Talent Acquisition Partner

SCOPE OF WORK The Talent Acquisition Partner (TAP) is a strategic business partner to operations with responsibility for managing the full cycle recruiting process attracting candidates sourcing and hiring top talent within a territory. The TAP will collaborate with Operations Managers to provide workforce planning solutions for the business while creating an outstanding candidate experience. The successful candidate will develop effective external relationships with potential partners in education workforce development sourcing staffing and community agencies and internal relationships with hiring managers field recruiters onboarding partners and senior managers. This position will assist in developing the talent acquisition strategy that helps identify attract and evaluate future talent. The ideal candidate for this role must be innovative resourceful and possess strong organizational and communication skills. POSITION REQUIREMENTSUses Gaylor Core Values and strategic plan as tools to fulfill all job responsibilitiesHyper-focused highly communicative and belief that caring about the candidates experience is paramountComfortable with ambiguity rapidly changing environments and building from scratchCreative scrappy and resourceful with an infectious enthusiasm and can do attitudeAnalytical and metric-oriented always seeking internal and external dataProficient with technology specifically Microsoft 365Organizes and maintains schedules agendas and travel arrangements as needed; up to 20% within territory POSITION RESPONSIBILITIESManage the full cycle recruiting process for a specific territory acting as the main point of contact for candidates and hiring managers throughout recruiting processLead regular workforce planning meetings with hiring managers to best understand staffing needs identify job requirements define hiring criteria and create accurate job descriptionsProvide guidance coaching and support to department managers throughout the hiring process Manage and maintain all jobs workflows candidates offers and reporting in Applicant Tracking System (ATS)Manage and promote open job requisitions proactively source candidates using various techniques such as job boards events social media and employee referrals. Communicate to project support teams short and long-term workforce needs so that they may source present and hire qualified candidatesCollaborate with management on process improvements initiatives and strategic recruiting programs that impact recruiting effectivenessDevelop and update job descriptions and job specifications as neededBuild relationships with local candidate sources (associations trade schools colleges and universities) including managing job fairs and recruiting eventsIn partnership with Talent Acquisition Manager evaluates and analyzes recruitment metrics and reportingAdditional duties as Degree plus five or more years of recruiting experience preferably in skilled trades or ten plus years of recruiting experience preferably in skilled trades