Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

What is a day in the life of a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner?

• Lead end-to-end recruiting for a book of high impact roles at Pattern, serving as the go-to talent partner for leaders across these teams
• Partner closely with hiring managers to develop and execute strategic recruitment plans tailored to each role
• Own the full-cycle recruiting process: define role requirements, post job openings, proactively source candidates, review applications, conduct interviews, extend and negotiate offers, and close hires
• Source top-tier talent through LinkedIn, job boards, networking events, university partnerships, career fairs, and other creative channels
• Strengthen Pattern’s employer brand through consistent representation on platforms like Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and social media
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) throughout the hiring lifecycle
• Mentor a Talent Acquisition Coordinator, providing coaching and training on recruiting best practices
• Champion an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience, ensuring a thoughtful, timely, and inclusive process from start to finish

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-paced or high-growth environment
• Deep understanding of recruiting best practices, tools, and sourcing strategies
• Proven ability to assess talent and match candidates to complex role requirements across diverse functions
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Highly organized, with strong time management skills and attention to detail
• Strategic thinker with sound analytical judgment and decision-making ability
• Skilled in conducting interviews using a variety of techniques (behavioral, technical, structured, etc.)
• Adept at building and maintaining long-term relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and industry professionals

What does high performance look like?

• Proactively partners with hiring managers to drive alignment, urgency, and results—earning trust as a strategic advisor, not just a recruiter
• Consistently delivers high-quality candidates in a timely manner, with strong conversion rates from screen to hire
• Maintains clean, complete data in the ATS and leverages insights to optimize pipeline strategy and hiring outcomes
• Continuously raises the bar by improving processes, enhancing candidate experience, and helping hiring teams become better interviewers and decision-makers

What is my potential for career growth?

• At Pattern, we believe great recruiting is a strategic advantage—and we invest in the people who make that possible. As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll have the opportunity to take on high-impact, high-visibility roles across our most critical teams, particularly in the fast-evolving tech space. You'll work directly with senior leaders, influence hiring strategy, and help shape how we scale. Success in this role can open doors to expanded leadership opportunities, including team management, specialization in executive recruiting, or advancement into more senior roles. We're growing quickly—and we’re looking for someone eager to grow with us.

What does success look like in the first 30, 60, and 90 days?

• First 30 Days - You’ll focus on getting deeply familiar with Pattern’s people, processes, and priorities. This includes onboarding to our culture, tools (like Lever), and hiring workflows. You’ll shadow interviews, learn how our tech and product orgs operate, and begin building relationships with your hiring managers and key partners. You’ll also review and open roles, hiring plans, and pipeline activity to get up to speed on current needs and begin recruiting for your roles independently.
• By 60 Days - You’re fully embedded in the recruiting process and driving open searches independently. You’re building strong, trust-based partnerships with hiring managers, regularly sourcing and submitting candidates, and facilitating a smooth, structured interview process. You’ll begin contributing ideas to improve our recruiting operations—whether that’s updating scorecards, refining our outreach strategy, or streamlining how we engage candidates.
• By 90 Days - You’re viewed as a trusted advisor and owner of all things talent across your client groups. You’re filling roles efficiently with great candidate and hiring manager experience, proactively advising on talent strategy, and helping shape how we scale tech and product hiring. You’re mentoring your coordinator, contributing to team-wide best practices, and actively identifying ways to optimize how we recruit at Pattern.

What is the team like?

• You will report into the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition and meet with them on a regular basis to discuss your performance. You will work on a team of other Senior Talent Acquisition Partners and mentor a Talent Acquisition Coordinator. You will also have exposure to and mentorship from the VP of Talent Acquisition and the Chief People Officer, meeting with both of them frequently. This team is data-driven and results-oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.

Sounds great! What's the company culture?

• We are looking for individuals who are:
• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• Initial phone interview with Pattern’s Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition
• Onsite interview with the VP of Talent Acquisition
• Peer interview with two Senior Talent Acquisition Partners
• Final interview with Pattern’s Chief People Officer
• Reference checks
• Executive Review
• Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Be prepared to talk about professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
• Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern
• Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics