Specialist - Talent Intelligence & Sourcing

Ciena

2 - 5 years

Gurugram, Remote

Posted: 07/06/2025

Job Description

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

How Will You Contribute?
As a Talent Intelligence and Sourcing Specialist, you will join the Global Talent Acquisition team and be responsible for identifying, analysing, and interpreting trends in complex data sets to provide talent insights that will drive talent acquisition strategies. This role involves conducting market research to understand talent pools, competitive landscape, and industry trends. Additionally, you will also be responsible for enhancing Ciena’s ability to attract and engage the best talent across all geographies where Ciena operates.

Key responsibilities:

  • Conduct talent market research and provide insights on talent availability, skills, compensation, and hiring trends.
  • Work closely with the Global TA team, to deliver best in market passive candidates.
  • Collaborate with HRBPs, Recruiters, and business leaders to understand their needs and provide meaningful insights.
  • Present data-driven recommendations to Business to help shape talent acquisition strategies.
  • Develop and implement data collection systems and other strategies to optimize statistical efficiency and data quality.
  • Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders to strategically develop custom research, target lists and sourcing strategies for current and future open opportunities.
  • Take ownership of proactive project pipelines against personas, competitor mapping & campaigns.
  • Partner with recruitment marketing for nurture and competitor campaigns.
  • Utilize of social media as a candidate generation tool.
  • Continually generate new/creative sourcing techniques.
  • Stay updated on industry trends, market activities, and competitors.
  • Develop and maintain talent intelligence dashboards and regular reports.

The Must Haves:

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, HR, or a related field with Proven working experience as a data analyst, research analyst, or in a related field.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to conduct thorough research using various tools and methods.
  • Proficiency in ATS, CRM and data visualization tools such as Tableau
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Assets:

  • Previous Recruiting/ Sourcing experience preferred.
  • Proficient in complex Boolean and Deep Web searching techniques is preferred but not required.


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At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard.  Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.

Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

About Company

Ciena Corporation is a global leader in telecommunications networking and optical networking solutions, headquartered in Hanover, Maryland. Founded in 1992, Ciena designs, develops, and provides networking equipment, software, and services to telecommunications providers, enterprises, and governments. The company specializes in high-performance networking solutions for wide-area networks (WAN), data centers, and 5G infrastructure. Ciena is known for its innovations in optical transmission technologies, such as wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), as well as its network automation and software-defined networking (SDN) solutions. Its products help clients optimize network performance, scalability, and flexibility, supporting the growing demands of data traffic, cloud computing, and next-generation communication systems.

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