Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner – Engineering
General Motors
Talent Acquisition Lead
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with data center business growth objectives and expansion timelines
- Partner with senior leadership to forecast hiring needs and build workforce planning models that support short and long-term business projections
- Analyze market conditions, competitor landscapes, and talent availability to inform strategic hiring decisions
- Create scalable recruitment processes and systems to support rapid organizational growth
- Lead recruitment efforts for critical data center roles
- Build and maintain extensive networks within the data center industry ecosystem
- Develop specialized sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill technical positions
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing recruitment team focused on data center talent
- Establish recruitment metrics, KPIs, and performance standards that drive business results
- Provide training and development opportunities to enhance team capabilities in data center recruitment
- Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Implement cutting-edge recruitment technologies and tools to enhance efficiency and candidate experience
- Design and optimize recruitment workflows that can scale with business growth
- Leverage data analytics to improve recruitment outcomes and reduce time-to-hire
- Establish talent pipeline management systems and maintain proactive candidate pools
- Serve as primary point of contact between hiring managers and the recruitment team
- Provide regular reporting and insights on recruitment progress, market conditions, and talent availability
- Collaborate with marketing and employer branding teams to enhance company visibility in the data center talent market
- Build relationships with external partners including staffing agencies, universities, and professional organizations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- 7+ years of recruitment experience, data center or critical infrastructure experience is preferred
- Proven track record of building and scaling recruitment operations in high-growth environments
- Deep understanding of data center operations, technologies, and the competitive talent landscape
- Experience leading recruitment teams and managing complex, multi-location hiring initiatives
- Strong analytical skills with ability to leverage data for strategic decision-making
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
- Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
- Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
talent acquisition strategyworkforce planning modelsrecruitment processessourcing strategiesrecruitment metricsdata analyticstalent pipeline managementrecruitment workflowscandidate experiencerecruitment operations
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationstakeholder managementanalytical skillscollaborationinnovationcontinuous improvementrelationship buildingtraining and development
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Human ResourcesBachelor's degree in Business Administration
