Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Consulting

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Chicago

Comprehensive benefits plan

Incentive eligible

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. in Chicago is seeking an experienced recruiting leader to manage full-cycle recruitment across a diverse portfolio for the Kaufman Hall Consulting Business Unit.

You will partner with business leaders to understand talent needs, source top candidates, and guide offers and onboarding in a fast-paced environment. The role requires strong relationship-building, executive search and contingency recruiting experience, plus proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Experience leading full-cycle recruiting within executive search or management consulting environments.
• Ability to partner with business leaders to understand talent needs and build sourcing strategies.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, offers, and closing.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, social networks, and networking.
• Build relationships with hiring managers and understand business unit needs.
• Develop knowledge of company strategy and market dynamics to inform recruiting tactics.
• Manage multiple openings in a fast-paced environment with confidentiality.
• Provide timely status updates and feedback to candidates and teams.
• Collaborate with HR on onboarding and employment branding initiatives.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Executive search

LinkedIn Recruiter

Relationship building

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Presentation skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Microsoft Office

Job description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Summary: In this role, you will lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across a diverse portfolio of positions supporting The Kaufman Hall Consulting Business Unit. This group includes a wide-range of skill sets including, but not limited to, strategy and performance improvement, consultants, investment bankers, finance professionals, healthcare experts, clinical leaders, technology leaders, and project managers. You will partner with business leaders to understand talent needs, develop effective sourcing strategies, and deliver an exceptional client and candidate experience. You will build strong relationships across the organization, leverage market insights to identify top talent, and contribute to recruiting initiatives that support business growth.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full-cycle recruiting including: sourcing candidates, conducting phone screens, setting up interview schedules, collecting interview feedback, negotiating & completing offers, and successfully closing candidates.
• Source and identify candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, social media, and networking.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, and develop a deep understanding of all business units.
• Develop business knowledge of the company and strategic objectives, industry, and current market dynamics.
• Manage multiple openings at the same time in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure a consistently positive and professional experience for each candidate by managing and advising the candidate expectations and providing timely feedback.
• Educate and train hiring teams on interviewing techniques and create supporting tools and processes.
• Provide status updates and reporting as required.
• Collaborate with the HR team to successfully manage other related HR processes such as onboarding of new hires and employment branding.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience leading full-cycle recruiting within executive search, contingency search, management consulting, or a comparable professional services environment preferred.
• Experience sourcing candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other talent sourcing platforms.
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while maintaining confidentiality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in a hybrid office environment in Chicago.
• Willingness to travel.

Estimated Hiring Range: At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $77,400.00 to $135,400.00. This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan!

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

Working at Vizient means shaping the future of healthcare, every day. Alongside our clients, we're building a healthier, more human healthcare system. We connect people, data, and solutions to enable healthcare organizations to improve financial sustainability, enhance system performance, and deliver better care.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, with 11 offices across the United States, Vizient has more than 5,000 employees who bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to transforming healthcare. Together, we're solving some of the industry's most complex challenges while creating opportunities to learn, grow, and drive lasting change for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve. Through our enterprise of companies, we deliver meaningful impact across the continuum of care: Apexus - The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration. aptitude - The industry's first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers. Kaufman Hall - Leading healthcare advisory services to support our clients in achieving financial, clinical, and operational excellence. Provista - Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic, and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health, and senior living.