Talent Partner: Full-Cycle Recruiting & Strategy

Lumentum; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum is seeking an experienced Talent Partner in San Jose to lead full-cycle recruiting across the organization. This onsite role partners with hiring managers and HR to source, assess, and hire top talent while delivering a positive candidate experience.

You will manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment, build pipelines, and guide offers and negotiations. The position emphasizes collaboration with compensation and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing the recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, candidate screening, interview coordination, candidate assessment, and offer management.
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers to understand position requirements and develop recruiting strategies.
• Experience sourcing candidates through multiple channels, including LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, professional networks, and/or recruiting agencies.
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and relationship-management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively engage candidates, hiring managers, and external recruiting partners.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities.
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruiting or candidate management tools.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and appropriately handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work onsite 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting process from requisition intake through interviews, offers, and acceptance.
• Partner with hiring managers to define position requirements and develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Create and maintain job requisitions and document qualifications.
• Identify and utilize recruiting channels including boards, networks, referrals, agencies, and sourcing platforms.
• Proactively source candidates and build talent pipelines for current and future needs.
• Review resumes, pre-screen, and assess candidates against requirements.
• Coordinate interviews and support candidate evaluations with accurate documentation.
• Provide guidance on candidate selection, market conditions, and best practices.
• Collaborate with HR/Compensation to develop competitive offers.
• Present and negotiate offers and manage pre-employment activities.
• Promote a positive candidate experience and professional company image.
• Maintain relationships with staffing agencies and recruiting partners.
• Evaluate source quality and provide feedback on channels and agencies.
• Support background checks and pre-employment requirements as needed.
• Participate in college recruiting, career fairs, and talent pipeline programs.
• Maintain recruiting data and ensure policy compliance.
• Collaborate with HR and business leaders to support broader talent objectives.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Talent sourcing

Hiring manager partnership

Candidate assessment

Offer negotiation

ATS management

Recruiting analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organization & prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

Lumentum is seeking an experienced Talent Partner in San Jose to lead full-cycle recruiting across the organization. This onsite role partners with hiring managers and HR to source, assess, and hire top talent while delivering a positive candidate experience.

You will manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment, build pipelines, and guide offers and negotiations. The position emphasizes collaboration with compensation and external partners.