-scale process improvements and contribute ideas to help improve recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.
• Essential Skills and Experience Experience Experience managing end-to-end (360) recruitment processes independently across multiple roles (ideally for Tech, Product or Data disciplines), preferably in a fast-paced or matrixed organization.
• Proven track record of delivering quality hiring outcomes while managing multiple open roles and stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust with hiring managers and partners, using communication and problem-solving to influence outcomes.
• Knowledge & Skills Proficiency in ATS and CRM systems (e.g., Workday, Eightfold), sourcing platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter), and scheduling or coordination tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively to candidates and stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of DE&I principles in hiring and the ability to apply them across different stages of the recruitment process.
• Comfortable analyzing data to inform recruitment decisions, track performance, and recommend improvements.
• Developing business acumen: an emerging understanding of ABK’s business model, hiring needs, and how recruitment contributes to team and company goals.
• Key Attributes Clear communicator who can articulate process and role expectations to both candidates and hiring teams.
• Organized and efficient, with the ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities effectively across different hiring pipelines.
• Adaptable mindset - responds positively to change and shifting business priorities with a proactive and flexible approach.
• Collaborative and team-oriented, seeking opportunities to share knowledge and support continuous improvement across the TA team.
• Takes initiative in solving problems, escalating when needed, and delivering consistent results across assignments.
• About King With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile titles such as Farm Heroes Saga.
• King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users.
• King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta.
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