Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Overview

As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner, your days will be full, fast-paced and challenging. You will meet with candidates, consult with business partners, network within the industry, and strategize ongoing improvements and new ideas to help us meet our operational goals. You will live our brand by questioning authority, taking educated risks, and thinking like an owner. You will leverage your strengths in relationship building regularly, partnering with colleagues across all levels and departments of the organization (Property Management, Organization and Talent Development, Facilities, Investments, etc.) with the shared goal of maximizing the potential of employee and asset performance in your region.

Under the general supervision of the VP of HR Transformation the Talent Acquisition Business Partner is responsible for the overall sourcing, recruitment, and placement of candidates for market and corporate positions to meet current and future staffing needs. The Talent Acquisition Business Partner will develop and use a variety of proven recruiting strategies to fill job openings in a timely manner and ensure strategic, creative, cost-effective candidate sourcing while managing the candidate experience by modeling the Equity Residential brand. Primary job functions include, but are not limited to, building and maintaining a diverse candidate pipeline through sourcing and outreach; screening, interviewing, and hiring candidates; developing and maintaining a college / university / trade school recruiting strategy; drive our diversity talent strategy within their assigned market; presenting a diverse slate of talent to our hiring team; analyzing compensation trends and making salary recommendations for all new hires and promotions; coaching and training hiring managers on interviewing and hiring decisions; and analyzing results of recruiting strategies and employment turnover.

Please note : Our current onsite work schedule requires attendance from Monday through Thursday each week, with remote work permitted on Fridays.

WHO YOU ARE

• A Strong Communicator. Your writing and speaking skills are clear and effective, helping you connect well with others.
• A People Person. Building professional and high quality relationships comes naturally to you, and in turn helps you to position Equity as an employer of choice and attract the right talent to meet our operational goals.
• Strategic. You harness your understanding of Equity’s competitive position, goals and initiatives to develop both short and long-term strategy.
• Intellectually Curious. You never stop at “I don’t know;” you crave ongoing education and growth, and you immerse yourself in your craft, your industry and your market until you are established as a subject matter expert.
• Decisive and Trustworthy. Your strong business acumen and good judgment allow you to seize opportunities and make sound business decisions.
• Analytical and Creative. You like thinking outside the box to come up with smart solutions to new challenges, and you embrace the opportunity to live in the gray.
• A Team Player. You are united with teammates in delivering the best experience to candidates, employees, internal customers and business partners.
• Motivated. You invest extra energy to reach your goals.
• Action-Oriented. You always take initiative, never sitting idle. You follow through on commitments, letting employees and business partners know that they matter.
• Organized. You are flexible and able to juggle a busy calendar, changing priorities, and personal interactions with teammates and employees smoothly.
• Caring. You put yourself in others’ shoes and strive for positive outcomes.
• Energetic and Positive. You are an outgoing, gregarious brand ambassador who motivates and excites others to elevate their performance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Sourcing & Recruiting Strategy – 50%

Maintain Equity’s Brand & Culture – 25%

Strategic & Leadership Contributions – 25%

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :

Salary : $94,000 – $115,000 per year; in addition to base salary, a discretionary annual 13% bonus is provided.

The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, and qualifications.

Highlights of the wellbeing benefits for Full-time employees include :

Learn more about our Total Wellbeing program here.

Equity Residential is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, sexual / gender identity, age, disability, pregnancy, national origin, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Equity Residential is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. Equity Residential has a smoke-free workplace environment.

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