The Strategic Talent Advisor (STA) is a consultative talent partner within our global Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence (COE). This role moves beyond traditional full-cycle recruiting to deliver strategic workforce advisory, proactive talent planning, and data-informed guidance to business leaders.

Operating within a COE model, the Strategic Talent Advisor partners closely with:

• Dedicated Sourcing Teams who build and manage talent pipelines

• Global TA Coordinators who execute offer, pre-employment, and onboarding activities

• Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to align hiring strategies with business priorities

• The STA is accountable for owning the hiring strategy, stakeholder partnership, and decision quality, while leveraging COE resources to execute efficiently at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and business leaders, aligning talent strategies to business goals, workforce plans, and market realities

• Lead structured intake and recalibration conversations to validate role requirements, hiring assumptions, and success profiles

• Provide ongoing guidance on market trends, talent availability, compensation considerations, and hiring risks

Hiring Strategy Ownership

• Develop and own end-to-end hiring strategies, including role prioritization, target profiles, and pipeline approach

• Translate business needs into clear sourcing direction for dedicated sourcing partners

• Continuously assess pipeline health, funnel movement, and time-in-stage trends to proactively adjust strategy

Data-Driven Advisory

• Leverage dashboards, talent insights, and hiring data to inform recommendations and drive timely decisions

• Present clear, actionable insights to stakeholders related to candidate quality, hiring velocity, and search challenges

Candidate & Hiring Manager Experience

• Ensure a high-touch, white-glove experience for candidates and hiring managers throughout the process

• Act as the primary point of accountability for candidate progress, feedback quality, and decision cadence

• Partner with Global TA Coordinators to ensure seamless offer execution, pre-employment activities, and onboarding

COE Collaboration & Enablement

• Work in close partnership with sourcing, coordination, and TA leadership teams to ensure consistency and scalability across regions

• Contribute to COE initiatives including process optimization, hiring manager enablement, and best-practice standardization

• Support continuous improvement efforts through feedback, experimentation, and adoption of TA technology and AI-enabled tools

The Strategic Talent Advisor owns the strategy, partnership, and outcomes, while leveraging COE partners for execution.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in high volume recruiting

• Demonstrated success partnering with senior stakeholders in a consultative capacity

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate hiring needs into strategic talent solutions

• Experience operating in a COE, shared services, or global TA model preferred

• Comfortable using data, dashboards, and market insights to influence decision-making

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

Success Measures

• Quality and clarity of hiring strategy and stakeholder alignment

• Time-to-fill and candidate quality outcomes driven by proactive planning

• Hiring manager satisfaction and trust-based partnerships

• Strong partnerships with sourcing and coordination COE resources

• Consistent delivery of a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience

• 100% compliance with utilizing our tools (CRM, ATS, Reporting, Insights etc)