Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Centers For Independence
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Milwaukee, WI

Job Purpose :  The Talent Acquisition Business Partner serves as a strategic and relationship-driven partner to organizational leaders, is responsible for developing and executing recruitment strategies that address both immediate hiring needs and long-term workforce planning. This role supports the full spectrum of talent acquisition, managing searches across high-volume, entry-level roles through executive leadership positions. The Talent Acquisition Business Partner ensures the organization attracts, engages, and hires top talent aligned with its mission and operational goals.

Essential Job Functions: (Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.)

• Manage high-volume recruitment efforts while maintaining strong candidate experience. 
• Partner with hiring managers and department leaders to understand workforce needs, role requirements, and organizational goals. 
• Develop and implement full-cycle recruitment strategies, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation.
• Lead recruitment for specialized and executive-level roles, including developing targeted sourcing strategies.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions. 
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure workforce needs are being met through ongoing discussions, weekly meetings.
• Leverage applicant tracking systems to ensure accurate data is captured and utilize recruitment metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Promote the organization's employer brand, attend career fairs and networking opportunities in the community to build candidates pipeline. 
• Collaborate with HR business partners on onboarding, workforce planning, and retention strategies.

Qualifications

Required Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure and Credentials: (Where appropriate, education and/or experience may be substituted)

Minimum Required Educatio n: Bachelors degree in human resources, business administration, or related field, or an Associates Degree with equivalent experience

Minimum Required Experienc e: Three years of experience with a Bachelors degree, or five years of experience with an Associates Degree

Preferred License/Certification/Registration : SHRM-TA Specialty Credential, AIRS Recruiter Certification, or Certified People Sourcing Professional (CPSP)

Travel Type: Up to 25%

Knowledge - Skills - Abilities: 

• Proven experience recruiting across multiple levels, including high volume entry-level and executive roles.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and consultative skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics.

Physical Requirements, Visual Acuity, and Working Conditions:

Physical Requirements : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. 

Visual Acuity : The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal.

Working Conditions : The work environment can be busy and noisy in program areas and/or in the community settings. 

We Make it Easy

Founded in 1901, MRA is a nonprofit employer association that serves more than 4,000 employers, covering more than one million employees.

As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.

We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company, not an agency recruiter.