Serverfarm is a leading developer and operator of data centers in North America, Western Europe, and Israel, and has key customer relationships with rapidly growing hyperscale, technology and network customers. In September 2023, Manulife Investment Management acquired a controlling interest in Serverfarm, which will allow the company greater access to capital to accelerate the expansion of its data center portfolio on a worldwide basis. The company is positioned to capture the growing demand for data center capacity that continues to grow globally, fueled by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and companies’ continued transition of data workloads and storage to the cloud.
Serverfarm has integrated innovation, sustainability and digital transformation into its mission and culture. Serverfarm developed in 2009 out of a need in the market to help customers become more efficient as capacity demands and data management challenges grew. The Serverfarm team began purchasing data centers from customers and leasing back the portion they needed. This strategy transitioned the company from a data center real estate owner into a data center developer and operator, resulting in a growing international portfolio of state-of-the- art facilities.
In 2015, Serverfarm developed its award-winning service platform InCommand with the goal of bringing together the three main elements of a data center: real estate, electrical and mechanical infrastructure, and the IT environment. This portal-based solution combines people, process, and platform, creating a cloud-like experience for data centers. Serverfarm delivers its sustainable Data Center Managemen t as a Service (DMaas) approach at more than 750 locations across forty-five countries.
The Talent Acquisition Manager will be responsible for managing the full spectrum of recruiting and selection activities for ServerFarm. This role involves developing and executing effective recruiting strategies to attract global top talent and meet the company's staffing needs. The ideal candidate will partner with business leaders and hiring managers to assess their talent requirements and drive a best-in-class recruiting function.
- Lead and manage the recruiting team to ensure high performance and effective recruitment processes.
- Develop and implement recruiting strategies to attract and retain top talent across various regions.
- Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to assess their talent requirements and proactively advise on the best hiring strategies.
- Attend key stakeholder meetings to understand business needs and develop resourcing plans.
- Design and drive the adoption of consistent recruiting, interviewing, and hiring practices that support a strong candidate experience.
- Manage senior or sensitive hiring through the end-to-end recruitment cycle, taking a leading role in candidate evaluation, including initial screening and shortlisting.
- Ensure interviewers are competent and trained, providing guidance and support where required.
- Work to identify internal talent pools and enable internal mobility and development.
- Develop a perspective on talent and advise on career moves through the organization.
- Deliver market intelligence and act as a trusted advisor with respect to hiring manager expectations versus the marketplace.
- Conduct and manage direct sourcing activities to fill open positions, and conduct talent mapping exercises to build talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
- Define and drive the team to meet and exceed hiring benchmarks, such as time to fill, cost per hire, diversity hiring, and hiring manager and candidate satisfaction.
- Define and lead projects focused on continuous improvement in recruitment processes.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging recruitment technologies, incorporating innovative approaches into our talent acquisition efforts.
- Regular travel between offices as required, adhering to our hybrid working policy of three office days a week.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in recruiting, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
- Proven experience in managing end-to-end recruitment processes.
- Strong understanding of the data center industry and its specific hiring needs.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Proven track record of achieving hiring benchmarks and continuous improvement in recruitment processes.
- Knowledge of best practices and emerging trends in recruitment and talent acquisition.
- Experience in recruiting talent across multiple regions, including the US and EMEA.
- Willingness to travel regularly between offices.
