Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

SkyChefs; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyChefs, based in Irving, Texas, is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition partner to drive leadership hiring across multiple regional operations. This hybrid role focuses on full-cycle recruiting for senior management, collaborating with HR and Hiring Leaders to build strong talent pipelines and strategic sourcing strategies.

You will source, screen, and present top candidates, guide offer negotiations, and ensure a positive candidate experience while maintaining compliance and timelines in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting for leadership, technical, and hard-to-fill roles in competitive markets.
• Experience supporting multiple locations and geographic markets simultaneously.
• Certification in recruitment (SHRM, AIRS, LinkedIn Recruiter, CIR, or similar) preferred.
• Strong direct sourcing skills and building talent pipelines.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions with high quality and responsiveness.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems; SuccessFactors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads full-cycle recruiting for assigned positions, including senior-level and hard-to-fill roles.
• Conducts intake meetings with hiring managers to understand needs and updates to job descriptions.
• Develops and executes tailored recruiting strategies leveraging multiple channels.
• SOURCES passive candidates and builds talent pipelines for recurring needs.
• Partners with hiring managers and HR on market insights, compensation, and timelines.
• Screens candidates, evaluates fit, and presents qualified candidates with context.
• Drives interview process, maintains momentum, and offers guidance to keep searches moving.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Leadership hiring

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

Candidate experience

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Communications/Marketing or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Indeed Resume

SuccessFactors

Job description

Since 1942, SkyChefs has taken culinary excellence to new heights. As a trusted partner to the nation’s leading airlines and retailers, we proudly deliver millions of meals and exceptional service experiences every year across 43 sites throughout the United States. Built on a legacy of operational excellence, culinary expertise, and continuous innovation, we are committed to setting the industry standard in aviation culinary, airline services, last-mile logistics, and retail commerce. From the kitchen to the runway, our teams work together to deliver quality, reliability, and service at every altitude. Our people are the heart of everything we do. At SkyChefs, a career is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to grow, lead, and make an impact in a fast-paced, team-driven environment. Join America’s first, foremost, and finest and take your career to new heights.

Overview

Join our Talent Acquisition team and play a critical role in driving leadership hiring across one of our five operating regions. Supporting a portfolio of 5 to 8 field locations, you will serve as the primary recruiting partner and work closely with the locations HR and HIring Team leaders, leading full-cycle recruitment for key operational management positions. This role combines strategic talent advisory with hands‑on recruiting, requiring a proactive approach to sourcing, pipeline development, and stakeholder partnership. The successful candidate will influence hiring decisions, strengthen talent pipelines, and help ensure our field operations are staffed with exceptional leaders who can drive business performance, employee engagement, and operational excellence.

Location

Sky Chefs Headquarters, Irving, Texas

Work Type

Hybrid Schedule (In‑office Monday through Thursday; Work from Home Friday)

What you will do

• Leads full-cycle recruiting for assigned positions, including complex, senior-level and hard-to-fill roles, from intake through offer acceptance.
• Conducts comprehensive intake meetings with hiring managers to understand business needs, position requirements, preferred qualifications, team dynamics and hiring priorities; reviews job descriptions and recommends updates as appropriate.
• Develops and executes tailored recruiting strategies for each opening, leveraging direct sourcing, professional networks, job boards, referrals, recruiting partners and other channels to build diverse and qualified candidate pipelines.
• Proactively sources passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, talent databases, networking, referrals and other sourcing tools and techniques and builds and maintains talent pipelines for recurring and anticipated hiring needs.
• Partners with hiring managers and HR Managers, providing guidance on talent availability, market conditions, compensation considerations, interview strategy and realistic hiring timelines.
• Conducts detailed candidate screens and evaluates experience, qualifications, competencies, organizational fit, motivation and alignment with position requirements.
• Presents qualified candidates to hiring managers with screening notes and relevant context.
• Drives the interview and selection process, maintains momentum with hiring teams, identifies potential delays and recommends solutions to keep searches moving forward.
• Maintains consistent communication with candidates throughout the recruiting process and delivers a professional, responsive and positive candidate experience.
• Partners with Human Resources and hiring leaders on offer strategy; extends approved verbal offers, manages candidate negotiations within approved parameters and secures verbal acceptance.
• Coordinates offer letter requests and pre-employment activities with HR colleagues to support an efficient transition from candidate to new hire.
• Uses recruiting data and metrics to monitor pipeline health, time to fill, source effectiveness, candidate activity, and other key indicators; provides regular recruiting updates and market insights to hiring managers and HR leadership.
• Ensures recruiting activities and selection practices comply with applicable federal, state and local employment laws, regulations and company policies.
• Maintains a strong understanding of the external talent market and competitive hiring landscape, including competitor hiring activity, layoffs, workforce trends
• Drives efforts to reduce reliance on external recruiting agencies by strengthening direct sourcing strategies, building talent pipelines, leveraging employee referrals and identifying other cost-effective recruiting channels.
• Infrequent travel (up to 10%) may be required for recruiting events, career fairs, or business meetings.
• Have fun - we have a very collaborative team.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field required.
• Minimum 3-5 years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience supporting operations, manufacturing, logistics, production, supply chain, or related functions.
• Demonstrated success recruiting for leadership, technical, and difficult-to-fill positions within competitive labor markets.
• Experience supporting recruiting efforts across multiple locations and geographic markets simultaneously.
• Professional recruiting certification (SHRM, AIRS, LinkedIn Recruiter, CIR, or similar) preferred.
• Strong direct sourcing experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed Resume, talent databases, networking, referrals, and other sourcing tools to proactively identify and engage passive candidates.
• Proven ability to develop creative sourcing strategies and build talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously while maintaining quality, responsiveness, and attention to detail.
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies; SuccessFactors experience strongly preferred.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively influence, consult, and build credibility with candidates, hiring managers, and leaders at all organizational levels.
• Proven ability to manage expectations, communicate proactively, and drive recruiting processes forward in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to navigate sensitive and confidential situations with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Self-motivated with a high degree of initiative, accountability, and problem-solving capability.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current on recruiting trends, labor market developments, and talent acquisition best practices.
• Infrequent travel (up to 10%) may be required for recruiting events, career fairs, or business meetings.
• Spanish fluency is a plus

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