Talent Acquisition Partner

POLITICO is seeking a dynamic Talent Acquisition Partner to join our recruiting team. As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will help develop and execute recruiting initiatives while partnering with stakeholders to hire the best talent. The role is fast-paced and highly collaborative, and you will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating and closing top talent across the organization, while providing an exceptional candidate experience.

The ideal candidate is a champion for candidates and their experience and is someone who knows how to listen and respond to hiring manager feedback. You will be a consultative and driven recruiter with experience implementing customized sourcing strategies. You are adaptable, enthusiastic, and can handle complex conversations.

What You'll Do

• Evaluate skill, conduct effective interviews, and drive offer process, including reference checks, salary recommendations and negotiations, and offer presentation
• Advocate for the candidate and provide all candidates with an exceptional experience, maintaining open lines of communication throughout the process
• Own pipelining and sourcing for candidates on LinkedIn and through in-person and virtual recruiting events, social media, and other platforms
• Build relationships and trust by coaching hiring managers during the assessment and evaluation of candidates to reach effective outcomes and best practices
• Suggest innovative ways to identify and engage new, diverse talent in partnership with hiring managers
• Position and effectively articulate the POLITICO employment brand
• Partner with HR team to design and implement new recruiting strategies, as well as track and analyze key recruiting metrics and trends
  
  

What You'll Need

• 3+ years proven experience in talent acquisition or staffing; preferably in sales
• Experience applying creative, unique ways to attract and find passive candidates via social media and other platforms
• A personal brand that will contribute to success converting passive candidates
• An understanding of hiring trends, talent market, and competitive awareness; an ability to translate what that means for our clients
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with employment law, Microsoft Office Suite, and recruitment best practices is preferred
• Experience using UKG as an HRIS and ATS is a plus
  
  

We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.

We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.

Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here and email us [email protected]. We hope to see your application soon!