Talent Acquisition Partner III (Staff Augmentation)

Sierra Space•Louisville, CO

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Staff Augmentation Talent Acquisition Partner III to join our dynamic HR team. This specialized role offers an opportunity to significantly impact our organization's workforce strategy by overseeing and executing all staff augmentation hiring across the enterprise. The ideal candidate brings advanced vendor management expertise, exceptional relationship-building skills, and a data-driven approach to contingent workforce acquisition. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership while leading initiatives that align with our strategic objectives and cost management goals. As a Staff Augmentation Talent Acquisition Partner III, you will be the primary liaison between our organization and staff augmentation vendors, developing intimate knowledge of their capabilities, pricing structures, and talent pools. You will implement advanced vendor management strategies, evaluate candidates and staffing firms, and coordinate between hiring managers and vendors throughout the selection process. Your responsibilities include maintaining vendor and candidate records, providing regular updates to executives, collaborating with procurement to negotiate favorable terms, and working with vendors to hire staff augmentation labor across all business functions. Ensuring exceptional vendor relationships through professional, strategic communication is essential to this role. As a senior team member, you will collaborate with business leaders to drive our staff augmentation strategy while optimizing costs and quality. You will drive our staff augmentation strategy, build vendor partnerships, and leverage data analytics to influence decision-making. You will serve as the subject matter expert on staff augmentation best practices, market conditions, and industry trends. Working closely with procurement, you will ensure compliance with labor laws governing contingent workforce management, including worker classification, co-employment risk mitigation, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Requires Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree or Masters +3 yrs experience)
Typically 5+ years of related experience
May mentor or lead other recruiting team members
Possesses in-depth recruiting knowledge and works with business leaders and talent acquisition managers to drive strategy
Experience managing talent pipelines and candidate experiences by consulting leaders
Experience building and maintaining a network of potential candidates through market research and ongoing relationship management
Experience conducting in-depth interviews of potential candidates

Nice To Haves

Advanced experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other contingent recruitment software
Proficiency in data analytics with the ability to leverage metrics to drive staff augmentation decisions, cost optimization, and vendor performance evaluation
Strong knowledge of contingent workforce management best practices, including co-employment risk mitigation strategies and worker classification guidelines
Experience with advanced sourcing techniques, including Boolean searches and X-ray searches
Demonstrated expertise in vendor relationship management and the ability to negotiate favorable terms with staffing agencies
Comprehensive understanding of federal, state, and local labor laws pertaining to contingent workforce management
Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple vendor relationships and requisitions simultaneously
Proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with executive stakeholders, hiring managers, and vendor representatives
Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives
Experience developing and implementing vendor performance metrics and service level agreements
Knowledge of market rates and compensation structures for various contingent roles across different industries
E xperience managing enterprise-wide staff augmentation hiring across diverse business units and technical domains
Track record of developing standardized processes for staff augmentation hiring that can be consistently applied across an entire organization

Responsibilities

Overseeing and executing all staff augmentation hiring across the enterprise
Serving as a liaison between the organization and staff augmentation vendors
Developing intimate knowledge of vendor capabilities, pricing structures, and talent pools
Implementing advanced vendor management strategies
Evaluating candidates and staffing firms
Coordinating between hiring managers and vendors throughout the selection process
Maintaining vendor and candidate records
Providing regular updates to executives
Collaborating with procurement to negotiate favorable terms
Working with vendors to hire staff augmentation labor across all business functions
Driving staff augmentation strategy
Building vendor partnerships
Leveraging data analytics to influence decision-making
Ensuring compliance with labor laws governing contingent workforce management