Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Retail - West Coast))

Pandora•, CA

1d•$93,000 - $116,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Specialist, Talent Acquisition is a role designed for experienced Talent Acquisition professionals seeking broader scope, deeper business impact, and continued career progression. The role maintains a strong core focus on talent acquisition, while expanding into the execution of onboarding and development initiatives within assigned territories. This position partners closely with Retail Leadership, HR Business Partners, Learning partners, and the Talent COE to ensure strong hiring outcomes, effective onboarding experiences, and alignment to learning and development programs. The role strengthens business readiness and workforce stability while maintaining clear accountability for talent management and succession ownership with HR Business Partners. This role is based in the West Coast.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
6+ years of in house Talent Acquisition experience, with a strong emphasis on high volume retail hiring.
Demonstrated experience hiring Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, and retail leadership roles.
Proven ability to analyze recruiting data and translate insights into actionable business recommendations.
Strong capability managing high volume requisition loads (20–30 concurrent roles) while meeting time to fill expectations.
Expertise across diverse sourcing strategies, negotiation, and offer management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
Highly organized, with strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize in a fast paced environment.
Deep commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
Solid understanding of local and national employment laws and compliance requirements.
Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and fast paced environments.
Strong sense of accountability and confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Experience working within a global retail organization preferred.
HR certifications (PHR, SHRM CP) a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the full cycle recruitment process for assigned roles, partnering with business leaders to deliver high quality, timely hiring outcomes.
Develop a deep understanding of assigned markets and build strong partnerships with field leadership to anticipate talent needs, identify hiring risks, and develop proactive recruiting strategies.
Manage high volume, seasonal, and priority hiring needs, ensuring speed, quality, and a strong candidate experience.
Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill markets through market mapping, direct sourcing, networking, hiring events, field recruiting, and ongoing relationship building.
Monitor recruiting performance and talent trends, including time-to-fill, internal mobility, pipeline health, candidate conversion, and other key metrics, translating insights into recommendations for the business.
Drive consistent, unbiased assessment and selection practices aligned to company standards.
Partner with Compensation and HR to support offer processes and ensure competitiveness and equity.
Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies and applicable employment laws.
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, and candidate experience and support implementation of enhancements.
Own new hire onboarding execution, ensuring a consistent and effective experience aligned to global onboarding standards and local needs.
Act as a connector between Talent Acquisition, onboarding, and development efforts to ensure alignment and follow through in the field.
Provide insights and feedback to HR and COEs on onboarding effectiveness, early tenure trends, and learning adoption.
Maintain an active presence in assigned markets through store visits, recruiting events, market walks, and in-person partnership with field leadership, with approximately 25–30% travel expected.