Talent Acquisition Partner

Job Title:  Talent Acquisition Partner – Sales

Location: Shared Services Office, Irving, TX (hybrid)

Reports to: VP, Talent Acquisition

FLSA Status: Exempt

The Opportunity:

You will leverage your recruiting expertise to partner across Meriton and all operating companies to hire exceptional talent and provide the best-in-class service. The Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for full life cycle recruiting by using creative sourcing methods and cross-collaborating amongst all stakeholders. The Talent Acquisition Partner must be an independent self-starter, innovative, resourceful, and possess strong organizational and communication skills to meet the needs of our multi-brand growing business.

Responsibilities:

• Implement recruiting best practices to attract and retain top talent, while building a strong employer brand, and managing recruitment resources effectively and efficiently
• Source candidates to meet job description profiles and build a diverse talent pool for current and future staffing needs
• Conduct intake sessions with hiring leaders to set expectations and SLAs for recruitment process and understand the needs of the position and partner on job descriptions to ensure role clarity and accuracy
• Use passive sourcing and recruiting techniques including, but not limited to, Boolean searches, referrals, databases, job boards, social media, career events, and networks
• Manage candidate data tracking in real-time within the ATS tool and conduct regular data audits
• Track key recruiting metrics and source effectiveness, to identify areas for improvement and optimize the recruitment process
• Analyze job requirements and develop unique recruitment initiatives to attract top talent
• Ensure a red-carpet candidate and hiring manager experience by providing clear communication, timely feedback, and a seamless hiring process
• Partner with the university relations partner(s) in the college recruiting process, including attending career fairs and events

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of full cycle recruitment including proactive sourcing & utilization of all resources available to attract qualified candidates
• Sales and / or engineering recruitment experience, strongly preferred
• Blend of agency and in-house recruiting, strongly preferred
• Applicant tracking system and CRM experience
• Natural collaboration skills with a proven ability to work across teams to get things done
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence and persuade across all levels of the organization, exercising a high degree of confidentiality, professionalism, poise, tact and diplomacy to accomplish objectives
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage all stakeholder expectations and shift priorities as needed
• Knowledge of employment laws and regulations

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work location is in a corporate setting where noise level is usually moderate and stress levels may be moderate to high on a regular basis. Although the position’s primary work location is the shared services office in Irving, Texas, the position does follow an in-office hybrid schedule (once fully trained and performing all functions within scope of the role). Depending upon project, position and/or company needs, the hybrid schedule may fluctuate and/or change in coordination with the VP, Talent Acquisition or other sponsor, as appropriate. The position will require the ability to work a flexible schedule in order to plan, host, and attend recruiting events and visit operating companies, as needed. Some travel required.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone, reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer