Talent Acquisition Governance & Enablement Leader

Alternate Locations:
Work from Home

Work Arrangement:
Remote :
Work at home employee residing outside of a commutable distance to an office location.

Relocation assistance: is not available for this opportunity.

The Lead Talent Acquisition Governance & Enablement Consultant strengthens Lincoln's Talent Acquisition function by advancing governance, standards, training, and enablement strategies that support compliant, scalable, and high-quality hiring. In partnership with Talent Operations, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and other stakeholders, this role translates evolving regulations, including AI-enabled and automated hiring requirements, into practical policies, processes, documentation, and recruiter-ready guidance. The role also supports TA systems, pipeline practices, and candidate engagement while helping mitigate risk, drive adoption, and deliver an inclusive, consistent, and positive candidate and hiring leader experience.

• Serve as TA's lead for hiring compliance, including ADMT/AEDT requirements for AI-assisted and automated hiring tools, in partnership with Legal, Compliance, HR, TA, and Talent Operations leadership.
• Translate evolving regulations into practical TA policies, standards, recruiter guidance, candidate disclosures, opt-out workflows, and recordkeeping requirements.
• Evaluate AI-assisted hiring tools and support bias audits by assessing vendor risk, transparency, disparate impact data, findings, and remediation actions.
• Conduct regular audits to assess policy adherence, identify risks, recommend corrective actions, and maintain TA documentation.
  Support governance of external vendors, agencies, and firms while proactively addressing emerging TA risks in partnership with Talent Operations and IT Security & Risk.

• Develop and deliver end-to-end TA training that keeps recruiters and hiring leaders current on systems, processes, compliance requirements, audits, and hiring guidelines.
• Establish recruiter standards, track completion and adherence, use data to identify gaps, reinforce accountability, and keep guidance current as regulations, tools, and processes evolve.
• Develop and maintain TA toolkits, playbooks, learning resources, and best-practice guidance that reinforce standardization, consistency, and quality across the hiring process.
• Assess capability gaps through data, stakeholder feedback, and performance insights, and design targeted development initiatives to strengthen recruiter and hiring leader effectiveness.
• Drive adoption of new tools, processes, and policies through structured enablement, change management, ongoing reinforcement, and inclusive hiring practices.
• Monitor training and enablement effectiveness through defined success metrics, continuously refine approaches, and serve as a subject matter expert on TA best practices.

• Promote consistency and quality across the end-to-end hiring process through defined standards, training, governance practices, and operational alignment.
• Partner with Employee Experience and cross-functional stakeholders to identify trends, enhance internal and external candidate experiences, and improve the hiring leader experience.
• Oversee key experience-related programs, including relocation and referrals, ensuring policies and practices are aligned, efficient, compliant, and support a positive employee experience.
• Audit and analyze experiences, tools, and event activities to ensure inclusive and compliant hiring practices, measure ROI, engagement outcomes, and pipeline impact, and optimize future events and partnerships.

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