Remote Scouter

About Oceans

Oceans is an outsourcing firm pairing the best talent in Sri Lanka with CEOs, Founders, and Executives in the U.S.

The Role – Talent Acquisition Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Conduct initial phone screens to assess candidates qualifications and fit & assist in CV screening.
• Review past applicants on the ATS and generate lists of potential candidates for various roles which senior recruiters and hiring managers are working on.
• Manage candidate data and maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Build lists of potential candidates by going through LinkedIn profiles
• Coordinate interviews, ensuring necessary arrangements are made.
• Communicate effectively with candidates throughout the recruitment process, providing timely updates and feedback.
• Maintain regular communication with hiring managers, providing updates on the status of candidates and the overall recruitment process.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment processes and candidate experience.
• Conduct research and stay up to date with industry best practices, emerging trends, and recruitment tools and technologies.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Coordination, or any TA related role.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruitment software.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and team members.

Our Ideal Candidate:

Oceans Divers (our recruits) are experienced professionals, naturally driven and committed to excellence, who are excited to support a fast-growing startup company. Our ideal candidate has:

• High Motivation: a natural desire to go above and beyond in all things and to succeed no matter what.
• Excellent Time Management Skills: able to triage competing tasks and drive project completion.
• Effective Communication Skills: able to issue timely reminders, follow ups, and alerts to changing priorities.
• A Keen Sense of Urgency: strong awareness of timeliness and ability to meet close deadlines.
• Reliable Autonomy: able to get things done efficiently with limited supervision while working from home.
• Superb Attention to Detail: able to consume and synthesize large amounts of information.
• Genuine Personality: warm, affable, can-do attitude; pleasant to be around but direct when necessary.
• Tech Savviness: able to quickly understand and use new tech platforms and services to get work done.

We are bringing on all the best and brightest in Sri Lanka — let us know if that’s you.

• Unique lucrative opportunity to work with start ups that could 10x your career
• Global exposure, working with clients from across the globe and from varied industries
• Fully remote work
• Competitive pay and always paid in USD