Talent Solutions Senior Specialist

Tyson Foods; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

paid time off

401(k) plans

affordable health, life, dental,vision

Job summary

Tyson Foods in Springdale, AR seeks a Talent Solutions Senior Specialist to act as a strategic talent advisor for leadership hiring. Manage full lifecycle recruitment for Director through Managing Director levels, build external pipelines, and provide market intelligence and succession planning for key business units.

You will partner with senior leaders, conduct talent market research, and leverage AI tools to optimize hiring strategies across functions, while maintaining strong executive

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 5+ years of Director level and above recruiting experience.
• Computer skills: Strong computer skills, applicant tracking system experience, strong sourcing capabilities.
• Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Develops comprehensive talent market scans and go-to-market hiring strategies for Director through Managing Director level and business-critical roles.
• Conducts industry, competitor and talent market research to identify emerging talent trends, availability and talent movement.
• Owns the full lifecycle recruitment process for Director through Managing Director level roles from strategy through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Leads position intakes and consultation sessions with business stakeholders to define success profiles and talent requirements; facilitates post-interview calibrations when applicable.
• Builds talent maps and external succession pipelines for critical leadership positions aligned to function and business-unit succession and growth strategies, including key organizational partnerships.
• Serves as a consultant with leaders on talent trade-offs, organizational capability gaps, succession planning considerations, and development opportunities.
• Utilizes AI tools while managing human-in-the-loop discretion through the end-to-end recruiting process.
• Provides recommendations on market competitiveness, talent availability and strategic hiring approaches that are role-specific.
• Manages an external talent repository organized by capability, leadership level, function, and future readiness.

Skills

Sourcing

Talent market research

Executive recruitment

Stakeholder management

Full lifecycle recruiting

AI tools

ATS experience

Talent mapping

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

Job Details

The Talent Solutions Senior Specialist serves as a strategic talent advisor responsible for sourcing, identifying, engaging, assessing, and securing Director through Managing Director level talent and other business-critical talent for Tyson Foods, with the flexibility to support higher-level or executive roles as business needs require. In addition to full lifecycle recruitment for Director through Managing Director level roles, acts as a trusted consultant to business leaders while proactively building external talent pipelines aligned to current and future business needs. Additionally, the Senior Specialist develops market intelligence, talent mapping strategies, and succession-oriented pipelines that strengthen the leadership bench within the functions and business units they support by leveraging strong business acumen, consultative influence and ability to build trusted relationships with both senior business leaders and key external talent pipelines.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Develops comprehensive talent market scans and go-to-market hiring strategies for Director through Managing Director level and business-critical roles
• Conducts industry, competitor and talent market research to identify emerging talent trends, availability and talent movement
• Owns the full lifecycle recruitment process for Director through Managing Director level roles from strategy through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Leads position intakes and consultation sessions with business stakeholders to define success profiles and talent requirements; facilitates post-interview calibrations when applicable
• Builds talent maps and external succession pipelines for critical leadership positions aligned to function and business-unit succession and growth strategies, including key organizational partnerships
• Serves as a consultant with leaders on talent trade-offs, organizational capability gaps, succession planning considerations, and development opportunities
• Utilizes AI tools while managing human-in-the-loop discretion through the end-to-end recruiting process
• Provides recommendations on market competitiveness, talent availability and strategic hiring approaches that are role-specific
• Manages an external talent repository organized by capability, leadership level, function, and future readiness

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience: 5+ years of Director level and above recruiting experience
• Computer skills: Strong computer skills, applicant tracking system experience, strong sourcing capabilities
• Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong executive presence
• Travel: Minimal
• Relocation Assistance Eligible: No
• Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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Benefits

• paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits

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Unsolicited Assistance

Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.

Our team members make the difference. If you are ready to grow your career with an industry leader and want to positively impact the team and community around you, then join us in helping us in raising expectations. Join us on the journey. At Tyson, we feed the world like family. Our Talent Strategy is to Attract, Grow, Reward and Retain the best talent, and we believe that our Culture is the connecting thread that drives that strategy! We strive to be a talent magnet to establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where team members can grow their career while growing the business. We are a high performing organization where team members are rewarded (Pay, Benefits and Recognition) for their contributions, and given the opportunity to support and/or volunteer with programs that help Tyson make a lasting social impact in the communities where we live and work.

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