Senior Talent Acquisition & Operations Partner

UNKNOWN; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UNKNOWN is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition & Operations Partner to balance full-cycle corporate recruiting with leadership of TA projects and process improvements across a decentralized organization. In this role, you will partner with corporate leaders, HRIS, Business Unit TA teams, and HR stakeholders to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes, enhance the candidate experience, and drive enterprise-wide recruiting initiatives.

This hybrid role is based in St.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of HR and/or talent acquisition experience.
• 5+ years of project leadership experience.
• Experience recruiting for professional, technical, operational and leadership roles.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, recruitment technologies, and talent analytics tools.
• Experience supporting large, complex organizations with multiple units.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for corporate functions, including Finance, Legal, IT and other professional roles.
• Develop sourcing strategies, talent pipelines, and engage candidates through multiple channels.
• Advise hiring leaders on recruiting strategy, candidate assessment and hiring process and market conditions.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Manage candidate communications, offer delivery, and onboarding coordination to ensure seamless and compliant hiring experience.
• Follow SOPs and maintain process documentation and governance practices.
• Ensure compliance with EEO/AA requirements, internal policies, and hiring standards.
• Lead enterprise-wide TA projects to drive operational excellence across recruiting processes, workflows, and service delivery.
• Partner with TA teams, HRIS and HR stakeholders to assess impact, effort, and value of TA initiatives to inform prioritization of the enterprise TA project roadmap.
• Gather critical system requirements, identify compliance implications, and evaluate user adoption impact when identifying and implementing ATS enhancements and process improvements.
• Collaborate with HRIS to identify ATS solutions that balance the needs of multiple TA teams with varying priorities while operating within system capabilities.
• Identifying potential risks early, develop mitigation strategies and escape critical issues to senior stakeholders as needed.
• Monitor project progress, manage risks, and recommend solutions to ensure successful implementation.
• Partner with team members to develop training and other implementation materials.
• Deliver training and implementation support to recruiting teams across the enterprise to drive consistency, user adoption, and process effectiveness.
• Track progress, measure outcomes against objectives, and report on project performance.
• Build strong relationships with leaders, hiring managers, TA leaders at the businesses, and functional stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on talent market conditions, recruiting best practices, and hiring strategies.
• Provide talent market intelligence to business leaders to inform workforce decisions.
• Coach hiring managers on interviewing effectiveness, candidate evaluation, and selection decisions.
• Analyze recruiting data and deliver actionable recommendations to improve hiring effectiveness.
• Recommend and implement process enhancements leveraging technology, automation, and AI-enabled recruiting tools

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Stakeholder Management

Data Analytics

Project Leadership

ATS Proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ATS platforms

HRIS

CRM systems

Job description

Do you have a passion for connecting the right people to the right opportunities while also helping recruiting teams work smarter and more consistently? As the Senior Talent Acquisition & Operations Partner, you will balance full-cycle corporate recruiting with leadership of talent acquisition projects and process improvements across a decentralized organization. In this role, you will partner with corporate leaders, HRIS, Business Unit TA teams, and HR stakeholders to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes, enhance the candidate experience, and drive enterprise-wide recruiting initiatives.

Corporate Recruiting & Advisory

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for corporate functions, including Finance, Legal, IT and other professional roles
• Develop sourcing strategies, talent pipelines, and engage candidates through multiple channels
• Advise hiring leaders on recruiting strategy, candidate assessment and hiring process and market conditions
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions
• Manage candidate communications, offer delivery, and onboarding coordination to ensure seamless and compliant hiring experience
• Follow standard operation procedures and maintain process documentation and governance practices
• Ensure compliance with EEO/AA requirements, internal policies, and hiring standards

Data & Analytics

• Use market insights and recruiting data to guide hiring decisions, influence outcomes and support senior-level or complex searches
• Identify emerging labor market trends and provide recommendations to support talent acquisition strategies

Operational Excellence / Project Leadership

• Lead enterprise-wide TA projects to drive operational excellence across recruiting processes, workflows, and service delivery that improve quality, compliance, and hiring outcomes
• Partner with TA teams, HRIS and HR stakeholders to assess the impact, effort, and value of TA initiatives to inform prioritization of the enterprise TA project roadmap
• Gather critical system requirements, identify compliance implications, and evaluate user adoption impact when identifying and implementing ATS enhancements and process improvements
• Collaborate with HRIS to identify ATS solutions that balance the needs of multiple TA teams with varying priorities while operating within system capabilities
• Identifying potential risks early, develop mitigation strategies and escape critical issues to senior stakeholders as needed
• Monitor project progress, manage risks, and recommend solutions to ensure successful implementation
• Partner with team members to develop training and other implementation materials
• Deliver training and implementation support to recruiting teams across the enterprise to drive consistency, user adoption, and process effectiveness
• Track progress, measure outcomes against objectives, and report on project performance

Stakeholder Partnership

• Build strong relationships with leaders, hiring managers, TA leaders at the businesses, and functional stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on talent market conditions, recruiting best practices, and hiring strategies.
• Provide talent market intelligence to business leaders to inform workforce decisions.
• Coach hiring managers on interviewing effectiveness, candidate evaluation, and selection decisions.

Innovation & Process Improvement

• Analyze recruiting data and deliver actionable recommendations to improve hiring effectiveness
• Recommend and implement process enhancements leveraging technology, automation, and AI-enabled recruiting tools

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, Master’s degree preferred
• 7+ years of HR and/or talent acquisition experience
• 5+ years of project leadership experience
• Demonstrated success recruiting for professional, technical, operational and leadership roles
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems, recruitment technologies, and talent analytics tools
• Experience supporting large, complex organizations with multiple business units and functional areas

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Talent Acquisition Expertise

• Strong knowledge of recruiting methodologies and candidate assessment practices
• Well-versed in innovative sourcing methodologies and talent market engagement
• Proficiency with ATS platforms, recruiting technologies, and candidate relationship management systems
• Ability to leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to improve recruiting efficiency and effectiveness
• Knowledge of employment laws, EEO/AA requirements, and recruiting compliance standards.

Business Acumen

• Ability to align recruiting strategies with organizational priorities and business objectives
• Strong understanding of talent supply, workforce trends, and competitive labor markets

Data & Analytics

• Ability to analyze recruiting metrics and generate actionable insights
• Experience utilizing reporting tools and data to influence decision-making
• Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking skills

Process Excellence

• Experience in operational excellence, process improvement, and cross-functional leadership
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to organize work, manage timelines, coordinate stakeholders, track progress and drive follow-through
• Skilled at translating process or technology changes into practical tools and adoption plans

Relationship Management

• Exceptional consulting, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong collaboration and partnership skills across businesses, functions and organizational levels
• Able to maintain high levels of confidentiality

This is a hybrid role based in St. Louis, Missouri. In office days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Work from home days are Mondays and Fridays.

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