Talent Partner

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
• Coordinates 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
• 3-5years 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