Talent Acquisition Hiring Coordinator

The Scion Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scion Group seeks an early-career Talent Acquisition Hiring Coordinator to support requisition creation, offers, background checks, and new-hire processing in UKG Pro. This on-site, full-time role reports to the Director of Talent Acquisition and partners with recruiters and managers across the portfolio in Chicago HQ.

Ideal candidates are highly organized, detail-driven communicators who thrive in a fast-moving environment and uphold confidentiality, accuracy, and outstanding service to

Qualifications

• 1+ year of professional experience in talent acquisition, recruiting coordination, or HR strongly preferred.
• Experience with an HRIS/ATS platform, ideally UKG Pro and Greenhouse onboarding.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities with the discipline to manage multiple requisitions and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create, post, and maintain job requisitions in partnership with recruiters and hiring managers.
• Support the offer process end-to-end: draft and generate offer letters, track approvals, and ensure timely delivery.
• Track requisition and candidate status at every stage, flag delays, and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Initiate and track background checks and schedule drug screenings.
• Load and hire candidates in UKG Pro, ensuring audit-ready records from day one.
• Maintain up-to-date new hire trackers with real-time pipeline visibility.
• Process internal mobility changes, transfers, and promotions in UKG Pro.
• Maintain compliant electronic candidate and new hire files throughout recruitment and onboarding.
• Serve as a responsive point of contact for candidates, hiring managers, and property staff.
• Use interpersonal skills to build trust with recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates alike.
• Build relationships across departments to keep processes moving smoothly.
• Prepare and submit recruiting activity reports and metrics as required by leadership.
• Contribute ideas for improving recruiting workflows and candidate experience.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Recruiting coordination

Communication skills

Organization

Problem solving

Confidentiality

HRIS/ATS

Tools

UKG Pro

Greenhouse

Job description

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

About the Role

Scion is paving a new path in student living, andwe'relooking for an early-career Talent Acquisition professional to help bring that vision to life. Reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition, the Talent Acquisition Hiring Coordinator plays a critical role in keeping our hiring engine running smoothly — from opening a requisition to getting a new hire fully set up in our systems. You'll partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers across the portfolio to build requisitions, move candidates through the offer process, coordinate background checks and drug screenings, and process new hires, transfers, and promotions in UKG Pro.

This is an ideal opportunity for a highly organized, detail-driven communicator who thrives in a fast-moving, agile talent acquisition environment, and who takes accuracy, confidentiality, and a customer-service mindset seriously.

What You'll Do

• Create, post, and maintain job requisitions in partnership with recruiters and hiring managers across the assigned portfolio.
• Support the offer process end-to-end: draft and generate offer letters, track approvals, and ensure timely delivery to candidates.
• Track requisition and candidate status at every stage, proactively flagging delays and communicating updates to recruiters and hiring managers.
• Initiate and track background checks and schedule drug screenings for incoming candidates, following up to keep every step on schedule.
• Load, process, and hire candidates in UKG Pro, ensuring new hire records are accurate and audit-ready from day one.
• Maintain up-to-date new hire trackers across the portfolio, giving recruiters and hiring managers real-time visibility into pipeline progress.
• Process internal mobility changes, transfers, and promotions in UKG Pro, coordinating with HR and hiring managers to keep records current.
• Maintain accurate, compliant electronic candidate and new hire files throughout the recruiting and onboarding lifecycle.
• Serve as a responsive point of contact for candidates, hiring managers, and property staff on pre-hire questions.
• Use strong interpersonal and communication skills to build trust with recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates alike.
• Build strong working relationships across departments to keep requisitions, offers, and new hire processing moving without friction.
• Prepare and submit recruiting activity reports and metrics as required by the Director of Talent Acquisition.
• Contribute ideas for improving recruiting workflows, candidate experience, and Talent Acquisition processes.

What You Bring

• 1+ year of professional experience in talent acquisition, recruiting coordination, or HR strongly preferred.
• Experience with an HRIS/ATS platform, ideally UKG Pro, Greenhouse & Greenhouse onboarding preferred.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities, with the discipline to manage multiple requisitions and deadlines simultaneously.
• A demonstrated commitment to confidentiality and a high level of integrity.

Join a company redefining student living from the ground up. This role offers early-career Talent Acquisition professionals hands-on ownership of the full requisition-to-hire process, direct exposure to UKG Pro and recruiting operations, and a clear path to grow within a collaborative, mission-driven Talent Acquisition team.

The Scion Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental disability (as long as the employee/applicant is otherwise qualified for the job with or without a reasonable accommodation), genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, marital status, uniformed service, veteran status, pregnancy or other legally protected status or category under federal or state law.

The Scion Group LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations in which the Company has properties.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, training and other terms and conditions of employment.

The Scion Group LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

The base salary range for this full-time position is base + bonus + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

$55,000 - $60,000 USD

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