TA Business Partner

Kraft Heinz•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Business Partner will lead the development and execution of recruiting strategies to attract, engage, and hire high-quality talent across World Headquarters and North America. The role serves as a strategic talent advisor to hiring leaders and HR Business Partners, translating business priorities and future capability needs into proactive talent strategies. A key focus is recruiting for IT, Digital, Data, Technology, and other highly specialized talent in a competitive market. The position combines hands-on recruiting and sourcing expertise with business acumen, market intelligence, data and analytics, and AI-enabled recruiting technology to identify talent, anticipate market trends, and influence hiring decisions. The position is based at Chicago/Aon Center. The new-hire base salary range is $89,800.00–$112,200.00, and the position is eligible for a performance-based bonus. Compensation may vary based on internal equity, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The company describes its total rewards as supporting employees and their families through healthcare, protection, savings, wellbeing, and other programs; eligibility and coverage are subject to applicable plan terms and may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Technology, or a related field.
5+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition or recruiting experience in a complex, fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated experience recruiting IT, Digital, Data, Technology, or other specialized talent.
Strong proactive sourcing capabilities, including talent mapping, Boolean search, professional networks, passive candidate engagement, and technology-enabled sourcing.
Experience or strong aptitude using AI-enabled recruiting tools and digital technology to improve recruiting outcomes.
Strong analytical skills and ability to translate recruiting data, labor-market intelligence, and talent insights into recommendations for business and HR leaders.
Proven ability to operate as a consultative Talent Acquisition partner and influence hiring decisions.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, project leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Results-oriented, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute end-to-end talent acquisition strategies for corporate, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles.
Advise hiring leaders and HR Business Partners, using talent data, market intelligence, and external insights to influence hiring strategies and decisions.
Lead recruiting for IT, Digital, Data, Technology, and other specialized capabilities, including engagement with passive candidates.
Own the full recruiting lifecycle, including talent mapping, proactive sourcing, candidate engagement, assessment, selection, offer management, and hiring.
Build proactive talent pipelines and communities for critical, recurring, and emerging skill areas.
Leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools and technology to improve sourcing, research, candidate identification and engagement, recruiter productivity, and recruiting effectiveness.
Use recruiting analytics and external market intelligence to provide actionable insights on talent availability, competitive landscapes, emerging skills, geography, and sourcing effectiveness.
Partner with hiring leaders to develop compelling job descriptions, sourcing strategies, interview plans, and talent attraction approaches.
Analyze recruiting performance and identify opportunities to improve speed, quality, pipeline health, sourcing outcomes, and candidate and hiring manager experience.
Lead cross-functional Talent Acquisition initiatives and explore new technologies, sourcing methods, and talent intelligence approaches that create a competitive advantage.