Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Talent Strategy & Hiring Excellence

Partner with leaders to define success profiles, anticipate future workforce needs, and develop talent strategies aligned with business objectives and anticipated skill gaps.
Identify, attract, assess, and secure exceptional talent for professional, leadership, and executive-level roles.
Evaluate candidates against both role requirements and Lewis Values.
Balance urgency with quality, recognizing that quality of hire comes first.
Maintain a high talent bar and advocate for hiring decisions that strengthen the organization long-term.
Provide thoughtful recommendations supported by assessment data, labor market trends, compensation intelligence, talent availability data, and business insight.

Tausted Partnership & Advisory

Develop a deep understanding of Lewis operations, strategy, workforce needs, and business challenges.
Coach hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate evaluation, selection decisions, and hiring best practices.
Respectfully challenge assumptions and highlight hiring risks and tradeoffs when appropriate.
Help leaders make confident, informed hiring decisions while reducing administrative burden.

Candidate & Hiring Manager Experience

Deliver an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers.
Provide proactive communication and clear expectations throughout the hiring process.
Promote and strengthen Lewis's employment brand and value proposition through every candidate interaction.

Talent Attraction & Pipeline Development

Actively source passive talent and build relationships before positions become available.
Develop talent communities and long-term pipelines aligned with future business needs.
Leverage employee referrals as a strategic source of top talent.
Support employer branding, networking, industry engagement, and recruiting events.

Talent Acquisition Ownership & Innovation

Continuously improve recruiting processes, tools, assessments, and hiring practices.
Use data and feedback to improve hiring outcomes and experiences.
Track and improve quality of hire, hiring manager satisfaction, diverse candidate slates, and new-hire retention.
Partner effectively with external search firms on leadership and specialized searches.
Ensure compliance with applicable laws, policies, and data privacy requirements.
Maintain rigorous candidate tracking, documentation, and follow-through to ensure an exceptional and well-executed hiring process.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven or more years of in-house corporate recruiting experience within construction, engineering, architecture, manufacturing, or other project-based industries preferred, with demonstrated success hiring high-caliber talent.
• Ability to quickly understand technical, operational, and leadership roles and effectively assess candidates against role-specific success factors.
• Demonstrated success recruiting for senior-level, highly specialized, and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Expertise in candidate assessment, behavioral interviewing, and selection methodologies.
• Proven ability to source and engage passive candidates.
• Strong business acumen and consultative influencing skills, including a demonstrated ability to build credibility, influence decisions, and effectively navigate competing perspectives among leaders and stakeholders.
• Experience using recruiting technologies, sourcing platforms, analytics, and applicant tracking systems.
• Excellent assessment, communication, relationship-building, and decision-support skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and exceptional service.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with exceptional project management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent searches with accuracy, responsiveness, and strong follow-through.

Salary Range

$98,000 - $155,000
Salary offered will based on geographic location (Seattle or Portland) and candidate's skills, experience, and industry alignment.