Talent Acquisition Partner

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University of Massachusetts Global is a private, nonprofit affiliate of the University of Massachusetts, created to help working adults change their lives through flexible, high-quality education built for real life. Regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and recognized by U.S. News & World Report among the Best Online Programs for 13 consecutive years (2013-2025), the university has a long track record of online innovation. Students across 49 states and internationally can upskill, reskill, and move forward without putting life on hold through technology-enabled, real-world learning. With 55+fully online, career-focused programs designed around the realities of work, family, and constant change, we remain ever-focused on developing future-ready learners who can thrive in a rapidly shifting world. This position is open to candidates who currently reside in one of the following approved states from which the role may be performed remotely: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin. Employees must be available for collaboration during core hours from 10am to 3pm (PST). The Talent Acquisition Partner serves as the primary recruiter of the full-cycle recruiting function at UMass Global. This role oversees hiring, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience. The TA Partner acts as a partner to hiring managers and internal stakeholders. The position serves as the functional subject matter expert for Workday Recruiting administration and configuration, with responsibility for optimization, maintaining data integrity, and supporting AI-enabled recruiting operations. TYPE OF SUPERVISION: Receive direction from the Associate Vice Chancellor, People Operations . General Direction - POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Percentage Talent Acquisition 6 0 % Oversee and completely own the end-to-end recruiting function for UMass Global, including requisition intake, job posting oversight, sourcing strategy, applicant review, screening, interview coordination, offer development, and candidate experience management. Serve as the primary recruiter, managing a requisition load average of 20-25 positions. Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers, reviewing role requirements, timelines, and candidate evaluation practices. Review applications and screen candidates to assess qualifications, experience, and alignment with position requirements; present qualified candidates and recommendations to hiring managers. Recommend new hire offer amounts within hiring range using established guidelines; seek approval for offers and communicate the University's compensation and benefits package to candidates. Manage and improve candidate experience throughout the full hiring lifecycle, maintaining clear communication and a high standard of responsiveness and professionalism. Communicate and report recruiting data to relevant stakeholders, including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline conversion, offer acceptance rate, and diversity-related metrics. Utilize professional social media platforms, including LinkedIn, to proactively source candidates, build talent pipelines, and promote job opportunities and the UMass Global employer brand. Partner with University Marketing to plan and coordinate recruiting-related content on institutional social media channels (e.g., Facebook, Instagram), ensuring consistent messaging and appropriate branding for open positions and hiring campaigns. Manage job posting platform partnerships and oversee external employment agency relationships. Administer pre-employment onboarding activities including background check initiation and orientation coordination with HR Operations to close out the hiring process. Leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools and platforms to improve sourcing efficiency, screening workflows, scheduling coordination, candidate communications, and recruiting analytics, while monitoring outcomes for quality, consistency, and compliance. Partner closely with the Faculty Approvals Office to ensure recruiting workflows align with credentialing, approvals, and faculty hiring requirements. Workday Recruiting Administration 30 % Serve as the functional administrator for Workday Recruiting and maintain a strong working knowledge of Workday configuration to independently support routine updates, business process improvements, testing, and system optimization. Own recruiting-related data, transactions, business processes, templates, and system workflows in Workday ; analyze current processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency, compliance, and user experience. C oordinate updates to Workday Recruiting configuration, templates , notifications, and relate

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