Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Summary:

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for overseeing the recruitment process of the company. This position will work with various departments to understand their hiring needs and create a recruitment plan to attract and hire top talent. The Specialist will manage the hiring process from beginning to end, ensuring a smooth and efficient process for both the company and candidates.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages all areas of recruitment, resume screening, candidate assessment, pre-employment and onboarding (full cycle).
• Collaborate with hiring managers and department heads to understand their staffing needs.
• Develops and implements recruiting strategies and processes that align with company goals, keeping long-term strategy in mind.
• Train hiring managers on effective interviewing.   Partner to develop job specific questions as well as legal limitations. 
• Serves as one of the administrators of the company’s HRIS and applicant tracking system, ADP Workforce Now.
• Reviews and writes job descriptions in partnership with managers to ensure they accurately reflect the required skills and qualifications
• Proactively sources candidates through various channels, professional networks, social media and college career centers
• Inputs job requisitions, posts on job boards, monitors and reviews incoming applications. Searches out viable candidates. 
• Manages the screening process, including resume screening and interviewing candidates to assess experience, skills and salary expectations; forwards qualified candidates to hiring managers
• Coordinates with hiring managers and outside agencies to schedule virtual and onsite interviews
• Collects feedback from hiring managers to help push candidates through the hiring process
• Manages the candidates’ experience and ensures a positive impression of the company
• Maintains ownership of the weekly open position report, ensuring it is up to date
• Strategizes and works with the HR team to ensure the most efficient and effective onboarding processes are in place.
• Partners with the HR team to participate and execute HR projects as needed
• Maintain compliance with annual Affirmative Action Plan/federal contractor reporting requirements and filings 
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills and Abilities: 

• Thorough understanding of HR best practices, relevant employment laws and industry trends
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships with hiring managers, outside agencies and candidates
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organizational structure, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
• Proficient with HRIS and applicant tracking systems
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Education and Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition or similar role
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management or similar field
• Experience in full cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
• Experience as an administrator of HRIS and application tracking systems, preferably ADP Workforce Now
• Professional certification such as HRCI or SHRM a plus

Work Environment & Physical Demands: 

• This is a full-time position, based in the Suffern, NY office.
• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment 
• Prolonged periods of sedentary work that requires sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other status protected under federal, state or local law.  

We participate in E-Verify.