Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Fenway Health • Boston, MA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Sr. Human Resources Director, the Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist is a key member of the HR team, primarily responsible for Talent Acquisition and Compensation. The role oversees day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of recruiting, compensation, and position classification programs, serving as a trusted resource to managers and leaders while managing recruiting activities, compensation analyses, system administration, and workforce initiatives.

This is a hybrid position requiring work at the Boston office at least two days per week. The role manages full-cycle recruiting across a broad range of disciplines, advises hiring managers, administers recruiting systems and vendors, maintains compensation and position classification programs, and leads HR projects and reporting. The position also supports compliance, workforce planning, candidate experience, and continuous improvement across HR processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 6 years of Human Resources experience, including at least 4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience and demonstrated experience administering compensation, position classification, or workforce planning programs.
• Demonstrated experience independently advising managers and leaders on recruiting, hiring decisions, compensation, and workforce planning.
• Experience proactively sourcing candidates and building talent pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, job boards, referrals, and other sourcing strategies.
• Experience administering an ATS, including reporting, workflow management, user support, and system configuration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize duties.
• Strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with and present effectively to leadership, stakeholders, and peers.
• Ability to attend career fairs and other recruiting events, including occasional evening and/or weekend events.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work respectfully and effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences, demonstrating professionalism, empathy, and cultural awareness without regard to protected characteristics.
• Ability to communicate in person, by phone, and through communication media; sit at a computer station and keyboard for extended periods; and occasionally lift and move objects weighing up to 15–20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with an HRIS; Paylocity experience is a plus.
• Experience in healthcare, community health centers, nonprofit organizations, or other mission-driven environments.
• Experience recruiting clinical talent, including physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, behavioral health professionals, and allied health positions.
• Experience administering compensation programs, conducting job analysis, and participating in salary benchmarking and market pricing.
• Knowledge of HR laws and regulations, including EEO/AA, MEPA, FLSA, and employment laws and regulations.
• Working knowledge of full-cycle recruitment processes and employer branding techniques.
• Experience implementing, configuring, or optimizing ATS platforms and recruitment technologies.
• Experience recruiting for leadership roles, including executive leadership searches.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR colleagues and hiring managers to identify workforce needs, develop recruitment strategies, build talent pipelines, and improve candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Develop, implement, and refine recruitment programs, practices, workflows, and solutions to hiring challenges.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting across disciplines and handle a portfolio of up to 40–50 active job requisitions simultaneously.
• Source and engage candidates through professional networks, job boards, social media, industry associations, employee referrals, and direct outreach; build pipelines, particularly for hard-to-fill clinical, nursing, and provider positions.
• Conduct inclusive and equitable searches, monitor recruiting metrics and labor market trends, maintain candidate communications, and represent Fenway Health at career fairs, networking events, and community outreach activities.
• Advise hiring managers on position design, candidate assessment, compensation, market conditions, hiring decisions, sourcing approaches, and workforce planning.
• Recommend improvements to hiring practices and selection methods; design and deliver hiring manager training on recruitment practices, interviewing, employment law, unconscious bias, evaluation, and selection.
• Develop and maintain recruiting guides, interview resources, toolkits, job aids, and process documentation, and coach managers on hiring quality, consistency, and efficiency.
• Administer, configure, optimize, and oversee the Applicant Tracking System (ATS); manage provider and recruiting vendor relationships, evaluate performance, recommend enhancements, and support system updates.
• Maintain ATS data integrity, provide reporting and user support, troubleshoot issues, and promote consistent system utilization.
• Develop talent acquisition dashboards and reports covering key performance indicators, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, turnover, diversity hiring, and other workforce analytics; use data to support workforce planning and decisions.
• Prepare and support the organization's Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) and related compliance reporting, and ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws and regulations.
• Work with HR colleagues to support candidate experience from application through onboarding and first-year integration; manage staffing agency and recruiting firm relationships, contracts, expectations, and service delivery.
• Administer and improve compensation and position classification programs; conduct compensation analyses, market pricing, salary benchmarking, and internal equity assessments; maintain a compensation survey resource library.
• Maintain job descriptions, assess job duties and classifications for exempt or nonexempt status, salary range, and career level, and maintain classifications and salary scales in Paylocity HRIS.
• Analyze compensation data and market trends; prepare and present job and compensation analysis reports; conduct data and cost analyses supporting compensation decisions, salary negotiations, and collective bargaining.
• Advise managers on employment regulations, compensation policies, HR procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Lead assigned HR projects and cross-functional initiatives, coordinating planning, implementation, stakeholders, communications, and outcome measurement.
• Partner with HR team members and Fenway’s Benefits Broker to enhance and communicate the Total Rewards Compensation strategy.
• Build relationships with staff and leaders, support review and interpretation of HR policies and procedures, develop reports and dashboards, and respond to phone calls, emails, and tickets from internal and external stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of HR processes, systems, and employee experience initiatives; meet agency participatory expectations and follow agency and departmental policies.
• Participate in quality assessment and improvement activities, protect confidentiality, follow safety policies and precautions, attend required meetings and training, and maintain professional competence and continuing education records.
• Serve on agency committees and in professional organizations when requested, and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive medical insurance plans for those who qualify.
• Comprehensive dental insurance plans for those who qualify.
• Retirement plan with employer match.
• Nearly nine weeks of paid time off annually, including holiday, vacation, sick, and personal time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior