Senior Talent Acquisition Lead: Sourcing & Strategy

Penn State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University Human Resources seeks a team-oriented Senior Recruiter Supervisor embedded with ARL. This role mentors recruiters, guides hiring managers, and manages full lifecycle recruitment to meet SLAs.

A strong sourcing focus and collaboration with TA leadership drive candidate pipelines and process excellence. The position emphasizes strategic and transactional recruitment principles, data-driven decisions, and an ability to navigate a high-volume environment across multiple

Qualifications

• Experienced talent acquisition professional with excellent time management skills.
• Ability to mentor direct reports across the full recruiting lifecycle.
• Understanding of strategic and transactional recruitment principles.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Recruiters and Talent Acquisition Specialists.
• Manage requisition workload and staffing metrics.
• Advise hiring managers throughout the hiring process.
• Build talent pipelines using targeted sourcing strategies.
• Develop best practices and share process improvements.
• Lead stakeholder discussions to align recruitment with business needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Sourcing

Recruiting lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Penn State University Human Resources seeks a team-oriented Senior Recruiter Supervisor embedded with ARL. This role mentors recruiters, guides hiring managers, and manages full lifecycle recruitment to meet SLAs.

A strong sourcing focus and collaboration with TA leadership drive candidate pipelines and process excellence. The position emphasizes strategic and transactional recruitment principles, data-driven decisions, and an ability to navigate a high-volume environment across multiple