Sr Mgr Talent Acquisition NYCT

Description

JOB TITLE:

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
SALARY: $99,249 to $124,061
HAY POINTS: 677
DEPT/DIV: MTA HQ/People Department
SUPERVISOR:
Director, Talent Acquisition

LOCATION:

300 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, New York, NY 11201

FULL/PART-TIME:
Full-Time
HOURS OF WORK: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (7 1/2 hours/day) *

* This position is eligible for teleworking, which is currently one day per week. New hires are eligible to apply for telework 30 days after their effective date of hire.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

The Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition is a member of the People Team responsible for implementing talent acquisition strategies. This would include planning, managing, and executing an effective recruitment and selection process that will source diverse and talented applicants in an efficient and timely manner.

This individual will manage a team and need to partner with key stakeholders across the agency, including other People group members, business unit executives, as well as department areas dealing with Labor, Legal and Diversity. This position is also responsible for identifying best practices and standardizing these practices across all agencies.

In addition, working within prescribed guidelines, policies, and procedures, this role will partner with the Compensation team to oversee and direct the Talent Acquisition team on all non-represented and certain represented salary offers.

• Design, plan, and execute an effective recruitment and selection process. Manage a team responsible for talent acquisition activities for client departments across the various agencies. Such activities include posting vacancies, screening applicants, qualifying resumes, candidate outreach, participating in interview panels, onboarding new hires, and processing packages for internal promotions. Ability to manage all aspects of assigned recruitment efforts for executive, administrative, managerial, operating, professional, skilled trade, hourly, and supervisory titles.
  
  Ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Work with Agency People partners, business units, and other groups within Talent Acquisition to plan, develop, and implement talent acquisition strategies to ensure hiring goals and objectives are met, and positions are filled with the best possible talent. Provide innovative ideas for filling complex and hard-to-fill titles. Use sourcing methods for hard-to-fill roles. Implement and adhere to industry best practices.
• Support the efficient and timely sourcing of diverse and talented candidates using ATS, sourcing, and recruitment marketing tools. Audit and approve all job postings and job offers for the assigned agency. Partner with department managers and Workforce Forecasting & Planning to determine staffing needs and develop hiring plans. Ensure the delivery of diverse applicants to hiring departments. Work with the MTA’s recruitment advertising agency and other recruitment companies to develop media plans for hard-to-fill positions.
  
  Build talent pipelines and assist with employment branding.
• Analyze trends and make recommendations that will establish and maintain effective recruitment metrics, processes, systems, and tools. Identify and address gaps between the current workforce and future needs. Use metrics to create reports and identify areas of improvement. Make recommendations and implement approved changes to the onboarding process and applicant experience. Ensure fair, ethical, and equitable adherence to recruitment processes and practices.
• Support the testing team with scheduling and administration of employment testing. Assist with educating test takers on the day of the exam on the duties and responsibilities associated with the role. Provide a shortlist of qualified candidates to the TA Testing Team for the scheduling of exams.
• Oversee tracking test results for operating positions that require mandatory drug tests and medical clearance.
• Partner with the Senior Manager, Talent Sourcing and Outreach on recruitment and outreach activities.
• Lead efforts in the coordination and planning of large-scale career events. Manage the logistics such as location, advertising (paid/unpaid), staffing, and security. Additional duties include coordinating information sessions and workshops on career opportunities, meeting with students, faculty, and administrators to promote MTA career opportunities.
• Manage reference checks and the background verification process for new hires. Review and clear employment applications and…