Entry-Level Talent Acquisition Business Partner

🚀 Join KEYENCE as an Entry-Level Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Location: KEYENCE U.S. Headquarters – Itasca, IL

Total Compensation (Base + Bonus): $85,555

As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in building Keyence’s future workforce. You’ll partner with hiring managers, executives, and HR leaders to attract, assess, and hire top talent nationwide. This role blends hands‑on recruiting, strategic planning, campus engagement, and process improvement to deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

• Lead local and national recruiting initiatives using traditional and innovative sourcing strategies.


• Partner strategically with hiring managers, executives, HRBPs, and external recruiting partners.


• Design role-specific sourcing strategies to attract top active and passive talent across sales and non-sales roles.


• Manage full-cycle recruiting for salaried and hourly positions, leveraging technology to streamline processes.


• Own campus recruiting efforts, including career fairs, on-campus interviews, classroom engagement, and university partnerships.


• Advise hiring leaders on talent market insights, candidate evaluations, and hiring recommendations.


• Lead cross-functional recruiting projects, applying strong project and change management practices.


• Drive adoption of new recruiting processes, policies, and systems through effective change management.


• Enhance the candidate experience through efficient, engaging, and conversion-focused hiring processes.


• Support talent marketing initiatives, including social media campaigns and EVP deployment through the ATS.


• Adapt quickly to changing priorities, new initiatives, and evolving business needs.


• Perform additional duties as needed to support enterprise-wide talent acquisition goals.

🎓 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.


• A Real ID or Passport for travel


• Ability to travel during campus recruitment seasons (nationwide travel by plane) mostly during the business week but may include outside standard working hours/workdays.


• Experience working with applicant tracking systems, particularly SuccessFactors, is a plus.

💼 What We Offer

• Base Salary: $66,370


• Bonus Target: $19,185 annually (performance-based), paid quarterly


• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401K match, ~4 weeks PTO in first full year


• Career Growth: Promote-from-within culture with base and bonus increases

🌍 Why KEYENCE?

• Recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies


• A global leader in factory automation and quality assurance solutions


• Operating profit of over 40% for 25 consecutive years


• A culture that invests in your success from day one

KEYENCE is an at-will, Equal Opportunity Employer.