Senior Talent Acquisition Partner — Build Global Tech Pipelines

Lumentum Operations; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum Operations is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Partner to join a focused recruitment team, based in San Jose (CA) or Greensboro (NC). You will source, screen, and assess candidates, presenting shortlisted candidates to hiring managers in a timely, structured way.

You will build relationships with functional leaders, develop proactive recruitment strategies across manufacturing and technical disciplines, and guide hiring managers on market conditions, ensuring a positive candidate

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of recruitment experience, including a minimum of 3 years in-house permanent recruitment.
• Strong working knowledge of Workday (or similar ATS).
• Experience recruiting in manufacturing environments, especially for technical roles (maintenance, process engineering).
• Experience in semiconductor, photonics, or advanced manufacturing sectors is advantageous.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume recruitment across multiple concurrent roles.
• Motivated, proactive, and self-sufficient with strong organizational skills and end-to-end recruitment management.

Responsibilities

• Independently source, screen, and assess candidates; present shortlisted candidates to hiring managers in a timely, structured manner.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key functional leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future workforce needs and support effective hiring outcomes.
• Develop and implement proactive recruitment strategies to build and maintain strong talent pipelines across key technical and manufacturing disciplines.
• Advise, educate, and influence hiring managers on market conditions, candidate availability, skill sets, and effective recruitment approaches.
• Ensure a consistently positive candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process, maintaining clear communication and managing expectations.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Workday/ATS

Stakeholder management

High-volume recruitment

Manufacturing knowledge

Organizational skills

Tools

Workday

Job description

Lumentum Operations is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Partner to join a focused recruitment team, based in San Jose (CA) or Greensboro (NC). You will source, screen, and assess candidates, presenting shortlisted candidates to hiring managers in a timely, structured way.

You will build relationships with functional leaders, develop proactive recruitment strategies across manufacturing and technical disciplines, and guide hiring managers on market conditions, ensuring a positive candidate