Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Connexity, a Taboola company, is a data-driven retail performance marketing and commerce platform that helps online retailers acquire new customers and drive incremental sales at a cost that meets their ROI objectives. As the leading independent source of new customers and sales for retailers, we manage the complexities of new customer acquisition on behalf of thousands of retailers. Connexity technology connects merchants like Walmart, Wayfair and Macy's with high-intent shoppers across a vast and complex network of publishers, creators, search and marketplace channels. We joined forces with Taboola in 2021, own ShopYourLikes and Skimlinks, making us the largest, open-web performance platform in the Retail & eCommerce space, generating $5B of GMV/retail sales per year.

The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist is based in Los Angeles, reports to the Director, Global TA, and is responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment process for Connexity's U.S. hiring needs. This role partners closely with leadership and hiring managers across departments to support the company's TA strategy, ensure timely, high-quality hiring that aligns with business goals. The Senior TA Specialist leads sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer processes, while also contributing to the company's employer brand and candidate experience.

This position plays a key role in helping Connexity, and all our affiliated companies (Skimlinks, ShopYourLikes, Taboola) attract and retain top talent across both technical and non-technical functions, with a focus on building strong pipelines, improving process efficiency, and maintaining data accuracy in our ATS (Workable).

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Director, Global TA to recommend hiring strategies for Connexity, inclusive of advising on market conditions, compensation benchmarking and customized recruiting plans for departments or roles (as needed)
• Stay current with trends in talent acquisition and recommend improvements to tools, workflows, outreach methods and help drive adoption across hiring managers.
• Work closely with hiring managers to develop a deep understanding of their teams, define role requirements and skill needs, build job descriptions, support feedback calibration and closing candidates.
• Own and manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned roles, including sourcing, screening, scheduling, interviewing, and offer negotiation and acceptance.
• Set and monitor hiring goals (e.g., quarterly hiring targets, time-to-fill) in coordination with the Director, TA.
• Maintain accurate records in the ATS and identify/track/report on key recruiting metrics such as time-to-hire, source effectiveness, and candidate conversion rates.
• Drive creativity in sourcing candidates through various channels (LinkedIn, job boards, networks, referrals, etc.), with an emphasis on proactive pipeline building.
• Leverage AI tools, emerging technologies and creative sourcing methods to identify, engage and build pipelines with high-quality candidates, while continually exploring new approaches to improve recruiting efficiency and reach.
• Conduct structured interviews and coordinate interview stages with hiring teams, ensuring consistent and fair evaluation of all candidates.
• Maintain a positive candidate and hiring manager experience by ensuring timely and professional communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Partner with the broader HR team on cross-functional initiatives that support a fair and inclusive candidate and employee experience.