Talent Acquisition Business Partner

CONA Services•Whitestown, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Business Partner (TABP) executes the overall talent acquisition strategy for assigned Market Units, leading recruiting efforts, external relationship building, and relationship management with Market Unit leaders. The role is responsible for meeting staffing needs within the assigned Market Unit and proactively managing sourcing and recruiting through the offer stage. The TABP partners with hiring managers to define position accountabilities and candidate success factors, presents qualified candidates, consults on hiring decisions, and develops comprehensive sourcing plans to build candidate pipelines, reduce time to fill, and improve candidate quality. The role cultivates relationships with active and passive candidates and maintains knowledge of the external talent market. The TABP also coaches hiring managers and other stakeholders on staffing processes and policies, aligns stakeholders on schedules and responsibilities, and partners with the TA Specialist to support successful onboarding. The role records activity in the Taleo applicant tracking system and completes documentation through the offer stage to support compliance with government regulations and company policies and reduce company risk.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (four years) or knowledge acquired through three to up to five years of work experience.
Ability to apply business acumen, relationship-building skills, and a strategic mindset to execute talent attraction strategy.
Ability to manage sourcing and recruiting through the offer stage and manage client activities within an assigned Market Unit.
Ability to develop sourcing plans focused on time to fill, candidate quality, and knowledge of the external talent marketplace.
Ability to build relationships with active and passive candidates and develop talent pipelines.
Ability to use proactive sourcing and networking techniques, with a focus on diversity.
Ability to coach hiring managers and stakeholders, align hiring-process expectations, and maintain applicant tracking system activity and documentation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
Knowledge acquired through three to up to five years of work experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute talent acquisition strategy and full lifecycle recruiting for the assigned region.
Manage client activities and build trusted relationships with Market Unit leaders to understand needs and influence hiring decisions.
Partner with hiring managers to define position accountabilities, performance needs, and candidate success factors.
Set expectations for the recruitment process and present qualified candidates to hiring managers in a timely manner.
Evaluate candidate advantages and development opportunities, and provide consultation to influence hiring decisions.
Identify and resolve issues proactively, use data and results to make decisions, provide regular status updates, and follow through on commitments.
Find active and passive candidates through direct sourcing, networking, cold calling, database mining, web searches, social media, professional organizations, referrals, and other lead-generation methods.
Develop and execute sourcing plans that build candidate pipelines, reduce time to fill, and improve candidate quality.
Monitor the external talent marketplace and use warm leads, contacts, and sourced candidates to build a sourcing database for current and future needs.
Maintain candidate contact information and relationships, understand candidate motivations and interests, and influence candidate decisions.
Present the Company and position details to candidates and set clear expectations.
Coach and train hiring managers and other stakeholders on staffing processes and policies, and align stakeholders on schedules and responsibilities.
Partner with the TA Specialist to support successful onboarding of new hires.
Track and document recruiting activity in the Taleo applicant tracking system and complete related documentation through the offer stage to support regulatory and company-policy compliance and reduce risk.