Sr. Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist (TEMP to HIRE)

CDS Global • New York, NY

20d • $59 - $73 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Talent Acquisition and HR Specialist executes full-cycle recruiting for iCrossing US across strategy, engagement leadership, engineering, content, experience design, data and AI, performance marketing, and corporate functions. Reporting to the HR Director, the specialist helps define strong talent profiles, source candidates from expected and adjacent markets, and build selection processes that assess candidates’ problem-solving, solution-building, and results-delivery abilities. The role also supports related talent programs and broader HR initiatives under the HR Director’s direction.

This is a full-time temporary-to-hire position based in New York, NY. On-site attendance is required at least two days per week; the current in-office policy is Tuesday and Wednesday, with additional days as required.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of in-house full-cycle recruiting experience, including direct ownership of professional, technical, or client-facing searches; agency or staffing-firm recruiting is considered separately.
• Demonstrated success sourcing passive candidates for specialized or difficult-to-fill roles.
• Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and a full-suite applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations governing interviewing, selection, candidate privacy, and fair hiring practices.
• Experience using talent-market data, recruiting analytics, AI-assisted research, or workflow automation to improve search effectiveness.
• Bachelor’s degree or four additional years of equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to translate business needs, client context, and role outcomes into success profiles and focus on hiring outcomes and decision quality.
• Ability to clarify ambiguous needs, assess constraints and tradeoffs, make evidence-based recommendations, and challenge unrealistic profiles or unsupported decisions.
• Ability to own recruiting outcomes through a cleared, ready-to-start hire, keep work moving, surface risks, close handoffs, and apply lessons from searches and new-hire feedback.
• Ability to align hiring managers, interviewers, candidates, HR partners, vendors, and leaders; anticipate handoff gaps and resolve friction.
• Ability to use data, AI, and automation responsibly, validate outputs, protect confidential information, and apply human judgment.
• Ability to assess talent for capability, adaptability, and operating ability beyond familiar titles, credentials, employers, or presentation polish.

Nice To Haves

• Current working knowledge of recruiting across iCrossing’s role portfolio.
• Experience recruiting in a consultancy or in environments with highly fluid workforce-planning needs.
• Experience with Greenhouse and background screenings, including relevant screening and data-handling requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting from intake through onboarding for permanent and short-term hiring needs across professional, technical, client-facing, and corporate functions.
• Partner with hiring managers and leaders to translate business needs into candidate personas, sourcing strategies, adjacent-market maps, assessment criteria, and candidate propositions.
• Build proactive pipelines for passive and underrepresented talent, maintain relationships, and develop reusable talent communities for priority capabilities.
• Design recruiter screens, interview plans, scorecards, work samples, and feedback practices; synthesize and coordinate interview feedback.
• Create pre-boarding packages, send and track offers, initiate and monitor background screenings, resolve or escalate verification issues, and ensure candidates are cleared before starting.
• Coordinate with Hearst HR, iCrossing HR Operations, hiring managers, office management, IT, and other partners to support onboarding, first-day readiness, and 90-day success.
• Advise leaders and hiring managers; challenge approaches that may narrow candidate pools, guide stakeholders toward consensus, connect staffing to client outcomes, and provide market intelligence to inform talent, location, and compensation strategies.
• Improve recruiting processes and candidate experience by tracking outcomes, identifying obstacles, and iterating based on search results, hiring quality, stakeholder feedback, and new-hire experience.
• Administer, support, and contribute to talent, development, and HR programs as needed.
• Contribute to other iCrossing and/or Hearst projects, programs, and initiatives as needed.

Benefits

• Access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and industry events.
• Hybrid-work flexibility.
• Employee Resource Groups and opportunities to support workplace belonging.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
• 401(k) plan with a company match, subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

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