Partner, Talent Acquisition and Special Projects

Are you a Talent Acquisition Lead?

Are you a Talent Acquisition Lead with experience managing senior-level and niche recruitment while leading Talent Acquisition projects, driving process improvements, and supporting AI-enabled recruitment solutions?

Partner with leaders, hiring managers, the Director, and the Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, to enhance recruitment effectiveness, advance Talent Acquisition transformation initiatives, and deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.

In this role, you'll be responsible for facilitating end-to-end sourcing, recruitment, and selection practices and processes. Your duties will include conducting market analysis, making recommendations, negotiating offers, providing guidance to hiring managers, ensuring compliance with legal standards, sourcing candidates through various channels, building talent pipelines and candidate relationships, maintaining data integrity, and driving continuous improvement across recruitment practices.

You'll also lead and support Talent Acquisition projects focused on process enhancement, operational efficiency, and recruitment effectiveness, while supporting the implementation of AI-powered recruitment tools and Talent Acquisition transformation initiatives.

• Accountable for managing roles that are aging and niche, ensuring that they are effectively filled to meet evolving organizational needs.
• Manage senior-level positions throughout the recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates to ensure alignment with the requirements.
• Provides comprehensive support throughout the recruitment cycle, including shortlisting, resume screening, and interviewing.
• Ensures compliance with legal requirements and policies.
• Works closely with hiring managers to align position specifications and competencies.
• Leads and coordinates large-scale and high-volume recruitment initiatives, ensuring project milestones, timelines, and hiring objectives are achieved.
• Partners with leaders and stakeholders to identify recruitment challenges, develop solutions, and implement strategies that support talent needs.
• Balances recruitment delivery with participation in strategic Talent Acquisition and Human Resources initiatives, ensuring operational and project priorities are effectively managed.
• Reviews existing recruitment processes and practices, identifies opportunities for improvement, and recommends enhancements to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Builds relationships with hiring managers and leadership teams to uphold recruitment integrity.
• Manage candidate communication and interview scheduling.
• Reviews and evaluates interview questions and tests for validity.
• Coaches hiring manager on unbiased assessment methods.
• Designs job-specific questionnaires and conducts telephone interviews.
• Manages candidates throughout the interview process.

• Develops and executes targeted talent attraction and engagement strategies for departments and faculties by conducting stakeholder consultations, market research, and talent mapping activities.
• Partners with leadership teams and hiring managers to identify talent needs, provide recruitment market insights, and develop effective hiring strategies that support departmental and institutional objectives.
• Gains an in-depth understanding of departmental operations and business requirements to provide consultative recruitment support and proactive sourcing solutions.
• Builds and maintains relationships with prospective candidates and talent communities to strengthen talent pipelines and promote a positive employer brand and candidate experience.

• Responsible for talent acquisition projects, with a focus on process enhancement and optimization to meet evolving institutional requirements and enhance recruitment effectiveness
• Analyzes metrics and data to identify trends, measure effectiveness, and areas for improvement in recruitment and talent acquisition processes and makes recommendations for process improvement
• Supports the…