Director Talent Acquisition

Utah Transit Authority; Salt Lake City (UT); Sur place; USD 106 000 - 129 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Free transit passes for employees

Résumé du poste

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead workforce planning, sourcing, assessment, hiring, onboarding, and compliance. You will shape strategic recruitment programs, oversee the full lifecycle, and partner with HR and leadership to align talent with organizational goals.

Responsibilities include developing and executing staffing plans, evaluating performance, and driving candidate experience and quality of hire while ensuring UTA's culture and values

Qualifications

• Seven years of strategic talent acquisition and stakeholder partnership experience.
• Experience leading full-cycle recruitment and employer branding.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations pertaining to employment related matters.
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and change management abilities.
• Ability to manage and develop teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead workforce planning, sourcing, assessment, hiring, onboarding, and compliance.
• Establish performance measures for hiring, onboarding, and candidate experience.
• Collaborate with HR Partners and leadership to align talent strategy with business goals.

Connaissances

Strategic Mindset

Business Acumen

Managerial Courage

Change Management

Communicates Effectively

Decision Making

Drives Results

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management or related field

Description du poste

Description

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Chief People Officer, the Director of Talent Acquisition leads UTA’s workforce planning, talent acquisition, and onboarding strategies to ensure the agency has the talent and capabilities needed to support growth, execute business strategy, and achieve organizational goals. The Director oversees the full recruitment lifecycle, including workforce forecasting, candidate sourcing, assessment and selection, hiring practices, pre-employment requirements, onboarding, and regulatory compliance.

Leads the Talent Acquisition and Onboarding teams and the execution of agency recruitment and staffing plans. Establishes performance measures that emphasize operational excellence, hiring manager satisfaction, candidate experience, quality of hire, and onboarding effectiveness. Evaluates results, develops team capability, and promotes engagement and accountability. Partners with HR Business Partners and Workforce Technical and Leadership Development Training teams to deliver an integrated talent strategy, including workforce and succession planning. Collaborates with leadership and hiring managers to identify short- and long-term talent needs and ensures hiring and onboarding practices reinforce UTA’s culture and values.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management or related field.

EXPERIENCE:

Seven years of demonstrated success developing strategic talent acquisition solutions and building partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including at least four of those years overseeing/supervising teams. Experience developing strategic and annual tactical plans to achieve short-, mid-, and long-term hiring goals. Extensive experience leading full cycle recruitment and employer branding initiatives.

Knowledge

• Advanced understanding of talent acquisition and onboarding best practices
• Strong understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations pertaining to employment related matters

Competencies:

• Strategic Mindset – Looking toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge; cultivating innovation; anticipating future trends and implications accurately
• Business Acumen – Maintaining an up-to-date understanding of the broader issues affecting field of expertise and organization.
• Managerial Courage – Standing strong in the face of adversity and taking necessary risk to achieve results.
• Change Management – Dealing comfortably with the uncertainty of change. Dealing constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes
• Communicates Effectively – Creating an open environment in which thoughts are expressed freely and information flows easily.
• Decision Making – Making sound decisions that consider multiple options, seeking input from others; reaching good decisions in a timely manner.
• Drives Results – Fostering a strong bottom-line orientation; accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks; exceeding goals successfully; pushing self and others to achieve results.

To carry out essential functions of this job, must have a valid Utah’s driver’s license with no more than four moving violations in the past three years; or, if a non-driver, must be able to travel efficiently by another means to and from varied locations within UTA’s service area. Lack of a driver’s license does not necessarily preclude employment. No applicant may have more than one violation of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs within the last ten years.

This job requires regular and predictable attendance.

- OR -

An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

[UTA reserves the right to determine the equivalencies of education and experience.]

Pay Rate: $117,700.00 or more, depending on experience

This position is OPEN TILL FILLED.

As a full-time Administrative Employee, your Total Rewards Benefits Package will include:

• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts. Choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans for medical coverage. HSA with company match available to employees enrolled in the HDHP. Benefit plans include coverage for domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required for coverage).
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• 22 days of accrued paid time off (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), which increases with tenure at UTA.
• 10 paid holidays and two paid (2) floating holidays per year.
• Retirement options - Pension Plan with 5-year vesting schedule and 457 Contribution Plan, available for immediate contributions and company matching.
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education, available for any higher education degree (bachelor, master, or PHD). Course of study must be approved prior to enrollment.
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement (after 12 months of employment).
• Free transit passes for employees, their spouses, and their dependent children.
• Employee assistance program – includes counseling, legal services, financial planning, etc.
• UTA Well – a comprehensive wellness program designed to support employees and dependents in their health and wellness goals.
• Free on-site fitness facilities and discounted membership to VASA Fitness and EoS Fitness.
• Discounted cell phone plans with T-Mobile.
• Pet insurance plan options (tailored plan coverage based on pet’s health and needs).

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Utah Transit Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer of all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, covered veterans, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants needing an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process should contact UTA Human Resources at 801-287-2324. A minimum of two work days' notice prior to the need for the accommodation is required.

Utah Transit Authority is a drug‑free workplace, subject to federal drug and alcohol testing regulations under 49 CFR Part 40, 655, and 219. All offers for employment are contingent upon a successful pre‑employment drug test. If a pre‑employment test returns a non‑negative result, an application for employment may be rejected. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion and post‑accident testing for drug and alcohol use. All safety sensitive employees are subject to random testing for drug and alcohol use.