Director of Talent Acquisition

Summary

The Director of Talent Acquisition is responsible for the complete oversite of companywide recruitment. This position will direct, plan, and develop strategies and processes to attract, proactively build, and maintain a quality talent pipeline.

Standard Specifications

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business, or combined experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a Recruitment Manager or Director capacity with a team of Recruiters
• PHR certification preferred

Requirements/Skills

• Organized with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Advanced skill level with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Comprehensive understanding of human resources
• Proven experience in developing, implementing, and managing a full-cycle recruitment strategy
• Strong level of influence and negotiation skills
• Able to work independently on a broad variety of projects, exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, and creativity to changing needs and situations
• Experience in research and development of new positions and pay scales.
• Ability to present to Executive Leadership
• Demonstrable experience managing full cycle recruiting and employer branding initiatives
• Solid understanding of sourcing techniques and tools (e.g. social networks)
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) and HR databases
• Strong team-management abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster long-term relationships (with internal teams, external partners, and candidates)
• Able to establish and maintain professional working relationships
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple tasks with competing priorities
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner

Job Duties/Responsibilities 

• Assess external labor market conditions
• Develop effective, economical, and appropriate sources and methods to recruit talent
• Identify current and future workforce needs
• Build talent pipelines for current and future job openings
• Lead all recruitment sourcing strategies
• Manage our external partnerships with colleges, job boards, staffing agencies
• Prepare and review our annual recruitment budget
• Oversee all stages of candidate experience (including application, interviews, pre-employment on-boarding and communication)
• Forecast hiring needs based on business growth plans
• Manage, train, and evaluate our team of recruiters
• Participate in and host recruitment events to drive awareness of our company
• Measure key recruitment metrics, source of hire and time-to-hire
• Guide recruiters to successfully complete staffing goals
• Complete recruiter audits as needed
• Oversee the accurate creation of new hire employee files upon hire

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manage subordinate employees or contractors.  Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

Physical Demands

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Office work environment with a hectic pace

Willing to travel to employee locations 2-3 days per week

NOTE: A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

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