Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced recruiter to own full-cycle recruitment for senior and technical roles in a regulated field. You will advise hiring managers, create strategic sourcing plans, and build diverse pipelines.

Strong data analysis, compliance, and employer branding skills are essential. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of full-life cycle recruiting (or 9 years with a HS diploma) and experience with ATS/LinkedIn Recruiter.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree with 5 years full-life cycle recruiting or equivalent.
• High school diploma with 9 years of full-life cycle recruiting experience.
• Strong consultative, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience using ATS, recruiting tech, and sourcing platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Proven ability to build and maintain talent pipelines via proactive sourcing.
• Proven partnering with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organization; can manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Analytical mindset; ability to leverage recruiting data to drive decisions.
• Sponsorship is not available.
• Preferred: experience recruiting executive-level talent.
• Preferred: experience supporting workforce planning and talent strategy discussions.
• Preferred: project management experience.
• Preferred: experience in healthcare, insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for senior-level, technical, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Act as trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders during the hiring process.
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing and recruiting initiatives.
• Build diverse talent pipelines through proactive sourcing.
• Evaluate and select qualified candidates.
• Provide market intelligence on talent, compensation, and trends to guide decisions.
• Foster strong stakeholder relationships.
• Promote a positive candidate experience.
• Support employer branding efforts.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.
• Drive continuous improvement of recruiting practices.
• Deliver effective, cost-conscious talent acquisition solutions.

Skills

Full-Cycle Recruitment

Strategic Sourcing

Talent Pipeline Development

Recruiting Data Analysis

Project Management

Consultative Skills

Influencing Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Healthcare/Regulated Industry

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS Proficiency

Education

Bachelor Degree in Human Resources, Business or related field

High School Diploma + 9 years recruiting experience

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Recruiting Technologies

Job description

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for senior-level, technical, and hard-to-fill roles
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders throughout the hiring process
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing and recruiting initiatives
• Build diverse talent pipelines
• Evaluate and select qualified candidates
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation, and industry trends to support hiring decisions
• Foster strong stakeholder relationships
• Promote a positive candidate experience
• Support employer branding efforts
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and company policies
• Drive continuous improvement of recruiting practices
• Deliver effective, cost-conscious talent acquisition solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Human Resources, Business or related field and 5 years full-life cycle recruiting experience OR High School Diploma and 9 years full-life cycle recruiting experience
• Strong consultative, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruiting technologies, and sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• Experience building and maintaining talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and networking activities
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and business leaders
• Organizational, communication and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical skills with the ability to leverage recruiting data and metrics to drive decisions
• Sponsorship is not available
• Preferred: Experience recruiting executive-level talent
• Preferred: Experience supporting workforce planning and talent strategy discussions
• Preferred: Project management experience
• Preferred: Experience in healthcare, insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industries

Demonstrates expertise in full-cycle recruitment, strategic sourcing, and building diverse talent pipelines while ensuring compliance with employment laws. Strong analytical and organizational skills are essential for leveraging data to drive effective talent acquisition solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Full-Cycle Recruitment
• Strategic Sourcing
• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Stakeholder Management
• Talent Pipeline Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Full-Cycle Recruitment
• Strategic Sourcing
• Talent Pipeline DevelopmentRecruiting Data Analysis
• Project Management

Soft Skills

• Consultative Skills
• Influencing Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving Skills

Industry Keywords

• Healthcare
• Insurance
• Financial Services
• Regulated Industries

Tools & Technologies

• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Recruiting Technologies