The Talent Partner serves as a strategic consultant to both Corporate and Operations leaders to identify hiring needs, design sourcing strategies, and deliver top‑tier talent aligned with organizational goals. The Talent Partner ensures a seamless candidate experience, promotes employer branding, and leverages data‑driven insights to optimize recruitment processes.
Role and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business leaders to understand workforce needs and develop talent strategies
- Coach leaders on effective hiring decisions, compliance, interviewing, and selection
- Provide market intelligence (talent availability, compensation trends, competitive insights)
- Manage full‑cycle recruitment for critical roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment, and offer negotiation
- Ensure a consistent, equitable, and high‑quality candidate experience
- Build and maintain talent pipelines and employer branding for current and future needs
- Manage the end‑to‑end onboarding process from offer acceptance through the first 90 days
- Coordinate pre‑boarding activities including welcome communication, badging, relocation, system access, documentation, background checks, and I‑9 compliance
- Coordinate new hire onboarding programs and orientations—both virtual and in‑person
- Ensure completion and accuracy of all new hire documentation (I‑9, W‑4, state forms, policies, acknowledgements)
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations
- Track onboarding metrics such as time‑to‑productivity, time to fill, and new hire feedback
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications And Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business, or similar field required
- 3‑5 years of experience in talent acquisition or HR business partnering
- Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, recruitment tools, and labor market trends
- Familiarity with HR compliance and best practices including I‑9
Preferred Skills
- Experience in executing retail and operational talent strategies
- Multi‑state employment experience
- Ability to respect and maintain the highest level of confidentiality
- High attention to detail
- Ability to summarize data and obtain reports from tracking systems and other reporting platforms
Physical and Environmental Requirements
- Must be able to sit at a computer or desk for extended periods of time
- Must be able to operate keyboard and telephone for repetitive motion activities
- Must be able to lift objects up to 25 lbs. with or without assistance
- Must be able to communicate using speech, sight, and sound with or without assistive device