Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant

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Job description

Overview:
The Brand that Gets You to What's Next

Express is the vibrant, confident lifestyle brand for ambitious people, providing the latest fashion for style-obsessed men and women since 1980. Our mission is to provide inspiration and confidence through fashion to help people get to what's next in their day, and their lives. With more than 600 retail and outlet stores throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Latin America, and a best-in-class online/mobile shopping experience at (url removed), Express brings city-inspired style to customers across the globe.

A Workplace To Match

We think you'll like it here.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, generous associate discount, and casual work environment. Working at Express is much more than the 9 to 5. It is an opportunity to connect and engage with some of the smartest individuals in the fashion business doing work they are passionate about. This is the Express Life and we're always looking for talented leaders at all levels to join our team; if this sounds like you, we'd love to chat!

Responsibilities:
Job Summary

The Talent Acquisition Consultant is focused on sourcing and interviewing a high caliber, diverse slate of candidates for our home office and/or retail management teams.

Primary Responsibilities

Manages the recruiting process for assigned positions from requisition to offer stage, including but not limited to: post positions, conduct Partnership Strategy Meetings with hiring manager, creatively source passive candidates and screen/review those who apply, schedule interviews, gather interview feedback, follow up with candidates, initiate verifications and references and pre-close offers.

Develops a strategic sourcing strategy for each open role to find the best candidate by understanding the business, functional dynamics, and realities of the open position to find best fit candidates.

Partners with their client group to determine needs for developing a pipeline of candidates for specific positions.

Utilizes a variety of tools and techniques (including social media) to network and connect with candidates. Utilizes and maintains iCims to manage candidates and create accurate reporting updates.

Responsible for creating a positive candidate experience for every candidate, passive or active. Represents the Express brand in an authentic way with candidates using strong communication skills and follow up. Ensures every candidate feels respected and valued throughout the hiring process.

Builds strong relationships and trust - with candidates, talent acquisition team, hiring managers, functional leaders, and HR partners. Provides regular communication on progress of roles to business and HR, is main point of contact for candidate throughout recruiting process and follows up and follows through on commitments.

Continuously improve the selection process and hiring decisions that reflect the business needs.

Participates on special projects as assigned.

Other essential tasks that are not listed may be requested by your supervisor.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience.

2+ years of talent acquisition experience.

Proven ability to build strong relationships with candidates, internal teams and cross functional partners.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Experience developing sourcing /recruiting strategies that continually feed the candidate pipeline based on market availability and existing internal candidate pool.

Desired Qualifications

Retail Industry Experience/Retail Environment.

Experience with iCIMS platform and multiple social media platforms a plus