Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Title: Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Work location: Remote - Redondo Beach, CA - LOCALS ONLY
Duration: 5 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD clearance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage full life cycle recruitment for regional and/or division-specific requisitions. Requisition load to include administrative, hourly technicians, exempt professionals, managers, and directors.
• Develop creative strategies to source, identify, attract, and hire top candidates in a timely fashion and share best practices with team members.
• Assess candidates for cultural, competency and skill fit, quickly synthesize candidate and hiring manager feedback and routinely pre-closing candidates to ensure high acceptance rates.
• Operate as a business partner by advising hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques and collaborating with others throughout the organization ensuring a smooth process and meeting required business objectives.
• Ensure a strong pipeline for open positions.
• Possess the business acumen to influence key stakeholders, developing trusting relationships and effecting business outcomes.
• Leverage other functional areas as well as utilizing data and market intelligence when advising the business and executing staffing strategies.
• Understand and adhere to compliance and talent acquisition processes.
• Collaborate with our leaders and other key players to ensure a streamlined and positive candidate experience.
• Other duties as assigned

 Basic Qualifications:

• Level 2: Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant professional experience in recruiting and/or sourcing – OR – Master’s degree with 1+ year of relevant professional experience in recruiting and/or sourcing.
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to operate within a high-volume environment.
• Successful demonstration of full-life cycle staffing experience to include experience sourcing, identifying, and attracting top talent.
• Ability to define and implement research and sourcing strategies for critical positions.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, to include Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability for occasional domestic travel to assist with events and in support of the business.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace/defense industry experience with the ability to understand relevant skills, target companies and user groups.
• Active in the social digital and recruitment arena.
• Experience with Workday or a comparable applicant tracking system and Eightfold.