Entry-Level Talent Acquisition Business Partner

KEYENCE • Itasca, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in building Keyence’s future workforce. You’ll partner with hiring managers, executives, and HR leaders to attract, assess, and hire top talent nationwide. This role blends hands‑on recruiting, strategic planning, campus engagement, and process improvement to deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
• A Real ID or Passport for travel
• Ability to travel during campus recruitment seasons (nationwide travel by plane) mostly during the business week but may include outside standard working hours/workdays.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with applicant tracking systems, particularly SuccessFactors, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead local and national recruiting initiatives using traditional and innovative sourcing strategies.
• Partner strategically with hiring managers, executives, HRBPs, and external recruiting partners.
• Design role-specific sourcing strategies to attract top active and passive talent across sales and non-sales roles.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for salaried and hourly positions, leveraging technology to streamline processes.
• Own campus recruiting efforts, including career fairs, on-campus interviews, classroom engagement, and university partnerships.
• Advise hiring leaders on talent market insights, candidate evaluations, and hiring recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional recruiting projects, applying strong project and change management practices.
• Drive adoption of new recruiting processes, policies, and systems through effective change management.
• Enhance the candidate experience through efficient, engaging, and conversion-focused hiring processes.
• Support talent marketing initiatives, including social media campaigns and EVP deployment through the ATS.
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities, new initiatives, and evolving business needs.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support enterprise-wide talent acquisition goals.

Benefits

• Medical
• dental
• vision
• 401K match
• ~4 weeks PTO in first full year
• Promote-from-within culture with base and bonus increases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees