Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

Corgan is actively recruiting a dynamic Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Human Resources team. This role serves as a strategic recruiting partner responsible for managing full-cycle recruitment across a broad range of positions, from staff-level professionals through senior leaders.

The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist will work closely with hiring managers, senior leaders, Human Resources partners, and fellow Talent Acquisition team members to understand business needs, develop effective recruiting strategies, attract exceptional talent, and deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience. Success in this role requires a collaborative mindset, strong executive presence, exceptional responsiveness, and a high degree of ownership and accountability for recruiting outcomes.

Our ideal team member is an agile, solutions-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, adapts quickly as priorities shift, and demonstrates a focused drive to deliver results while contributing to the success of the broader team.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for positions ranging from staff-level professionals through senior leadership, managing multiple searches, stakeholders, and competing priorities while maintaining a high standard of quality and responsiveness.

• Partner closely with hiring managers and senior leaders to understand business and workforce needs, define candidate profiles, develop recruiting strategies, and drive searches from initial intake through successful hire.

• Serve as a strategic talent advisor, providing thoughtful recommendations, talent market insights, competitive intelligence, and recruiting solutions aligned with business objectives and workforce needs.

• Source, engage, screen, assess, and cultivate relationships with active and passive candidates while developing strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• Independently manage complex and senior-level searches, demonstrating sound judgment, discretion, credibility, and executive presence throughout the recruiting and selection process.

• Deliver a highly responsive and professional experience for candidates and internal stakeholders by maintaining consistent communication, setting clear expectations, and proactively addressing issues throughout the recruiting process.

• Take ownership of recruiting results by identifying obstacles, developing solutions, driving appropriate follow-up, and maintaining momentum through search completion.

• Partner collaboratively across the Talent Acquisition and Human Resources teams, sharing knowledge, resources, candidate pipelines, and best practices to support collective team and business goals.

• Navigate changing business needs with an agile and solutions-oriented working style, quickly adjusting recruiting strategies and priorities while maintaining quality, accuracy, and responsiveness.

• Facilitate effective candidate evaluation and selection processes while providing hiring teams with consultative guidance and recommendations.

• Lead offer development and negotiation, with extensive experience negotiating complex and senior-level offers while balancing candidate expectations, internal equity, business needs, and established compensation practices.

• Develop strong relationships with business leaders and establish credibility as a trusted and knowledgeable recruiting partner.

• Leverage recruiting technology, applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, recruiting data, and metrics to monitor search activity, identify trends, communicate progress, and improve hiring outcomes.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen recruiting processes, candidate experience, efficiencies, and overall Talent Acquisition effectiveness.

• Manage Talent Acquisition projects from beginning to end, including planning, stakeholder coordination, timelines, deliverables, communication, implementation, and results.

• Support recruiting events, strategic hiring initiatives, and other Talent Acquisition priorities as business needs evolve.

• Demonstrate a team-first mindset by supporting searches, projects, and priorities across the Talent Acquisition team as needed to achieve shared goals.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition or full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within a corporate, architecture, design, engineering, or professional services environment.

• Demonstrated success managing full-cycle recruiting across multiple United States domestic regions, supporting positions ranging from staff-level professionals through senior leaders.

• Proven experience independently managing complex, high-priority, and senior-level searches.

• Strong sourcing capabilities with demonstrated success identifying, engaging, and converting passive talent.

• Extensive experience negotiating complex offers, including senior-level compensation discussions and navigating multiple components of an offer.

• Exceptional consultative, interpersonal, and relationship-management skills with the ability to establish credibility and effectively influence hiring managers and senior leaders.

• Demonstrated executive presence, including the communication skills, professional judgment, confidence, and discretion necessary to partner effectively with senior leadership and represent Corgan with candidates at all levels.

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for results, with demonstrated ability to independently identify challenges, develop solutions, and drive work through completion.

• Highly collaborative and team-oriented, with a demonstrated willingness to share information, support colleagues, and contribute to collective goals.

• Agile and adaptable working style with the ability to quickly navigate changing priorities, evolving business needs, and multiple concurrent searches without sacrificing quality or candidate experience.

• Demonstrated commitment to responsiveness, follow-through, and proactive communication with candidates, hiring managers, and internal partners.

• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills with the ability to successfully balance strategic recruiting work with immediate business needs.

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects from beginning to end, including planning, stakeholder management, timelines, deliverables, implementation, and follow-through.

• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate organizational and workforce needs into effective recruiting strategies.

• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, recruiting technology, data, and metrics.

• International or global recruiting experience preferred.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

This position is designated as full-time on-site and requires the employee to be physically present at the assigned office location Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Regular, reliable on-site attendance is an essential function of this role.

Corgan creates opportunities for personal and professional growth that bring out the best in ourselves and those around us by sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication. Our commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Our passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Corgan promotes a healthy work-life balance by removing obstacles and allowing you to focus on what you love doing, both inside and outside the office.

Join Corgan and help make amazing places at a place that makes you amazing!

*Only applications received through our website will be considered. For design positions, please also be sure to upload your portfolio or review of your application will be delayed.*

EOE/M/F/Disability/Vet

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