Sr. Talent Partner

Vista Higher Learning•Boston, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Vista Higher Learning, we believe exceptional organizations are built by exceptional people. We're seeking a highly skilled, consultative, and driven Senior Talent Partner to help us identify, attract, and hire the talent that fuels our continued growth and success. This is not a traditional recruiting role focused only on volume, activity metrics, or simply moving resumes through a process. Instead, we're looking for a strategic talent expert who excels at understanding business needs, assessing talent, identifying alignment and misalignment, and designing thoughtful hiring processes that lead to better hiring decisions and stronger organizational outcomes. As a Senior Talent Partner, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders, guiding them through every stage of the hiring lifecycle while helping elevate hiring practices across the organization. You'll blend recruiting expertise, talent assessment, project management, analytics, and relationship building to deliver exceptional experiences for candidates and hiring teams alike. If you're passionate about people, talent, organizational growth, and helping organizations make smarter hiring decisions, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
5+ years of progressive talent acquisition or recruiting experience
Demonstrated success leading full-cycle recruiting across a variety of professional positions in a dynamic, tech-minded and growth oriented space
Exceptional expertise partnering directly with hiring managers and business leaders across levels
Strong interviewing, talent assessment, and candidate evaluation skills
Experience developing structured hiring processes, interview guides, and evaluation tools.
Excellent project management, organizational, and prioritization skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills – presents candidate assessments in clear and meaningful ways to influence and inform process
Experience managing multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and recruiting technologies

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting within the education technology, software, SaaS, publishing, or broader technology or language learning sectors
Experience recruiting for technical, product, engineering, data, or technology-related positions
Experience supporting organizational growth in a dynamic, evolving business environment
Experience using recruiting metrics and analytics to drive process improvements and hiring outcomes
Experience with Jobvite ATS
Experience creating TA collateral, guides and trainings

Responsibilities

Lead Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own and manage the end-to-end recruitment process across a variety of professional, technical, operational, and leadership positions
Lead recruiting kickoff meetings and intake discussions to develop comprehensive hiring strategies
Create and manage job postings, lead sourcing and develop sourcing strategies, candidate outreach, lead and organize interview planning and selection activities (including scheduling)
Own initial assessment and filtering of applications, screen, assess, and interview candidates to identify both qualifications and long-term fit
Guide candidates through the hiring process while delivering a positive and professional experience
Lead offer development, compensation discussions, and salary negotiations when appropriate. Experience working within defined compensation structure and pre and post offer workflows within ATS
Ensure timely and thoughtful candidate communication, feedback, and dispositioning throughout the recruitment lifecycle
Champion a best-in-class candidate experience by overseeing the full recruitment journey, from attraction through onboarding, and collaborating across the organization to ensure a seamless, welcoming, and positive transition into VHL - Serving as a brand ambassador for VHL
Partner with Hiring Managers: Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and hiring teams
Consult with hiring managers to understand business needs, team dynamics, role requirements, and success profiles
Develop and share meaningful candidate insights to inform candidate selection and decision making. Challenge assumptions when necessary and help leaders calibrate expectations to market realities
Provide guidance on interview best practices, candidate evaluation, and hiring decision-making
Facilitate productive hiring discussions and drive alignment among stakeholders
Build strong, collaborative relationships across all levels of the organization
Design Better Hiring Processes: Help improve hiring outcomes by bringing structure, rigor, and consistency to the talent acquisition process
Develop interview frameworks, candidate evaluation forms, scorecards, and assessment methodologies
Design competency-based and behavioral interviewing approaches that improve candidate evaluation
Ensure hiring processes effectively assess technical capability, behavioral competencies, organizational fit, and future potential
Identify opportunities to increase consistency, fairness, and hiring quality across the organization
Partner with HR leadership to develop and enhance a library of TA learning content, tools, and best-practice guides that empower hiring stakeholders and advance a culture of high-bar TA
Drive Continuous Improvement Through Data: Leverage data and insights to strengthen recruiting effectiveness
Monitor recruiting metrics, pipelines, hiring outcomes, and process effectiveness
Analyze trends and identify opportunities for improvement
Use data to influence decisions, improve stakeholder experiences, and optimize recruiting strategies
Partner with HR leadership to implement best practices and continuously enhance talent acquisition operations
Manage Recruiting Systems & Operations: Maintain the tools, systems, and processes that support a best-in-class recruitment function
Partner with team to support and optimize applicant tracking system (ATS) processes and workflows
Manage recruiting-related platforms, including LinkedIn and other sourcing tools
Ensure data integrity, process consistency, and compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations
Participate in recruiting projects, employer branding initiatives, and talent-related programs as needed