Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +7 more states.

📋 Description

• Formulate proactive sourcing strategies for critical, recurring, specialized, and challenging-to-fill roles

• Discover and engage passive talent utilizing Indeed, HireEZ, FactoryFix, Handshake, Boolean and X-ray search methods, professional networks, referrals, industry resources, and other innovative sourcing avenues

• Perform talent-market research and mapping to gain insights into talent locations, employers, competitive market conditions, and attraction obstacles

• Identify related industries and transferable skill sets to broaden talent pools

• Convert market intelligence into actionable recommendations for recruiters, HR partners, hiring leaders, and the organization

• Create and sustain proactive pipelines, talent communities, and candidate engagement strategies

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, HR, and business leaders on projected workforce demand

• Establish connections with technical schools, trade programs, colleges and universities, workforce development organizations, military transition programs, industry associations, and community partners

• Assist with SkillBridge, military and veteran recruitment, internships, apprenticeships, early-career programs, and skilled-trade workforce initiatives

• Represent Cleaver-Brooks at recruiting, workforce development, educational, military, and industry events

• Collaborate on talent attraction strategies, employer-brand content, candidate outreach, and priority talent audiences

• Oversee a small portfolio of full-cycle requisitions from intake through offer acceptance

• Partner with hiring managers to comprehend talent needs, craft recruiting strategies, evaluate candidates, and advance searches

• Provide additional recruiting assistance during heightened hiring volumes, critical hiring needs, or recruiter capacity limitations

• Offer insights on talent availability, market conditions, compensation considerations, and recruiting challenges

• Identify and assess sourcing channels, recruiting technologies, tools, and methodologies

• Experiment with methods for engaging elusive and passive talent

• Lead designated Talent Acquisition projects and disseminate sourcing best practices and market insights

• Typically allocate 70–75% of time to strategic sourcing, talent intelligence, pipeline development, workforce partnerships, talent attraction, sourcing innovation, and strategic initiatives; 25–30% on full-cycle recruiting and flexible team support

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, encompassing full-cycle recruiting, strategic sourcing, proactive talent pipeline development, and related initiatives

• Preferred experience in recruiting within manufacturing, industrial services, engineering, construction, energy, skilled trades, technical environments, or similarly complex talent markets

• Exceptional proactive sourcing abilities and a proven track record of identifying and engaging passive and hard-to-find talent

• Proficient in utilizing sourcing platforms, Boolean and X-ray search techniques, talent databases, professional networks, referrals, and other inventive sourcing methods

• Familiarity with platforms such as Indeed, HireEZ, FactoryFix, Handshake, or similar recruiting and sourcing tools

• Capability to execute talent-market research, competitive mapping, and labor-market analysis, transforming findings into actionable recruiting strategies

• Experience in building proactive talent pipelines, talent communities, or alternative talent channels

• Strong full-cycle recruiting competencies, including intake, sourcing, candidate assessment, hiring-manager collaboration, offer development, and candidate closure

• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills with hiring managers, HR partners, business leaders, candidates, and external stakeholders

• Strong organizational, project management, accountability, and follow-through skills

• Ability to independently identify opportunities and advance work without ongoing direction

• Capability to balance immediate recruiting priorities with long-term strategic initiatives

• Preferred bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered

• Limited manual dexterity is required; the role involves minimal physical effort

• Remote work arrangements are unavailable for applicants residing in California, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, or Washington

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and both short-term and long-term disability

• Cash matching 401(k) plan

• Employee assistance program (EAP)

• Pet insurance

• Employee discount program

• Tuition assistance

• Paid time off along with 11 paid holidays

• Fully remote or hybrid work arrangement available for the right candidate

• Up to 25% travel to support hiring events, site visits, workforce development initiatives, and recruiting activities