Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Yugo • Austin, TX

2d • $65,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist attracts, engages, and hires talent across Yugo’s U.S. portfolio, supporting student housing communities and corporate functions. The role manages recruitment across multiple properties and business functions, partnering with hiring managers, operations, and the People & Culture team to deliver an effective recruitment process and a positive candidate and manager experience aligned with Yugo’s culture and values.

The successful candidate will own full-cycle recruitment, manage multiple concurrent requisitions, and proactively source candidates for hard-to-fill, specialist, and business-critical positions. Success is measured by reducing vacancy levels and time-to-hire, improving quality of hire, establishing talent pipelines, improving hiring manager satisfaction, and reducing recruitment costs and reliance on external agencies. The position includes a performance-based incentive tied to recruitment outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume recruitment across multiple locations and business functions.
• Demonstrated success filling difficult-to-fill, specialist, or niche positions through direct sourcing.
• Strong sourcing, networking, and candidate engagement skills.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
• Experience using Workable or a similar applicant tracking system.
• Understanding of U.S. EEO, OFCCP, and other compliance requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Recruiting experience in hospitality, real estate, or property management, preferably in a recruitment agency or fast-paced in-house talent acquisition environment.
• Experience recruiting in student housing, hospitality, or multifamily property management.
• Familiarity with behavioral interviewing techniques and candidate assessment tools.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle across property-based and corporate vacancies throughout the United States.
• Manage multiple concurrent requisitions while providing strong service to hiring managers and candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business requirements, set hiring priorities, and develop recruitment strategies.
• Deliver hard-to-fill, specialist, and business-critical vacancies through proactive sourcing and market mapping.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines to reduce future hiring lead times and support workforce planning.
• Use a variety of sourcing approaches and channels.
• Manage recruitment activity to reduce time-to-fill and minimize workforce gaps.
• Influence hiring managers to support efficient processes, timely interview feedback, and effective decisions.
• Use recruitment data and analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring performance.
• Support business performance by filling vacancies quickly and effectively, reducing operational disruption and agency spend.
• Deliver a candidate experience that reflects Yugo’s values and employer brand.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $65,000–$80,000 plus commission.
• Performance-based incentive programme.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with 4% employer matching.
• Three weeks of PTO.
• Paid Wellness Time.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• One paid volunteer day.
• One paid YuDay.
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.

What This Job Offers

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