TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER Location: Irvine, CA Work Structure: Hybrid — 4 days per week in office, 1 day remote WHO WE ARE Our client is a growing portfolio of highly successful consumer lifestyle brands known for high-quality products, authentic storytelling, and strong connections with their respective consumer communities. The organization operates across multiple brands within the consumer products and lifestyle space and has built a culture centered around integrity, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and excellence. As the portfolio continues to grow, the team is seeking a talented and passionate Talent Acquisition Partner who enjoys working in a fast-paced, brand-driven environment and wants to play an influential role in how the organization attracts and hires talent. ABOUT THE ROLE The Talent Acquisition Partner will own full life cycle recruiting across a portfolio of consumer brands. This is an individual contributor role , not a people management position. The Talent Acquisition Partner will typically manage approximately 15–20 open requisitions at a time while serving as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and functional leaders. This role goes well beyond requisition management. The ideal candidate will help shape role strategy, scope, leveling, market positioning, and interview processes before sourcing begins while delivering a highly polished candidate and stakeholder experience throughout the search. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Own full life cycle recruiting, including intake, sourcing strategy, candidate experience, interview process management, offer negotiation, and close, across approximately 15–20 concurrent requisitions. - Act as a strategic talent advisor to hiring managers and business leaders, helping shape job scope, leveling, market positioning, and interview process design. - Deliver a high-touch candidate experience across all searches while managing competing stakeholder expectations with discretion and professionalism. - Leverage market intelligence, talent insights, and recruiting data — including time-to-fill, pipeline health, offer acceptance, and source effectiveness — to drive smarter and faster hiring decisions. - Maintain accurate and current requisition, candidate, and recruiting activity reporting. - Build and maintain networks of passive talent and industry relationships for hard-to-fill and specialized searches. - Partner closely with Talent Acquisition and Human Resources on offer strategy, leveling consistency, and internal equity. - Contribute to strategic and stretch initiatives such  as employer branding, sourcing strategy, recruiting analytics, and interview process design as the role evolves. REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field. - 5+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience, including experience recruiting across cross-functional or specialized roles. - Demonstrated success operating as a strategic partner to hiring managers rather than solely as a requisition processor. - Proven ability to manage a high-touch requisition load of 10+ concurrent roles without sacrificing candidate experience. - Strong command of recruiting and hiring data with the ability to translate metrics into actionable recommendations for leadership. - Experience within consumer products, apparel, retail, lifestyle, or another fast-paced, brand-driven environment strongly preferred. - Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, communication, and influencing skills across all levels of an organization. - Proficiency with an applicant tracking system and standard productivity tools. - Self-directed and comfortable operating with ambiguity within a growing, multi-brand organization. - Curious and proactive about AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies, with the judgment to leverage them appropriately to improve productivity, insights, and recruiting processes. LOCATION & OFFICE STRUCTURE This position is based in Irvine, California and follows a hybrid schedule requiring four days per week in the office , with the opportunity to work remotely one day per week. TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER Location: Irvine, CA Work Structure: Hybrid — 4 days per week in office, 1 day remote WHO WE ARE Our client is a growing portfolio of highly successful consumer lifestyle brands known for high-quality products, authentic storytelling, and strong connections with their respective consumer communities. The organization operates across multiple brands within the consumer products and lifestyle space and has built a culture centered around integrity, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and excellence. As the portfolio continues to grow, the team is seeking a talented and passionate Talent Acquisition Partner who enjoys working in a fast-paced, brand-driven environment and wants to play an influential role in how the organization attracts and hires talent. ABOUT THE ROLE The Talent Acquisition Partner will own full life cycle recruiting across a portfolio of consumer brands. This is an individual contributor role , not a people management position. The Talent Acquisition Partner will typically manage approximately 15–20 open requisitions at a time while serving as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and functional leaders. This role goes well beyond requisition management. The ideal candidate will help shape role strategy, scope, leveling, market positioning, and interview processes before sourcing begins while delivering a highly polished candidate and stakeholder experience throughout the search. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Own full life cycle recruiting, including intake, sourcing strategy, candidate experience, interview process management, offer negotiation, and close, across approximately 15–20 concurrent requisitions. - Act as a strategic talent advisor to hiring managers and business leaders, helping shape job scope, leveling, market positioning, and interview process design. - Deliver a high-touch candidate experience across all searches while managing competing stakeholder expectations with discretion and professionalism. - Leverage market intelligence, talent insights, and recruiting data — including time-to-fill, pipeline health, offer acceptance, and source effectiveness — to drive smarter and faster hiring decisions. - Maintain accurate and current requisition, candidate, and recruiting activity reporting. - Build and maintain networks of passive talent and industry relationships for hard-to-fill and specialized searches. - Partner closely with Talent Acquisition and Human Resources on offer strategy, leveling consistency, and internal equity. - Contribute to strategic and stretch initiatives such  as employer branding, sourcing strategy, recruiting analytics, and interview process design as the role evolves. REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field. - 5+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience, including experience recruiting across cross-functional or specialized roles. - Demonstrated success operating as a strategic partner to hiring managers rather than solely as a requisition processor. - Proven ability to manage a high-touch requisition load of 10+ concurrent roles without sacrificing candidate experience. - Strong command of recruiting and hiring data with the ability to translate metrics into actionable recommendations for leadership. - Experience within consumer products, apparel, retail, lifestyle, or another fast-paced, brand-driven environment strongly preferred. - Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, communication, and influencing skills across all levels of an organization. - Proficiency with an applicant tracking system and standard productivity tools. - Self-directed and comfortable operating with ambiguity within a growing, multi-brand organization. - Curious and proactive about AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies, with the judgment to leverage them appropriately to improve productivity, insights, and recruiting processes. LOCATION & OFFICE STRUCTURE This position is based in Irvine, California and follows a hybrid schedule requiring four days per week in the office , with the opportunity to work remotely one day per week.

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