Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Korn Ferry Group; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Associate Recruiter to drive the full search delivery cycle for Go-To-Market roles across Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, and Marketing. You will identify, screen, and shortlist top talent, coordinating with Managing Consultants and Sector Leaders to deliver high-quality candidates on time.

The role emphasizes relationship building with clients and candidates, market mapping, and feedback through reports.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a consulting, recruiting, executive search, or commercial environment with strong knowledge of talent acquisition and recruiting processes.
• Demonstrable experience as a full life-cycle recruiter with experience including candidate sourcing, market mapping, search strategy development, and client/candidate management.
• Experience recruiting Go-To-Market talent, including Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, Marketing, or Customer Acquisition roles is strongly preferred.
• Experience recruiting within technology-focused organizations or supporting technology clients is preferred.
• Experience recruiting Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Technology, or Engineering talent is a plus.
• Direct hire/permanent placement recruiting experience preferred.
• Retained search experience is a significant plus but not required.
• Strong client engagement and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and present high-quality candidates for professional and leadership-level opportunities.
• Consultative mindset and ability to anticipate clients' needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn about different business environments and cultures and propose relevant solutions.
• Ability to adapt to new processes and effectively deal with change and ambiguity.
• Intellectual curiosity, learning agility, and a strong desire to develop within a consultative recruiting environment.
• Willingness to live our core values: Honesty, Inclusion, Knowledge, Performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and conduct initial research into target organizations and industry sectors to assist in identifying top talent for our clients' mid to senior level roles.
• Identify the best talent by sourcing and mapping relevant markets, while ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Approach suitable candidates and qualify them against agreed competencies and criteria for each project. This includes target list creation, sourcing strategy design and long-list creation.
• Conduct candidate interviews, write interview reports and present shortlists to clients.
• Provide weekly/bi-weekly client update reports as necessary and maintain clear and consistent communication with candidates and clients throughout the assignment.
• Handle the required logistics for interviews, take and provide feedback on candidate interviews, situational changes, present offers and manage negotiation. Follow-up with candidates during notice period and ensure smooth transition to start date.
• Through the management of KPI's, improve and maintain e.g. productivity, quality of candidates presented and time to shortlist/hire.
• Build relationships within the industry to develop the wider network, capture and maintain accurate market, client and candidate information.
• Manage & develop shortlisted candidates and ensure that the referral/network is world class and helpful.
• Contribute towards process, career development and training initiatives.
• Conduct weekly searches to stay up to date with market trends and developments and identify future relevant talent while building relationships with high-potential candidates.
• Work with Managing Consultants and Sector Leaders to ensure that information is shared, e.g. industry news, competitor searches, market intelligence.
• Build effective relationships within the business and demonstrate positive and proactive communication with colleagues, to include generosity of knowledge and experience sharing.

Skills

Full life-cycle recruiting

Talent acquisition

Go-To-Market recruiting

Sourcing

Market mapping

Search strategy

Client management

Candidate management

Relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Korn Ferry in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Associate Recruiter to drive the full search delivery cycle for Go-To-Market roles across Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, and Marketing. You will identify, screen, and shortlist top talent, coordinating with Managing Consultants and Sector Leaders to deliver high-quality candidates on time.

The role emphasizes relationship building with clients and candidates, market mapping, and feedback through reports.