Talent Acquisition Specialist

Duties And Responsibilities

• Demonstrate ability to apply a business mindset to the talent acquisition function
• Make connections between all talent management phases (acquisition, development, retention, culture)
• Leverage data and market intelligence to develop and execute staffing strategies
• Succeed in blending diversity, regulatory requirements, and business strategy throughout the process
• Develop a high-level understanding of our business, processes, market conditions, technology, and culture, and any associated challenges
• Influence hiring managers, executives, candidates, and peers by developing trusted relationships
• Advises hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques and candidate selection
• Routinely leverage metrics to advise managers, improve processes, and/or self-assess performance
• Operate with a high sense of urgency (action-oriented)
• Constructively manage clients and/or conduct crucial conversations with hiring managers as needed
• Proactively collaborate as necessary to ensure a smooth end-to-end process
• Proactively serve as a change agent (first to adopt and promote new ways of delivering value)
• Consistently promote and adhere to talent acquisition, compliance, and diversity processes
• Routinely identify innovative solutions to program, policy, and process challenges
• Self-govern/manage via use of staffing data (always ensures integrity of system data)
• Develop candidate pipelines to meet business objectives
• Directly source candidates via a variety of contemporary recruiting channels (internet searches, recruiting tools, cold calling, etc.)
• Implement, execute, and manage programs and specific recruiting initiatives (i.e., College, Military, Production, etc.)
• Assess candidates (via in-person, video, phone) for skill, competence, and culture
• Synthesize candidate and hiring manager feedback
• Pre-close candidates (early in the process) to ensure high acceptance rates

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years full-life cycle recruiting
• Ability to effectively support recruitment for Manager-level positions
• Demonstrated ability to meet rapidly changing business requirements
• Sound judgment, the ability to quickly learn systems, processes, procedures, and business
• Prominent ability to maintain excellent customer service with internal customers (hiring managers), and external customers (candidates), while maintaining strong partnerships with HR Business Leaders
• Ability to function independently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Ability to create and manage strategic alliances while driving the process
• Demonstrated ability to quickly synthesize recruiting data and information, and operate in a fiscally responsible manner
• Comprehensive understanding of OFCCP compliance
• Basic competency level with Microsoft Office Suite (Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)