Talent Acquisition Business Partner

The Talent Acquisition Business Partner serves as STARC's strategic recruiting partner, responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategies that enable business growth. This role partners closely with leaders across all functions to anticipate hiring needs, develop sourcing strategies, provide market intelligence, and lead full-cycle recruitment for positions ranging from hourly operations roles to executive and technical leadership positions.

The Talent Acquisition Business Partner combines strategic workforce planning with hands-on recruiting execution to attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent while delivering an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience. This individual serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping drive hiring decisions through data, market insights, and consultative partnership.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership

• Serve as the primary Talent Acquisition partner to leaders across all business functions, providing consultative guidance on hiring strategy, organizational needs, and labor market trends.
• Partner with business leaders to proactively identify current and future talent needs and develop recruiting strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Advise hiring managers on candidate assessment, interview best practices, compensation positioning, and selection decisions.

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for exempt, non-exempt, technical, professional, manufacturing, leadership, and specialized positions across the organization.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies utilizing direct sourcing, networking, referrals, social recruiting, professional associations, and emerging recruiting technologies.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
• Manage all aspects of the recruiting process including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, negotiation, and onboarding coordination.

Talent Strategy

• Analyze recruiting metrics and labor market trends to identify opportunities for improving hiring effectiveness, quality of hire, and time-to-fill.
• Recommend improvements to recruiting processes, technology, employer branding, and candidate engagement.
• Support workforce planning initiatives in partnership with HR and business leadership.
• Develop and maintain relationships with colleges, trade schools, professional organizations, military organizations, and community partners.
• Represent STARC at recruiting events, career fairs, networking functions, and industry conferences.

Candidate Experience

• Champion an exceptional candidate experience that reflects STARC's culture and employer brand throughout every stage of the hiring process.
• Ensure timely, transparent communication with candidates and hiring managers while maintaining a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

Collaboration

• Partner closely with the HR team and organization leaders to ensure successful onboarding and long-term hiring success.
• Support diversity of sourcing strategies to broaden talent pools and strengthen organizational capability.
• Performs all other duties as assigned, relevant to the roles and business needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive full-cycle talent acquisition experience supporting a broad range of positions across multiple business functions and organizational levels.
• Demonstrated success recruiting for manufacturing, operations, engineering, technical, corporate, professional, and leadership positions.
• Experience serving as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders by developing recruiting strategies, providing market insights, and influencing hiring decisions.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruiting, sourcing strategies, interviewing techniques, candidate assessment, and employment laws related to recruiting and hiring.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and engaging both active and passive candidates using a variety of recruiting channels, networking strategies, and modern sourcing tools.
• Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, and other HR & recruiting technologies to effectively manage the recruitment process and candidate pipelines.
• Working knowledge of compensation practices, labor market trends, and offer development and negotiation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent searches while meeting business priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and provide an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and HRIS/ATS platforms.

Values and Traits:

• Independent thinker who embraces new ideas and pushes boundaries.
• Exhibits strong alignment with STARC’s core values: Team Aligned, Safety Focused, Committed, Innovative & Growth Oriented.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to evaluate challenges and implement practical solutions.
• Goal-oriented, focused on creating great products and driving company growth.
• Superior communication skills—visual, written, and oral—capable of inspiring teams and articulating clear strategies.
• Perspective-driven, balancing business, customer, and employee goals while fostering a positive, inspiring work environment.

Summary Pay Range: $85,000.00 - $105,000.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance, and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at STARC Systems.

Benefits and Work Schedule:

STARC Systems offers a competitive benefits package designed to support employees and their families. The benefits listed below are intended to provide a general summary and are not intended to be a complete list of all benefits, programs, eligibility requirements, plan terms, conditions, or limitations.

• Remote work schedule with onsite presence required to support business leaders, interviews, onboarding activities, and recruiting events. Periodic travel may be required to attend career fairs, networking events, and other recruiting activities.
• Medical insurance plan options
• Tech stipend
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Employer HSA contribution for eligible employees enrolled in an HSA-compatible plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance options
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance options
• Employee Assistance Program resources
• Virtual care resources
• Paid time off and company holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan