Talent Acquisition Partner - Temporary

Location: Irvine, CA – Irvine Regional Office (Derian). Position Type: Temporary.

About the role

As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will serve as a critical driver of our hiring strategy, leading full-cycle recruitment efforts with a primary focus on high-volume hiring, while also supporting corporate and leadership-level roles. This role requires a balance of operational excellence and strategic influence—ensuring we can efficiently scale frontline talent while elevating hiring outcomes across corporate functions. You will partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to deeply understand workforce needs, proactively build talent pipelines, and deliver high-quality hiring outcomes in a fast-paced, high-demand environment. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact on organizational growth by shaping a workforce that aligns with Essex Property Trust’s values, culture, and long-term business objectives. This is a temporary position based in Irvine, CA to support with our high-volume hiring needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruiting efforts across a high-volume requisition load, while also managing corporate and leadership searches; ensure efficiency, consistency, and a best-in-class candidate experience while meeting or exceeding time-to-fill and quality-of-hire metrics.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified candidates through proactive sourcing methods, including direct outreach, job boards, social media, networking, and employee referrals; continuously engage passive talent for both immediate and future hiring needs.
• Plan and execute hiring events, job fairs, and community outreach initiatives to support volume hiring goals and strengthen employer brand presence in key markets.
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders by providing market insights, talent trends, and data-driven recommendations; develop strategic hiring plans that align with both high-volume demands and specialized corporate hiring needs; build trust and credibility with every interaction.
• Implement creative solutions to streamline the hiring process, remove bottlenecks, and make it more efficient.
• Champion a seamless, transparent, and engaging candidate journey, ensuring timely communication and a positive experience across all touchpoints—particularly critical in high-volume environments.
• Embed equitable and inclusive hiring practices into all recruiting activities; partner with hiring managers to ensure fair and consistent evaluation processes, mitigate bias, and support the creation of a more inclusive workforce.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• 2+ years of recruiting experience with demonstrated success in high-volume hiring environments, along with exposure to corporate and/or leadership roles.
• Experience working within an Applicant Tracking System (Workday preferred).
• Proven ability to source, engage, and convert passive candidates.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities, including strong presentation skills with the ability to deliver insights, training, and hiring recommendations to business leaders.
• Strong