Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Title- Talent Acquisition Associate

Location - Oklahoma City,OK

Pay rate- $26.70/hr

In this role, you will:

• Build and manage strategic relationships with target universities and student organizations aligned to our business needs
• Establish and maintain long-term university partnerships, including faculty, career service, and student organizations
• Develop and execute campus recruiting strategies to build a sustainable early career talent pipeline (i.e. engineering disciplines and emerging technologies)
• Maintaining a “keep warm” strategy for our candidates across the academic cycles
• Screen, assess and present qualified early career candidates aligned to defined hiring profiles
• Partner with hiring managers to refine candidate criteria and selection strategies
• Act as strategic advisor to hiring managers and early career talent market trends and campus strategy
• Lead planning and execution of campus events, networking sessions, and student engagement initiatives
• Promote company culture, values, and mission alignment to strengthen brand presence
• Ensure seamless, high quality candidate experience through effective communication and process transparency
• Use data insights to inform campus strategy aligned to business sustainability and affordability posture
• Ensure adherence to recruiting policies, university guidelines, and compliance requirements
• Manage full life cycle recruitment for regional and site-specific early career and intern hiring requisitions
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Sector UR&R teams to participate in university partnerships
• Update candidate activity in the applicant tracking system (ATS) to ensure data integrity
• Develop and analyze UR&R metrics
• Develop and implement process improvements that drive operating excellence
• The successful candidates will have exposure to the college recruiting space and display the ability to consult with all levels of internal and external customers, including students and University partners, Hiring Managers, and various levels of leadership

Basic Qualifications for an Associate Talent Acquisition Business Partner:

• High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of experience in Talent Acquisition Recruiting / University Relations OR Bachelor’s Degree and 0 years of experience in Talent Acquisition Recruiting / University Relations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to obtain a U.S Government clearance
• Travel required up to 25%
• Must be based in Oklahoma City,OK or within a reasonable commuting distance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ownership of full-cycle recruiting through offer accept
• Proficiency in Workday and Eightfold
• Previous TA experience in Corp recruiting environment
• TA experience within the internship and early career arena

About Acro: Acro Service Corporation is a global professional services and contract staffing company that has provided IT, Engineering, and Professional services/ personnel to major corporations. Acro values diversity in our workforce and is an Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Employer. Acro is also committed to hiring veterans and offers sponsorship opportunities