TA Business Partner

Kraft Heinz; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz, Inc. is seeking a Talent Acquisition Business Partner focused on IT, Digital, Data, and Technology to shape how we attract and hire top talent in our Chicago area operations.

You will partner with HR leaders to translate business needs into proactive talent strategies and drive end-to-end recruiting initiatives. You will leverage market intelligence, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to identify talent, build pipelines, and enhance candidate engagement, speed, and quality across World

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition or recruiting experience in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting IT, Digital, Data, Technology, or other specialized talent.
• Strong proactive sourcing capabilities, including talent mapping and Boolean search.
• Experience or strong aptitude using AI-enabled recruiting tools.
• Ability to translate data and market intelligence into business recommendations.
• Consultative TA partner who influences hiring decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute end-to-end talent acquisition strategies for corporate, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to hiring leaders and HR Business Partners using data and external insights.
• Lead recruiting for IT, Digital, Data, Technology, and other specialized capabilities.
• Own full recruiting lifecycle: mapping, sourcing, engagement, assessment, offer, and hiring.
• Build proactive talent pipelines and communities for critical skill areas.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing, candidate engagement, and recruiter productivity.
• Use talent analytics to provide insights on availability, competition, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Develop job descriptions, sourcing strategies, and interview plans with hiring leaders.
• Drive improvements in speed, quality, and candidate/hiring manager experience.
• Lead cross-functional TA initiatives exploring new tech and talent intelligence.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Sourcing

IT/digital talent

Talent analytics

AI-enabled recruiting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Technology

Job description

The Talent Acquisition Business Partner will lead the development and execution of recruiting strategies to attract, engage, and hire high-quality talent across World Headquarters and North America. This role serves as a strategic talent advisor to hiring leaders and HR Business Partners, translating business priorities and future capability needs into proactive talent strategies.
A key focus will be recruiting for IT, Digital, Data, Technology, and other highly specialized talent in an increasingly competitive market. The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on recruiting and sourcing expertise with business acumen, market intelligence, data and analytics, and AI-enabled recruiting technology to identify talent, anticipate market trends, and influence hiring decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute end-to-end talent acquisition strategies for corporate, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to hiring leaders and HR Business Partners, using talent data, market intelligence, and external insights to influence hiring strategies and decisions.
• Lead recruiting for IT, Digital, Data, Technology, and other specialized capabilities, with a strong understanding of technical talent markets and passive candidate engagement.
• Own the full recruiting lifecycle, including talent mapping, proactive sourcing, candidate engagement, assessment, selection, offer management, and hiring.
• Build proactive talent pipelines and communities for critical, recurring, and emerging skill areas.
• Leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools and technology to improve sourcing, research, candidate identification and engagement, recruiter productivity, and overall recruiting effectiveness.
• Use recruiting analytics and external market intelligence to provide actionable insights on talent availability, competitive landscapes, emerging skills, geography, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Partner with hiring leaders to develop compelling job descriptions, sourcing strategies, interview plans, and talent attraction approaches.
• Analyze recruiting performance and identify opportunities to improve speed, quality, pipeline health, sourcing outcomes, and candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Lead cross-functional Talent Acquisition initiatives and continuously explore new technologies, sourcing methods, and talent intelligence approaches that create a competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition or recruiting experience in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting IT, Digital, Data, Technology, or other specialized talent.
• Strong proactive sourcing capabilities, including talent mapping, Boolean search, professional networks, passive candidate engagement, and technology-enabled sourcing.
• Experience or strong aptitude using AI-enabled recruiting tools and digital technology to improve recruiting outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate recruiting data, labor-market intelligence, and talent insights into recommendations for business and HR leaders.
• Proven ability to operate as a consultative Talent Acquisition partner and influence hiring decisions.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, project leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Results-oriented, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.