Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Defining Possible In this role, you will:

• Build and manage strategic relationships with target universities and student organizations aligned to our business needs
• Establish and maintain long-term university partnerships, including faculty, career service, and student organizations
• Develop and execute campus recruiting strategies to build a sustainable early career talent pipeline (i.e. engineering disciplines and emerging technologies)
• Maintaining a “keep warm” strategy for our candidates across the academic cycles
• Screen, assess and present qualified early career candidates aligned to defined hiring profiles
• Partner with hiring managers to refine candidate criteria and selection strategies
• Act as strategic advisor to hiring managers and early career talent market trends and campus strategy
• Lead planning and execution of campus events, networking sessions, and student engagement initiatives
• Promote company culture, values, and mission alignment to strengthen brand presence
• Ensure seamless, high quality candidate experience through effective communication and process transparency
• Use data insights to inform campus strategy aligned to business sustainability and affordability posture
• Ensure adherence to recruiting policies, university guidelines, and compliance requirements
• Manage full life cycle recruitment for regional and site-specific early career and intern hiring requisitions
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Sector UR&R teams to participate in university partnerships
• Update candidate activity in the applicant tracking system (ATS) to ensure data integrity
• Develop and analyze UR&R metrics
• Develop and implement process improvements that drive operating excellence
• The successful candidates will have exposure to the college recruiting space and display the ability to consult with all levels of internal and external customers, including students and University partners, Hiring Managers, and various levels of leadership

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of experience in Talent Acquisition Recruiting / University Relations OR Bachelor’s Degree and 0 years of experience in Talent Acquisition Recruiting / University Relations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to obtain a U.S Government clearance
• Travel required up to 25%

• Must be based in Oklahoma City, OK or within a reasonable commuting distance
  
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ownership of full-cycle recruiting through offer accept
• Proficiency in Workday and Eightfold
• Previous TA experience in Corp recruiting environment
• TA experience within the internship and early career arena

With almost four decades of experience as a proven industry leader, Acro continues to be consistently recognized among the Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in the United States. As an international professional services firm with deep expertise in consulting and staff augmentation offering a variety of solutions including MSP, VMS, RPO, HRO (and more), Acro operates across North America, Europe, and Asia from over 30 locations. Acro’s client portfolio includes some of the most well-known names in business and provides services across all verticals including technology, aerospace, energy, automotive, government, and manufacturing. To learn more, please visit

Company Description

With almost four decades of experience as a proven industry leader, Acro continues to be consistently recognized among the Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in the United States. As an international professional services firm with deep expertise in consulting and staff augmentation offering a variety of solutions including MSP, VMS, RPO, HRO (and more), Acro operates across North America, Europe, and Asia from over 30 locations. Acro’s client portfolio includes some of the most well-known names in business and provides services across all verticals including technology, aerospace, energy, automotive, government, and manufacturing. To learn more, please visit