What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Talent Recruiter position at Delta Air Lines, Inc.?
At Delta Air Lines all Talent Acquisition team members are “Talent Advisors". We are strategic influencers who see the company as their customer, the hiring manager as their partner, and speed, quality and diversity as their measures of success.
The Lead Talent Recruiter is responsible for helping to align talent acquisition needs to the business needs. Working closely with the TA Engagement Manager, peers, and other recruiting team members, the Lead Talent Recruiter primarily manages mid-level through manager/GM level roles. Having the ability to understand decision-making, knowledge of the organization’s business objectives, strong understanding of selection techniques, and learning how to read and understand the talent marketplace while aligning Delta’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy will be expected.
They are responsible for talent acquisition decisions that take place by providing accurate knowledge of the organization’s business objectives, strong selection and influencing skills, and deep expertise of the talent marketplace. The Lead Talent Recruiter helps to align talent strategy with hiring decisions, identify creative and varied sources of qualified talent, screen talent effectively, and advise hiring managers regarding key skills or characteristics that matter most to selection.
In addition, the Lead Talent Recruiter is expected to partner and mentor Talent Recruiters and Coordinators on the team to help them in their own career development progress.
Summary of responsibilities (not comprehensive of all tasks):
- Leads, manages and consults on the end-to-end talent acquisition process for their assigned business units.
- Responsible for the effective sourcing (both passive and active) and screening activities so that hiring managers are presented with the most qualified and appropriately vetted candidates.
- Focus on humanity in hiring, high-quality interactions and experience
- Is an ambassador of the Delta Brand
- Influences hiring managers by keeping on top of and leveraging data-based, current talent-related market data and best TA practices.
- Responsible for managing the candidate experience to ensure candidates are engaged and informed throughout the process.
- Provides subject matter expertise and rapid response to key stakeholders (including hiring managers, candidates, HR partners, senior leaders, etc.) to ensure the delivery of an efficient, effective and value add talent acquisition experience.
- Serves as a change agent to identify and assist in driving improvements in professional sourcing, screening, selection, and onboarding.
- Follows established talent acquisition processes and use of technologies (ATS, etc.) to ensure data accuracy.
- Accountable for key metrics related to efficiency (speed, throughput, cost, process compliance) and effectiveness (quality of hire over time, source effectiveness, candidate drop-out rates, etc.).
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