Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Winchester, VA (On-site)

Max PR: $45.48

Duration: 6 Months (Contract to Hire)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead full life cycle recruiting efforts for complex, high-impact roles across multiple locations. This individual will play a critical role in attracting, assessing, and hiring top talent while serving as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and candidates throughout the selection process.

This role requires a strategic recruiter who can balance hands-on execution with long-term workforce planning, brand representation, and continuous improvement of recruiting practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full life cycle recruiting activities, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding coordination
• Build strong, consultative relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into effective recruiting strategies
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies across multiple channels to build diverse, high-quality candidate pipelines
• Guide candidates through the end-to-end recruitment and selection process, ensuring a positive and consistent candidate experience
• Act as a brand ambassador across professional networks, talent communities, and recruitment platforms
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation of all recruiting activity within an applicant tracking system
• Manage multiple requisitions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment while meeting quality and timeline expectations
• Continuously assess recruiting processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness

Required Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, or a related field
• Proven expertise in full life cycle recruiting for mid-level to senior professional roles
• Experience recruiting across multiple locations and managing national or multi-location searches
• Strong ability to partner with hiring managers to influence hiring decisions and manage expectations
• Excellent organizational, documentation, and time-management skills
• Strong understanding of recruitment compliance, governance, and process adherence
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using enterprise applicant tracking systems and candidate relationship management tools
• Familiarity with modern recruitment technologies such as AI-enabled sourcing, automation tools, and candidate engagement platforms
• Experience recruiting for contract-focused, compliance-driven, or regulated environments

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Ideal Candidate Profile

• A seasoned recruiter with strong business acumen and the ability to influence across teams
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build trust with candidates and stakeholders at all levels
• Highly analytical, adaptable, and solution-oriented
• Comfortable managing competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail and quality