IT Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Near Cherry Hill, NJ
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Employment Type: 12-Month Contract
Soni’s client is seeking an experienced IT Talent Acquisition Specialist to support full-cycle recruiting across a variety of technical and business functions. This role is ideal for a consultative recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, manages high-volume requisitions, and builds strong partnerships with hiring managers to drive successful hiring outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruiting from intake through candidate submission, interview coordination, and candidate communication.
- Lead recruiting efforts primarily across IT and technology roles, with additional support for engineering, finance, accounting, and sales positions.
- Manage a high-volume workload of 15+ requisitions simultaneously while balancing competing priorities.
- Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand role requirements, technical qualifications, and hiring priorities.
- Evaluate candidates’ technical qualifications and communicate role-specific requirements across multiple technologies, including Workday.
- Develop and maintain candidate pipelines, adjusting sourcing strategies as needed to address stalled searches and challenging talent markets.
- Partner with hiring managers to provide market insights, communicate recruiting progress, and address challenges throughout the hiring process.
- Coordinate complex panel interviews and manage candidate communications, feedback, and rejections.
- Maintain an organized recruiting process while delivering a positive candidate experience.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience required.
- Prior agency recruiting experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience recruiting for IT and technical positions across multiple technologies.
- Proven ability to manage 15+ open requisitions in a fast-paced recruiting environment.
- Strong consultative skills, including conducting intake calls and advising hiring managers on candidate availability and talent market conditions.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate challenging hiring managers and communicate recruiting challenges effectively.
- Experience managing candidate pipelines, sourcing strategies, and complex interview coordination.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule, including one day onsite in Center City, Philadelphia.
Compensation
$30–$40/hour
Compensation is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications.