Senior Recruiting Partner

Join Tessera and make a difference.

Tessera is a national leader in creating meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and veterans. We are a dynamic and growing organization of social entrepreneurs dedicated to building strong communities and delivering exceptional service.

• A recognized leader in inclusive employment and workforce development.
• A mission-driven team of innovative and passionate professionals.
• Operating self-sustaining businesses across 15 states and the District of Columbia, with a workforce of more than 2,000 employees.
• Committed to providing outstanding customer experiences across all service lines.
• Focused on supporting employee growth through robust training, development, and support programs.

Our Bremerton, Washington Home Office supports nationwide operations with a highly skilled and motivated team specializing in finance, human resources, vocational and workforce development, information systems, strategy, business development, communications, marketing, quality, safety, learning, and more.

Location: Bremerton, Washington

Type: Exempt

Compensation: $80,168.40 - $92,950.00 per year

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm (flexible start and end times depending on scheduling needs)

The Senior Recruiting Partner leads the development and execution of talent acquisition strategies, recruiting processes, and workforce planning initiatives that support organizational growth. This role drives recruiting excellence through process improvement, compliance, analytics, and strategic partnership with senior leaders, while supporting critical hiring needs as a secondary responsibility. In addition, this role will support the larger Recruiting team and department. The Senior Recruiting Partner is committed to expanding workforce opportunities for individuals with disabilities and veterans.

• Develop and execute comprehensive talent acquisition strategies that align with organizational objectives, workforce planning initiatives, and long-term staffing needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with leaders, hiring managers, and key stakeholders to understand staffing priorities and provide strategic talent acquisition guidance.
• Apply an adaptive and innovative mindset to attract talent, adapt to changing recruitment trends, and maintain compliance with employment regulations.
• Coach, mentor, support and provide dotted-line supervision to nine or more Recruiters.
• On-board and train all new Recruiters across the organization. Develop and maintain a comprehensive training curriculum, and resource guides that ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment across recruiting functions.
• Serve as a systems thinker for the recruiting function by evaluating end-to-end recruiting processes and designing scalable solutions.
• Design, document, implement, and continuously improve recruiting standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflows, and best practices.
• Lead initiatives to enhance recruiting efficiency, candidate experience, compliance, and overall hiring effectiveness.
• Develop compelling job advertisements that effectively showcase Tessera’s brand, culture, mission, and values while inspiring, qualified candidates to envision a meaningful and successful career within the organization.
• Manage and optimize recruiting platforms, including Linked In Recruiter, Indeed, and other sourcing technologies, to maximize candidate attraction and engagement.
• Develop proactive sourcing and outreach strategies to build talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
• Assist with the development of Recruiting Plans for new opportunities and project proposals.
• Work with Recruiting partners and other Workforce Development departments to build and maintain strong community partnerships in the local communities where we are located.
• Take the lead on attending local job fair and community events that support Tessera’s Recruiting and Work Force Development initiatives. Travel to sites in Spokane and out-of-state to assist Recruiters at recruiting events.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and labor market trends to identify opportunities…