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Job Description
Our client is recruiting for an ambitious and self-driven Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist. This role is responsible for sourcing, recruiting, hiring and retaining top talent. This person will provide oversight of planning, developing and implementing an effective and efficient talent acquisition strategy for Harbor, including, but not limited to a corporate policy for talent benchmarking, talent assessment, interview training and best practices. This person will also bring knowledge, experience and innovation to Harbor’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy driving our commitment of growing diversified talent across the organization, through recruitment, vendor relationships, and community networking.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop sustainable talent acquisition and hiring strategies
- Researches, develops, recommends, and executes strategies to foster commitment to diversified talent
- Drives building and forging relationships with candidates, employees and vendors that promote a workplace of belonging
- Designs and implements recruiting and hiring strategies to attract employees from diverse backgrounds
- Promotes training and development to aid diversity and retention initiatives
- Design, plan and execute selection processes (conduct screens & interviews and collaborate with hiring manager)
- Partner with Department Heads & Hiring Managers to determine acquisition needs
- Perform analysis of hiring needs and provide employee hiring forecast
- Develop and sustain relationships with third-party agencies and resources
- Identify and utilize alternative sourcing methods for niche roles
- Implement talent engagement best practices and provide training for hiring managers on relevant aspects of best practices
- Leverage social media, job boards, professional affiliations for sourcing and building a comprehensive candidate pipeline
- Attend career and college fairs, and similar events
- Leverage social media outlets such as LinkedIn and SHRM for talent acquisition current events and strategy practices
- Identify and implement enhancements to the candidate experience / candidate lifecycle
- Identify and implement measures for improving employee retention / succession planning
- Design, plan and execute employer branding activities or engagements
- Create & lead new employee experience evaluations
- Design and build a comprehensive, organization-wide internship program
- Utilize and expand upon Workday HCM for Applicant Tracking and Metrics
- Co-determine recruitment KPIs
- Co-create and present KPI reporting and metrics
- Promote company reputation for Top Workplaces
Key Behavioral Expectations
- Drives for Results
- Communication & Engagement
- Creates Culture of Collaboration
- Change Leadership
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 7-10 years practical experience working in Talent Acquisition; 3-5 years specializing in diversity recruitment
- In-depth knowledge of full-cycle acquisition and employer branding techniques
- Building of comprehensive DEI talent acquisition strategies and programs
- Experience building relationships, networking, and engagement opportunities internally and externally
- Leveraging talent acquisition resources and strategies across diversified technology and social mediums
- Comprehensive knowledge of Human Resources law and best practices
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required
- Gifted ability to connect, engage and lead throughout the talent acquisition life-cycle
- Flexibility, adaptability and ability to lead in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Critical thinker and problem solver
- Intellectual curiosity
- Creative strategies for sourcing talent
- Possesses excellent time management, organizational and communication skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of talent acquisition best practices
- PHR, CDR, certification desirable but not required
