Talent Acquisition Partner (CEMI)

The Opportunity

As a Talent Acquisition Partner (CEMI), you will serve as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, partnering with leaders across the university to attract, engage, and hire exceptional talent. In this highly collaborative role, you will develop and execute recruitment strategies, build competitive applicant pools, and guide hiring managers and search committees through every stage of the hiring process. Your expertise will help ensure a consistent, efficient, and equitable hiring process while delivering an exceptional experience for both candidates and hiring partners.

Beyond managing searches, you will help shape the university's recruitment practices by identifying process improvements, developing training and resources, leveraging data to evaluate recruiting effectiveness, and ensuring compliance with university policies and employment regulations. If you enjoy building relationships, solving complex hiring challenges, and driving continuous improvement, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the university.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with hiring managers to develop and execute strategic recruitment plans that attract highly qualified talent.
• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and recommending candidates for advancement.
• Consult with hiring managers and search committees throughout the hiring process, providing guidance on recruitment strategies, best practices, and equitable hiring.
• Build and maintain competitive talent pipelines using proactive sourcing strategies and market insights.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and local HR partners to develop competitive employment offers and successfully close candidates.
• Ensure compliance with university policies, employment laws, and recruitment best practices while maintaining accurate recruitment documentation.
• Design, develop, and deliver recruitment training, tools, and resources that promote consistent hiring practices across the university.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and trends to evaluate effectiveness, identify opportunities for improvement, and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance recruitment processes, the candidate experience, and hiring outcomes.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week), two-year term endowed position that is based in Ithaca, NY, with the possibility of extension. This position is fully remote. However, this remote work arrangement is subject to change at any time. Typical work hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday.

About the Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI)

The Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) is a multi-year program designed to improve the experience of students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, patients, and partners by unifying and enhancing administrative systems and processes across all Cornell University locations. Its name CEMI is said as “See Me” because the focus is on you: the people who use Cornell’s systems and data to accomplish your goals.

About the Office of Talent Attraction and Recruitment

The Talent Attraction and Recruitment Team plays a vital role in advancing Cornell’s founding principle of being a place where “any person can find instruction in any study.” Guided by this spirit of inclusion, access, and possibility, we partner with colleges and units across the university to attract exceptional talent that strengthens our academic, research, and operational excellence.

As part of Cornell’s Division of Human Resources and aligned with our vision to be renowned for the way we value people, our team is dedicated to creating a recruitment experience that is welcoming, transparent, and supportive for both candidates and hiring partners.

What We Need

We are seeking a collaborative team member who contributes to a positive, team-oriented environment, is adaptable and willing to take on additional projects to support the team, and brings experience recruiting across a diverse range of position types. Additionally, you will have: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration or similar with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience using a consultative approach to partner with hiring authorities to develop recruitment strategies and timelines
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, prescreening, candidate screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and hiring
• Excellent relationship-building and influenc