Talent Acquisition Partner Lead

OpenLoop Health•Des Moines, IA

About The Position

OpenLoop is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner Lead to work remotely or at its headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. Reporting to the Senior Manager, R&D Recruitment, this senior individual contributor owns full-cycle recruiting for AI/ML and senior Engineering roles. The role partners closely with technical leaders to define hiring needs, map talent markets, assess candidates, and develop sourcing and closing strategies. It also supports the recruiting team by sharing expertise and providing practical coaching in sourcing, assessment, and closing. The position has no direct reports and leads through expertise, collaboration, and results.

Requirements

Experience in technical full-cycle recruiting in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment, including recruiting AI/ML and senior Engineering talent.
Deep understanding of technical talent markets and the ability to assess candidates' scope, seniority, and impact beyond titles and technical keywords.
Strong sourcing and talent-mapping skills, including use of ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, market research, and other recruiting tools.
A track record of personally closing senior or hard-to-fill technical candidates, including navigating competitive offers and compensation and equity discussions.
Ability to build trusted partnerships with technical leaders and advise on role requirements, assessment approaches, and hiring decisions.
Sound judgment in adapting search or interview approaches to candidate experience, seniority, and market conditions.
Experience helping other recruiters improve through practical coaching, shared resources, or subject matter expertise.
Proactive approach to identifying capability gaps and offering useful support, with the ability to build trust through collaboration and results.
Highly organized and able to balance a demanding recruiting portfolio with contributions to team effectiveness.
Resourceful and comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions in an evolving environment.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of R&D roles, particularly AI/ML and senior Engineering talent, from intake and sourcing through offer negotiation and closing.
Partner with technical hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate level and scope, and develop targeted recruiting strategies.
Build talent maps and proactively engage passive candidates for specialized and hard-to-fill roles using market research and creative sourcing approaches.
Monitor the AI/ML talent landscape and translate market insights into sourcing, assessment, and closing strategies.
Conduct recruiter screens assessing technical experience, scope, and impact, and partner with hiring managers to tailor interviews to the role and candidate seniority.
Advise hiring managers on talent availability, market trends, and compensation expectations, and partner with internal teams on offer strategy.
Guide candidates through compensation and equity discussions, explain OpenLoop's packages, and develop closing strategies that reflect candidate priorities.
Promote a transparent, timely, and respectful candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
Identify ways to strengthen technical recruiting capabilities and share practical tools, market insights, and informal coaching while maintaining ownership of a recruiting portfolio.
Maintain accurate candidate and pipeline data in the ATS, use funnel insights to improve search outcomes, and contribute to recruiting process improvements.
Collaborate on job descriptions that clearly communicate technical scope, expectations, and candidate requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.