Talent Acquisition Partner

Luminize; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym access

Tower discounts

Bike storage

24/7 parking downtown

Job summary

Luminize in San Diego, CA is building a Talent Acquisition function and seeks a Talent Acquisition Partner to own an end-to-end portfolio of searches. You will partner with VPs and department heads, design interview processes, and close offers while directing offshore sourcers.

This senior role requires 5+ years in recruiting with strong interview design, a data-driven approach, and deep knowledge of CA employment law. Onsite office, no travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting with deep interview design
• Structured interview loops end-to-end & debriefs to a decision
• Talent partner to senior stakeholders; advise on role design and outcomes
• Proven success hiring at Director level and above
• Experience directing offshore sourcing or vendor teams
• Strong negotiation and complex compensation conversations
• Proficient with ATS/LinkedIn Recruiter and data-driven funnels
• Knowledge of CA and multi-state employment law, EEO, pay transparency
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of requisitions from intake to acceptance
• Lead intake meetings, define success profiles and 90-day scorecards
• Bring market intel on talent, compensation, and competitors to conversations
• Design interview loops and assign panels and focus areas
• Direct Sourcer and Screener activity, including offshore sourcing
• Grade work samples and run calibration sessions
• Own offer strategy and negotiation, hand off ramp plan
• Build scorecards and training materials for company-wide use

Skills

Interview design

Stakeholder management

Offer negotiation

ATS & LinkedIn Recruiter

Data-driven recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

SHRM-SCP / SPHR (nice to have)

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Talent intelligence tools

Google Sheets/Excel

Job description

Own Hiring Outcomes. Help Build Talent Acquisition From the Ground Up.

Role: Talent Acquisition Partner
Location: San Diego, CA 92101 (onsite at Symphony Towers)
Compensation Range: $100,000 - $150,000 DOE

At Luminize, we help brands win. As a top 5 Amazon seller in the US by volume, we're looking for top performers to grow with us.

We're building our Talent Acquisition function now, and we're looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner to be one of its first senior hires. This isn't a high-volume desk. You'll own an assigned portfolio of searches end to end and be measured on hiring outcomes. You'll act as a true talent business partner to VPs and department heads: challenging requirements, designing the interview process, and closing offers, while directing a dedicated sourcing and screening team that includes offshore sourcers.

Luminize and Coastal Trading Ventures (CTV) operate as two halves of the same business. Luminize is the front-end Amazon growth partner, headquartered in San Diego, CA, driving strategy, advertising, and brand management. CTV is the back-end physical engine in Fort Worth, TX, running warehousing, inventory, and fulfillment. Your portfolio will include roles for both, from corporate and executive hires in San Diego to operations and supply chain leaders in Fort Worth. This role is based onsite at our San Diego office, no travel is required.

If you want your next move to mean more (more ownership, more influence, and a hand in building something from the start), we'd love to meet you!

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the single point of accountability to hiring managers for a portfolio of requisitions, owning outcomes from intake through acceptance
• Lead structured intake meetings, define a measurable success profile and 90-day scorecard for each role, and commit to time-to-slate and time-to-fill targets
• Bring market intelligence on talent availability, competitors, and compensation into hiring manager conversations, and push back on requirements or pay bands the market won't support
• Design the interview loop: stage-by-stage questions, panel assignments, and each interviewer's focus area
• Direct Sourcer and Screener activity on your searches, including offshore sourcing capacity, and brief agency partners when needed
• Grade work samples against written rubrics, run calibration sessions after the first slate, and facilitate scorecard-led debriefs that end in a written decision
• Own offer strategy and negotiation, build close plans, defend against counteroffers, and hand off a 30/60/90 ramp plan to the hiring manager
• Build scorecards, interview frameworks, and training materials used across the company, and mentor junior recruiters as the team grows

What You Bring

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, with real depth in interview design: success profiles, competency-based interview guides, scorecards, and evaluation rubrics that other interviewers use
• Experience designing structured interview loops end to end and running debriefs to a documented decision
• A track record as a talent business partner to senior stakeholders, advising on role design and measured on hiring outcomes
• Demonstrated success hiring at the Director level and above
• Experience directing sourcing and screening resources, including offshore or vendor-supplied teams, rather than doing all of it yourself
• Strong offer negotiation and closing skills, including complex compensation conversations
• Advanced skills with an ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, and talent intelligence tools, plus a data-driven approach to funnel metrics (Excel/Google Sheets)
• Working knowledge of California and multi-state employment law, EEO compliance, and pay transparency requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field or equivalent experience
• Nice to have: SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent certification; recruiting experience in eCommerce, marketplace, supply chain, or high-growth agency environments

Work From Symphony Towers

Your office comes with a view, literally.

• Panoramic city and coastline views from your workspace
• Free building gym access, no separate membership needed
• Exclusive discounts at tower restaurants and cafes
• Secure bike storage
• 24/7 paid parking downtown, blocks from the office
• Steps from 100+ top-rated bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and Petco Park

An Office You’ll Actually Want to Be In