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About the Role

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is seeking an experienced professional to lead its Talent Acquisition team. This role involves managing the recruiting team, partnering with internal stakeholders, and setting and implementing the agency's recruiting strategy. The team fills over 1,000 positions annually across various functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct oversight, training, feedback, guidance, and professional development to a team of 7-10 Recruiters.
• Meet with department leadership to understand short- and long-term hiring needs for all levels of positions.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies for internal mobility and external talent acquisition.
• Create and manage sourcing strategies to build pipelines and engage potential candidates.
• Champion diversity and inclusion recruitment initiatives, developing strategies to attract and hire diverse talent.
• Identify trends and opportunities to improve the recruiting process and team productivity.
• Lead marketing and strategy initiatives to promote the agency as a public-sector employer.
• Establish and monitor standards for a world-class candidate experience.
• Collaborate with HR stakeholders on recruitment impediments.
• Ensure recruiting aligns with fair and equitable hiring and promotion practices.
• Oversee compensation practices and ensure compliance with policies and union contracts.
• Provide reporting and updates to HR leadership on Talent Acquisition functions.
• Serve as a recruiter for high-level recruitments as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in corporate talent acquisition and recruitment.
• 3+ years managing a high-volume recruitment team.
• Previous experience in a unionized environment is highly desired.
• Demonstrated experience in developing talent acquisition strategies including sourcing and building pipelines of candidates.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and utilize data to manage work and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrated experience leading others, preferably in a Talent Acquisition function.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to deliver effective presentations and develop high-quality written communications.
• Able to quickly establish credibility at the senior management level.
• Superior project management skills, able to plan and execute independently.
• Ability to identify issues, track and follow-up, and collaborate with others to achieve resolution.
• Willingness to move between day-to-day and strategy work.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information appropriately, exercise discretion, and remain sensitive to individual situations.
• Experience with various recruiting technologies and platforms.
• Previous experience working in a public sector and/or unionized environment is highly preferred.

Skills

• Talent Acquisition
• Recruitment
• Team Management
• Sourcing Strategies
• Pipeline Building
• Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment
• Marketing and Social Media Collaboration
• Candidate Experience Management
• HR Collaboration
• Compensation Practices
• Project Management
• Data Utilization
• Communication Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Written Communication
• Recruiting Technologies

Location

• New York
• New Jersey

Work Type

• Hybrid (maximum one day remote per week)
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Manager
• 5-7 years in corporate talent acquisition and recruitment
• 3+ years managing a high-volume recruitment team

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $119,678 - $191,490

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Professional environment that supports development and recognizes achievement
• Career development opportunities

About the Company

• The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a public sector entity.
• The agency fills over 1,000 positions annually with internal and external talent.
• The Talent Acquisition team focuses on operations and maintenance, technical and corporate roles, executive positions, and campus recruitment.