Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.
Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist
Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.
About the role
Cochlear is helping people hear, and be heard, all over the world. Come be a part of our amazing mission! If you have experience in corporate or agency recruiting, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the Talent Acquisition team at the global leader in implantable hearing devices! In this role, you will be based in our Americas head office in Lone Tree, CO.
The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a key role in the People & Culture Talent Acquisition team. The role will work closely with line managers to fill open roles and work on pipelining against future needs, both directly and with support. In addition, working with P&C teams, the role will implement effective and efficient recruitment strategies to ensure that Cochlear attracts the best talent to deliver on our strategic business objectives. The role will develop strong partnerships with both internal and external customers and build pipelines of qualified candidates to meet both existing and forecasted talent needs.
In addition, the incumbent will demonstrate and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the marketplace, while developing innovative and creative methods and techniques to source talent and promote Cochlear. The successful candidate will proactively lead/contribute to process improvement efforts, special recruitment projects, and broader People & Culture initiatives
Key Responsibilities
- Effectively manage end to end recruitment activities across the assigned Region / Function, following the Sound Recruitment 2.0 process and utilising WorkDay functionality
- Provide appropriate feedback throughout the interview and selection process to advise and influence hiring managers, ensuring an overall effective hire
- Maintain recruitment administration, including ensuring recruitment activity is recorded in an accurate and timely manner within the applicant tracking system
- Contribute to the optimal candidate experience by identifying the key decision levers, and develop and create innovative and attractive market competitive offer packages
Key Requirements
To add value to Cochlear in this role you'll be able to meet and demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities in your application and at interview:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 2-4+ years recruiting experience; including experience in a corporate recruiting role or in an agency/search firm role
- Experience recruiting senior-level candidates (director level and above) into a highly-sophisticated matrix corporate setting
- Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, presentation, collaboration, follow-up, and negotiating skills
- Demonstrated ability manage complex, time-dependent deliverables and work within a fast-paced environment whilst balancing competing interests
- Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to engage with a range of key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Experience with recruitment and HRIS systems
Total Rewards
In addition to the opportunity to develop your knowledge and grow professionally, we offer competitive wages and benefits.
- Pay Rate: $42.00 - $45.00 per hour. Compensation offered to candidate may vary based on work experience, education and/or skill level.
- This role is not eligible for benefits.
Who are we?
Human needs have always been our inspiration, ever since Professor Graeme Clark set out to create the first multi-channel cochlear implant because he saw his father struggle with hearing loss. We always start with people in mind – thinking about their needs.
For this reason, our products, services and support will continue to evolve and improve. We are by our customers’ side through the entire hearing journey, so they can experience a life full of hearing. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives and working in an organization where they can be part of bringing the mission to life each day.
Physical & Mental Demands
The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to be in a stationary (seated/standing) position; utilize business technology for work product delivery, communicate orally and in writing with others internal or external to the organization, utilize problem solving/critical thinking skills to discern and convey information. May be asked to occasionally transport/move up to 30 pounds, depending on the position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus. The individual is regularly required to utilize comprehension, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, organization reasoning, relating to others and discernment of items such as product specifications, procedures and processes to customers (whether internal or external). Influence, organization/classification of information and planning are also required.
The work environment is a home/office environment. This is representative of the environment an individual may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
Apply now by completing your application form online. Applicants must meet the job specific application criteria to be considered. Visit our careers site at
www.cochlear.us/careers
to learn more.
Cochlear Americas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation with completing the online application, please contact us via web or phone at 303-264-2549.
Application deadline is August 24, 2025