VP Talent Acquisition Team Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Leads enhancements of the applicant tracking system in partnership with the Director Chief of Staff & HR Operations.
• Recommends and implements changes to the systems and recruiting processes and procedures to collect and enhance candidate information for tracking and monitoring openings.
• Leads the process of gathering and analyzing data for recruitment activity to include, but not limited to, resume volume, interviews scheduled, candidate status, time to fill and offers extended as requested by HR management.
• Prepares and presents weekly and ad hoc hiring reports and associated metrics to leadership.
• Seeks opportunities to maximize efficiency such as creation of scripts, letter templates, and hiring profiles.
• Documents and makes recommendations to improve or enhance operations, procedures, and processes.
• Focuses on automation of manual recruiting processes.
• Understands external labor market conditions and establishes networks to build relationships with candidates, agencies, schools, and associations to attract diverse, qualified talent.
• Maintains an understanding of the hiring manager’s business line and hiring needs, culture, and degree of urgency.
• Creates a targeted recruiting plan for each assigned job opening.
• Uses the latest technology and best practices to source a high-quality and diverse pool of applicants using various internal and external websites.
• Designs the selection matrix for choosing the optimum recruitment channels and recruitment sources.
• Promotes openings via discussions with employees and internal and external websites.
• Reviews resumes and conducts phone screens to find qualified candidates.
• Documents interview correspondence with candidates in accordance with department policies and procedures.
• Ensures that, as the “first impression for The Bancorp,” the company is represented in a positive, accurate, and informed way.
• Works to establish a rapport with the candidate that serves as the foundation for all future interactions.
• Maintains a positive candidate experience throughout the process.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with third-party temporary and recruitment agencies used by the organization.
• Negotiates rates as needed.
• Ensures The Bancorp maintains a positive reputation among area vendors.
• Coaches managers and junior staff through the candidate assessment processes to ensure that decisions are based solely on business needs and bona fide job knowledge, skills, and attributes.
• Educates as necessary.
• Serves as a role model and advocate for diversity and inclusion, endeavoring to identify diverse candidate pools and challenging bias, if encountered.
• Ensures that the archival records of the hire are complete, intact, and based upon bona fide hiring requirements.
• Organizes and files documents in an intuitive and accessible manner, if any hiring decision is legally challenged.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Human Resources or a related field or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 7+ years of recruitment experience.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, or SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty credential, preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of all applicable employment laws and regulations, preferred.
• Ability to work with urgency and to meet deadlines, preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, preferred.
• Team player, able to work effectively in a team fostered, multi-tasking environment, preferred.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work, preferred.