Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Operations

Recruiting Areas of Focus:

• Operations Leadership

• Contract Logistics

• International Freight Forwarding

• Brokerage

The Senior Talent Acquisition (TA) Partnerworks closely with hiring managers Talent leaders and HR Business Partners to understand staffing needs and develop implement and refine a well-rounded recruitment strategy that delivers quality candidates to assigned regions/business units. The Senior TA Partner drives all full-cycle recruiting activities including client intake meetings job postings outbound sourcing engaging past applicants/prospects conducting hiring events leveraging community/professional partnerships screening/interviewing scheduling interviews delivering offers and executing key preboarding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with assigned hiring managers and business partners to assess current and future staffing needs and develop recruitment strategies.

• Facilitate recruitment strategy/intake meetings and candidate debrief meetings with hiring teams to ensure focused searches and efficient compliant interview processes.

• Publish job postings via the companys Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and leading job boards to generate inbound applicants.

• Proactively source and engage passive candidates past applicants and prospects via resume databases and social media to develop deeper candidate pipelines.

• Conduct in-depth research and market intelligence initiatives focused on competitors and industry trends to identify top talent and develop strategic hiring recommendations.
• Represent the company at career fairs professional conferences community networking events and targeted colleges and universities as needed.

• Pre-qualify resumes conduct phone/video interviews and present qualified applicants to assigned hiring managers for further consideration.

• Manage candidates throughout the hiring process developing strong candidate relationships to ensure a positive candidate experience.

• Conduct structured interviews and evaluate candidates leadership capabilities cultural fit and potential impact on Forward Air.

• Deliver frequent communication provide feedback and deliver insights to assist hiring managers in the selection process while focusing on delivering a positive candidate experience.

• Actively contribute and participate in the continuous improvement processes assisting with projects as requested.

• Maintain or exceed established KPIs including time to fill hiring target goals quality of hire metrics and hiring manager satisfaction scores etc.

• Extend verbal and written offer packages of varying levels of complexity.

• Facilitate the preboarding process which may include but not be limited to background check/drug screen initiation and adjudication Form I-9 verification pre-hire paperwork completion etc.

• All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelors degree in human resources business administration marketing or other related field required; Recruiting/HR Industry certifications (AIRs etc.) preferred.

• Experience: 7 years experience working in an internal talent acquisition program and/or third-party staffing agency/search firm preferred.

• Proven experience leading and delivering on VP level searches.

• Working experience in a global or Americas-focused role (including U.S. Canada Mexico Latin America) preferred.

• Proven ability to proactively source pre-qualify and interview candidates using a variety of leading recruitment resources including Indeed LinkedIn Recruiter CareerBuilder Monster ZipRecruiter Handshake and others.

• Expertise in quickly building and leveraging strong business relationships with internal and external clients.

• Strong skills in behavioral interviewing and assessing leadership capabilities
• Ability to identify and influence leaders in prioritizing culture-add attributes and long-term talent potential for the organization
• Ability to negotiate and close complex offers for senior-level candidates including employment agreement terms equity packages etc.

• Technical experience with leading Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) technologies is highly preferred; we use Oracle Recruiting and HCM Cloud.

• Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
• Technical: Proficient with common office technologies including Windows PCs Microsoft O365 (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint etc.) and web conferencing (Teams Zoom Webex etc.).
• Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% onsite setting (listed in this posting) with flexibility to travel for related meetings events and client engagements.

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