Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Talent Acquisition team is hiring a candidate experience specialist to ensure that faculty leadership and senior executive candidates have an outstanding experience throughout the recruitment process. The incumbent will be required on-site for the first year. This will then shift to a hybrid position with the expectation of being present at candidate interviews as needed.

• Candidate Experience: Create an exceptional and welcoming experience for candidates, ensuring they feel valued and respected. Address concerns promptly to maintain a positive candidate experience throughout the process.
• Personalized Content: Produce curated and customized content for each candidate based on their interests, while also considering family needs and spousal employment support when appropriate.
• Client Relationship Management for Faculty Leadership Candidates: Work closely with institutional and Talent Acquisition leadership to understand the unique requirements for faculty leadership searches. Proactively identify potential challenges, keep process documents current, implement improvements as needed, and create customized materials to support these searches.
• Interview Planning and Logistics for Faculty Leadership Candidates: Schedule interviews, arrange travel, accommodations, and transportation, coordinate seminars, and city tours, and ensure candidates are well prepared for their interviews. Provide support for senior executive searches as needed.
• Confidentiality and Discretion: Handle sensitive information related to candidates with the utmost confidentiality.
• Continuous Improvement: Gather feedback from candidates and internal stakeholders to enhance the recruitment process.
• Stay Updated: Keep abreast of industry trends, best practices, and innovations relevant to candidate experience enhancement in recruitment.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

• 2+ years of work experience in a related job discipline

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Exquisite attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Cultural sensitivity and humility
• Prior experience in high-touch recruitment, concierge services, or executive search
• Flexibility to adjust to changing needs and schedules
• Professionalism as a representative of the organization

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At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s. 

 Cincinnati Children's is: 

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

 We Embrace Innovation—Together.  We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us. 

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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability