Sr Talent Acquisition Partner

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner acts as a strategic recruiting advisor to hiring managers and HRBPs, owning the full recruiting lifecycle to shape and execute hiring strategies that support business growth.

• Partner with hiring managers and HRBPs to deliver hiring strategies aligned to defined roles and business needs. Coach hiring managers on effective interviewing and hiring decisions.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on talent availability, sourcing approach, and hiring priorities.
• Lead full cycle recruiting for assigned client groups, from intake through offer acceptance. Utilize advanced sourcing techniques (Linked In Recruiter, industry networks, cold calling) to find specialized talent.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines, including campus and early-career hiring.
• Coach hiring managers on effective interviewing and hiring decisions using consistent and fair evaluation practices.
• Negotiate complex compensation packages and close offers with candidates.
• Support employer branding efforts to represent the organization in the talent market in conjunction with the marketing team.
• Use recruiting insights and data to improve hiring outcomes and processes while ensuring compliant hiring practices.

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with demonstrated success partnering with hiring managers on complex or high-impact roles.
• Experience operating as a strategic advisor to the business, not solely as a transactional recruiter. Ability to translate business needs into effective hiring strategies in partnership with HR.
• Strong understanding of talent markets, sourcing strategies, and candidate assessment.
• Proven ability to build relationships with and influence, challenge, and coach hiring managers to improve hiring outcomes.
• Experience building and maintaining talent pipelines, including campus or early-career recruiting. Working knowledge of employment laws and fair hiring practices.
• Experience in high volume recruitment, preferably within a manufacturing and engineering environment. Aerospace background is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, self-starter attitude with a drive to be successful.

• Representation:
  Provides a positive first impression; acts as the “face of the business” to prospective hires; professional; maintains and furthers the Hitchiner brand as a preferred employer in the marketplace.
• Quality of hire:
  Successfully places high impact, difficult-to-fill exempt roles, evidenced by strong performance reviews and high retention rates of the individuals hired.
• Candidate experience:
  Provides an exceptional, professional candidate and hiring manager experience, resulting in positive feedback and high engagement throughout the process.
• Pipeline diversity:
  Proactively builds and manages a diverse and robust talent pipeline for future salaried openings.