Lead, Talent Acquisition Consultant

The Sr Talent Acquisition Lead will coordinate the sourcing, screening, assessment, recruitment, selection and onboarding process for a team of recruiters. This is done in accordance with established hiring guidelines, procedures, policies and legal standards. The position will serve as a consultant to the Talent Acquisition Manager, to identify effective and efficient recruitment strategies while attracting top talent to the organization. Manage and develop a high performing team of recruiters- actively enable them to do their best work and support their development. Position will require a high degree of critical thinking combined with exceptional oral and written skills and a high focus on developing a top performing recruiting team. Provide guidance and serve as a resource and mentor to Recruiters and TAC's. Resolve issues and barriers associate with facilitating a positive onboarding experience for new employees. Performs life cycle recruiting for a broad range of management, professional and administrative positions. Responsible to compile recruitment metrics for assigned client groups, specifically be able to design recruitment strategies around hard-to-fill roles. Performs life cycle recruiting for a broad range of management, professional and administrative positions. Use metrics to manage a team of recruiters to either meet or exceed performance metrics.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree and equivalent work experience will be considered (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

10 years' related business experience, ideally at least 5 years of recruiting experience, including sourcing and full life cycle recruiting. Experience building and utilizing a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive searches and usage of social media. ATS experience with sourcing, tracking and managing candidates. Strong working knowledge of MS Office - including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships. (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge

Strong client focus and commitment to continuous improvement; continually seek new sourcing options and develop creative approaches to delivering candidates to the customer.

Strong communication skills, organizational and negotiation skills.

Ability to execute recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management.

Strong consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member.

Leadership experience managing recruiters and coordinators.

Deliver

Set and clearly communicate team goals and priorities in alignment with departmental goals and budgets.

Develop the budget and assign resources to meet the team goals.

Provide the resources and guidance required for employees to perform effectively.

Develop procedures to ensure high safety and quality, and course correct as needed

Identify customers’ needs and ensure service excellence in meeting those needs.

Engage

Be the link between the department and the team in defining the strategies to meet team goals.

Provide prompt and clear verbal and written feedback to staff and manage/guide their performance.

Ensure team adherence to regulations, policies, and procedures.

Manage the working environment to promote productivity and motivation.

Represent the team in clearing obstacles to high performance.

Recruit talents and develop their capabilities.

Monitor and promote strong employee engagement.

Grow

Encourage and share new ways of making the right work easier to do.

Recognize and share incremental improvements in operations.

Promote the success of organizational and department initiatives by clearly aligning programs to the mission.