Title:  Talent Acquisition Sr Specialist

Job Description

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you will operate as a strategic individual contributor specializing in high-level and complex roles. You will leverage your expertise in sourcing, pipeline development, and client relationship management to attract top-tier talent. This senior talent partner role involves strategic influence, market intelligence, and delivering a seamless recruitment experience for higher-level positions. You will lead strategic recruitment processes to ensure the success of our seasonal ramp ups.

In addition, you will support and lead LOB-focused project work and new business growth mobilizations that aligns with broader fiscal year strategies, partnering cross-functionally to drive initiatives that enhance workforce planning, talent forecasting, and operational excellence across key business areas.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, developing tailored recruiting strategies for complex and high-impact roles. Provide market insights and guidance to influence hiring decisions.
• Utilize advanced sourcing techniques and deep market knowledge to build and maintain a pipeline of high-caliber candidates for critical roles. Proactively engage with passive candidates and build relationships to anticipate future hiring needs.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior executives and hiring managers. Act as a strategic consultant, advising on talent strategies, market trends, and best practices to ensure successful recruitment outcomes.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience by acting as a brand ambassador and conveying the organization’s values and culture. Guide candidates through a transparent and engaging recruitment process for senior-level roles.
• Leverage industry insights, competitor analysis, and market data to inform talent acquisition strategies. Provide strategic planning and recommendations to meet evolving business needs.
• Lead and align team members on strategic recruitment processes to ensure the success of our ramp up both internally and externally, without direct supervisory authority.
• Drive collaboration across hourly, salaried, contingent and operations teams
• Ad hoc reporting and data validation
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment strategies for historically hard-to-fill roles, leveraging data-driven insights and innovative sourcing techniques to attract specialized talent.
• Conduct market and competitor mapping to identify emerging talent pools, benchmark compensation trends, and inform strategic hiring decisions across key business units.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines aligned with long-term workforce planning, ensuring readiness for critical roles and minimizing time-to-fill for high-impact positions.

Qualifications

You are a seasoned recruiting professional with extensive experience in sourcing and hiring for high-level and complex roles. You thrive in a strategic, consultative role, providing market intelligence and strategic guidance to senior leadership. You are an expert in advanced sourcing techniques, with a network of high-caliber candidates and the ability to engage passive talent effectively. You have a proven track record in building strong relationships with executives and influencing hiring strategies at the highest levels.

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of experience in recruiting for exempt-level roles, with a focus on senior-level or specialized positions.
• Demonstrated expertise in sourcing and pipeline development for complex roles.
• Proven track record in client relationship management and strategic partnering with senior leadership.
• Strong business acumen and market intelligence, with the ability to influence strategic hiring decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all organizational levels.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and CRM tools; proficiency in SAP SuccessFactors is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead teams through influence rather than direct management.

Education

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.