AVP of Talent Acquisition

AVP of Talent Acquisition | Summit Healthcare Mgmt | Franklin, Tennessee About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The AVP of Talent Acquisition is responsible for leading and optimizing Summit's Talent Acquisition function to attract, hire, and retain high-performing talent in support of the organization's mission and strategic objectives. Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, this role provides leadership for recruitment operations, sourcing strategy, talent acquisition technology, analytics, vendor management, and team development.

The AVP will enhance recruiting processes, infrastructure, and performance while fostering strong partnerships with operational and HR leaders. This position recognizes the important role Talent Acquisition plays in strengthening workforce stability, supporting employee retention, enhancing organizational culture, and ensuring Summit attracts talent aligned with its values and commitment to excellence.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions Talent Acquisition Leadership & Infrastructure Evaluate the current Talent Acquisition organizational structure, team capabilities, workflows, technologies, and service delivery model.

Develop and implement a Talent Acquisition operating model that establishes clear accountability, roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.

Lead organizational redesign recommendations as needed to improve efficiency, scalability, and recruitment outcomes.

Establish departmental goals, priorities, and performance standards aligned with organizational hiring needs and business objectives.

Develop annual Talent Acquisition business plans, budget, operational priorities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Recruitment Operations & Service Delivery Develop and standardize recruitment processes, policies, procedures, and service-level expectations across the organization.

Establish recruiter requisition load guidelines, workload management practices, and productivity standards.

Enhance communication and partnership between recruiters, hiring managers, HR leaders, and operational stakeholders.

Identify and eliminate process bottlenecks that negatively impact hiring speed, quality, and candidate experience.

Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies, employment regulations, and organizational standards.

Establish governance and oversight processes for external recruitment partnerships, including search firms, agencies, and contract labor vendors to ensure quality, responsiveness, and cost effectiveness.

Partner with Operations, HR, and Finance to monitor contract labor utilization trends and identify opportunities to reduce dependency through proactive recruitment strategies.

Recruitment Analytics, Reporting & Technology Design and implement recruiting scorecards, dashboards, key performance indicators, and workforce reporting tools.

Develop reporting that measures recruiter productivity, sourcing effectiveness, hiring manager responsiveness, time-to-fill, quality of hire, and hiring outcomes.

Partner with HRIS and Workday stakeholders to improve system utilization, recruiting workflows, automation, and reporting capabilities.

Establish reporting cadences that provide meaningful insights to HR leadership and operational leaders.

Monitor and analyze recruitment advertising expenditures, vendor performance, sourcing channel effectiveness, and return on investment to ensure responsible utilization of recruitment resources.

Talent Attraction, Sourcing Strategy & Vendor Management Develop and manage enterprise sourcing strategies across internal and external recruitment channels, including job boards, social recruiting platforms, employee referrals, talent communities, and networking initiatives.

Evaluate, optimize, and manage recruitment marketing investments, including platforms such as Indeed, Linked In, niche healthcare job boards, and other sourcing technologies.

Establish sourcing channel performance standards and ensure recruiting resources are allocated to maximize candidate quality, hiring outcomes, and budget efficiency.

Lead vendor selection, contract evaluation, and ongoing performance management for recruitment…