Talent Acquisition Partner

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner acts as a strategic recruiting advisor to hiring managers and HRBPs, owning the full recruiting lifecycle to shape and execute hiring strategies that support business growth.   Prime Responsibilities and Major Factors in Evaluating Performance: 1.            Partner with hiring managers and HRBPs to deliver hiring strategies aligned to defined roles and business needs. Coach hiring managers on effective interviewing and hiring decisions. 2.            Serve as a strategic advisor on talent availability, sourcing approach, and hiring priorities. 3.            Lead full cycle recruiting for assigned client groups, from intake through offer acceptance. Utilize advanced sourcing techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networks, cold calling) to find specialized talent. 4.            Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines, including campus and early-career hiring. 5.            Coach hiring managers on effective interviewing and hiring decisions using consistent and fair evaluation practices. 6.            Negotiate complex compensation packages and close offers with candidates. 7.            Support employer branding efforts to represent the organization in the talent market in conjunction with the marketing team. 8.            Use recruiting insights and data to improve hiring outcomes and processes while ensuring compliant hiring practices.   Additional Responsibilities: 1.            Performs other duties as assigned. 2.            Observe the Hitchiner Code of Conduct, safety and quality guidelines.   Minimum Acceptable Qualifications: •              7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with demonstrated success partnering with hiring managers on complex or high-impact roles. •              Experience operating as a strategic advisor to the business, not solely as a transactional recruiter. Ability to translate business needs into effective hiring strategies in partnership with HR. •              Strong understanding of talent markets, sourcing strategies, and candidate assessment. •              Proven ability to build relationships with and influence, challenge, and coach hiring managers to improve hiring outcomes. •              Experience building and maintaining talent pipelines, including campus or early-career recruiting. Working knowledge of employment laws and fair hiring practices. •              Experience in high volume recruitment, preferably within a manufacturing and engineering environment.  Aerospace background is a plus. •              Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, self-starter attitude with a drive to be successful.   What does success look like in this role: •              Representation:  Provides a positive first impression; acts as the “face of the business” to prospective hires; professional; maintains and furthers the Hitchiner brand as a preferred employer in the marketplace. •              Quality of hire: Successfully places high impact, difficult-to-fill exempt roles, evidenced by strong performance reviews and high retention rates of the individuals hired. •              Candidate experience: Provides an exceptional, professional candidate and hiring manager experience, resulting in positive feedback and high engagement throughout the process. •              Pipeline diversity: Proactively builds and manages a diverse and robust talent pipeline for future salaried openings.