Full Job Description
Our Firm
American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve human health and save lives. Founded in 1958, the firm’s 1,400 employees serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations and individual investors, offering a wide range of investment strategies across a variety of investment disciplines.
We are committed to providing institutional-quality, actively managed solutions with a performance-centered mindset. Our expertise spans global equity, global value equity, disciplined equity, multi-asset strategies, global fixed income, alternatives and ETFs.
Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. This empowers us to align our decisions with client expectations and concentrate on their long-term money management needs.
Our culture of winning behaviors exemplifies our dedication to clients every single day. Delivering investment results enables us to distribute over 40% of our dividends—more than $1.7 billion — to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, non-profit basic biomedical research organization with a controlling interest in American Century Investments. Our dividend payments provide ongoing financial support for the Institute’s work of uncovering the causes, treatments and prevention of life-threatening diseases, like cancer.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., we also have offices located in New York; London; Hong Kong; Frankfurt; Sydney; Los Angeles; and Mountain View, Calif. (Silicon Valley).
For more information, please visit americancentury.com.
Our Recruiting team plays a vital role in building and shaping our culture and performance by accessing, engaging, attracting, selecting and onboarding top talent using innovative tools & methodologies and providing extraordinary applicant experience.
As Human Resources Coordinator - Sr , you are an integral part of our team, helping to define, shape and build out our recruiting function for success and maximum impact. This role has room for growth and is ideal for someone interested in building a career in Recruiting or Human Resources.
You will support activities including recruiting, onboarding, new hire orientation, contingent workforce and our campus recruitment efforts and internship programs. You are the point of contact for key partners including Recruiters, applicants, search firms, business groups, vendors and the broader HR team.
We seek a team member who is proactive, collaborative, flexible and intellectually curious as evidenced through actions. You will handle multiple tasks with ambitious timeframes, complete responsibilities with limited guidance and think creatively to solve problems.
Responsibilities
Support the Recruiting team throughout the full candidate recruiting cycle to maintain a high-touch, “white glove” hiring experience
Schedule interviews and coordinate applicant travel
Follow and maintain applicant progress through our applicant tracking & onboarding systems (e.g. pre-employment screens)
Ensure new hire onboarding policy compliance (e.g. I-9, internal, etc.)
Manage recruiting vendor relationships
Lead contingent worker onboarding process
Assist with resume reviewing, screening, and sourcing for select positions
Support on-campus recruiting and our internship programs
Support successful completion of audits
Find opportunities to improve the applicant experience through automation and process improvements
Actively support and/or facilitate special projects, including conducting research and creating presentation materials
Requirements
Highly motivated self-starter who is collaborative, proactive and solutions-oriented
Strong work ethic – able to work on your own initiative and manage time effectively
Strong service orientation
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able and motivated to deliver results with accuracy and speed
Excellent organization and work prioritization skills
Driven to build credibility and positive relationships across the firm
Technologically proficient - Workday, Microsoft Office Suite; able to learn and use multiple software applications
Flexible and thrives in a constantly evolving environment
Demonstrates high degree of professionalism, personal accountability and acts with autonomy to get work done
Uses interpersonal and influence skills to work cross-team and cross-functionally to deliver desired outcomes
Understands the business/organization, anticipate needs and responds accordingly
Required Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree or any equivalent combination of education and work experience.
3-5 years experience as an administrative assistant/coordinator
Previous experience in Human Resources and/or Recruiting
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.
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