Talent Acquisition Director - Higher Ed & Clinical Faculty

Herzing University; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 127,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Herzing University is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead the strategy, planning, and execution of all talent acquisition activities across faculty and staff, including clinical adjunct faculty recruitment that supports student clinical placements. Travel is required for campus visits, recruiting events, and professional networking.

Responsibilities include building a high-performing TA team, defining KPIs, partnering with stakeholders, managing the TA budget, and ensuring processes

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of proven experience in talent acquisition leadership in higher education or healthcare.
• 10-15 years of general talent acquisition experience.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting market trends, technology enhancements, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans, manage KPIs, and drive process improvements.
• Experience building or scaling a TA function, including team structure, technology selection, and budget ownership.
• UKG experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic talent acquisition plans in collaboration with Human Resources leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Champion best practices in recruitment and selection, including market analyses and candidate experience improvements.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for the TA department; report on recruiting projects and progress.
• Collaborate with marketing/communications to promote the employer brand and employee value proposition.
• Anticipate future recruiting needs and trends; adapt strategies accordingly.
• Ensure accurate strategies are in place to develop robust pipelines of qualified candidates to meet current and future hiring needs.
• Own clinical adjunct faculty (CAF) workforce planning by term, campus, and market, turning student clinical rotation needs into recruiting plans well ahead of each term start.
• Maintain current visibility into faculty inventory and coverage by specialty and market; identify gaps early and upscale rotations at risk of going unstaffed.
• Partner with Faculty Clinical Coordinators, nursing program leadership, and campus leadership on clinical faculty needs, interviews, and assignments.
• Build and maintain CAF pipelines through evergreen postings, preceptor lists, clinical partner networks, professional associations, alumni, and military-connected outreach.
• Ensure clinical faculty candidates meet state Board of Nursing and accreditation qualification requirements.
• Manage the post-offer process for clinical faculty to shorten time from offer to start.
• Support new market and program launches with clinical faculty market research and staffing plans.
• Report on CAF KPIs, including faculty inventory growth by term, rotation coverage, and time from offer to start.
• Define department roles, expectations, and competencies.
• Coach, mentor, and develop TA staff; conduct performance reviews and one-on-one meetings.
• Design department structure and headcount as the team grows, hire TA staff, and lead through team leads where in place; oversee intern programs.
• Onboard and train new TA team members through a consistent TA training program.
• Lead weekly TA meetings and ensure effective communication across the team.
• Oversee onboarding and pre-employment compliance in partnership with HR Services.
• Lead senior and executive searches directly as needed.
• Oversee the development and continuous improvement of internal hiring processes and candidate experience.
• Leverage external recruiting agencies and contract recruiters; negotiate and manage vendor contracts.
• Ensure compliance with selection regulations and organizational policies, including oversight of pre-employment assessments and how they are used in hiring decisions.
• Track and report candidate and hiring manager satisfaction metrics.
• Own the applicant tracking system within the HRIS; evaluate and implement recruiting technology, automation, and AI tools.
• Manage the TA budget, including job boards, LinkedIn, advertising, and agency spend, and report on return on that spend.
• Oversee onboarding and pre-employment compliance in partnership with HR Services.
• Lead senior and executive searches directly as needed.
• Attend HR leadership and operations meetings; participate in quarterly HR strategy sessions.
• Coordinate candidate sharing across departments and proactively nurture hiring manager relationships.
• Engage in community outreach and professional association networks to expand recruiting efforts.
• Train hiring managers on recruiting, interviewing, and selection practices.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

TA leadership

Market trends

Strategic planning

KPIs

Team building

Stakeholder management

UKG experience

Tools

UKG

Job description

Herzing University is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead the strategy, planning, and execution of all talent acquisition activities across faculty and staff, including clinical adjunct faculty recruitment that supports student clinical placements. Travel is required for campus visits, recruiting events, and professional networking.

Responsibilities include building a high-performing TA team, defining KPIs, partnering with stakeholders, managing the TA budget, and ensuring processes