Director Talent Acquisition

In this onsite leadership role, you will ensure the organization has the talent and capabilities needed to support growth and long-term agency success. You will oversee strategic talent acquisition, staffing projections, and the full recruiting lifecycle while leading performance measurement, workforce planning, and succession management.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic talent acquisition and staffing projections to manage end-to-end recruiting, including candidate sourcing, hiring practices, pre-employment assessments, and related compliance.
• Lead a team to drive hiring initiatives, execute strategies, and deliver on staffing plans.
• Develop a talent acquisition performance measurement system focused on operational excellence, hiring manager satisfaction, and candidate experience.
• Evaluate talent acquisition performance and support team development and engagement through coaching and strengthening team capability.
• Partner with HRBPs and the Culture and Talent Development team to design and implement an integrated talent acquisition strategy, including succession management.
• Implement workforce planning with HRBPs and service units to identify and address short- and long-term talent needs.
• Support hiring alignment by ensuring candidates match UTA culture and values.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, or a related field.
• Seven years of demonstrated excellence designing strategic talent acquisition solutions, including building strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders; two years of that experience must include supervising teams.
• Experience developing strategic plans and yearly tactical work plans to support short-, mid-, and long-term hiring goals.
• Significant talent acquisition experience, including full-cycle recruiting and employer branding initiatives.
• Knowledge of recruiting and onboarding best practices.
• Strong understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations related to employment matters.
• Provides strategic thought leadership, builds relationships across the organization, collaborates effectively, and influences without direct authority.
• Uses recruiting metrics and analysis to improve full-cycle processes and quality of diverse talent by designing and executing creative recruiting strategies from workforce planning through onboarding for different business functions.
• To perform essential functions, must have a valid Utah driver’s license with no more than four moving violations in the past three years; if not a driver, must be able to travel efficiently by other means within UTA’s service area.
• No applicant may have more than one violation of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs within the last ten years.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, or related field.
• Experience: Seven years demonstrated excellence in strategic talent acquisition solutions, including strategic stakeholder partnerships; two years supervising teams. Experience creating strategic plans and yearly tactical work plans to support hiring goals. Significant full-cycle recruiting and employer branding experience.

Compensation and Location

• Location: Salt Lake City, UT (onsite)
• Salary: USD 117,700 per year
• Minimum experience: 7 years

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and short-term and long-term disability insurance, including Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts.
• Medical plan choice: Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans.
• HSA with company match for employees enrolled in the HDHP.
• Benefit coverage options include domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required).
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• Paid time off: 22 days accrued annually (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), increasing with tenure.
• 10 paid holidays plus two paid floating (2) holidays per year.
• Retirement options: Pension Plan with a 5-year vesting schedule and a 457 Contribution Plan with immediate contributions and company matching.
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education degrees (bachelor, master, or PHD), with course approval required prior to enrollment.
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement after 12 months of employment.
• Free transit passes for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
• Employee assistance program including counseling, legal services, and financial planning.
• UTA Well wellness program for employees and dependents.
• Free on-site fitness facilities and discounted memberships to VASA Fitness and EoS Fitness.
• Discounted cell phone plans with T-Mobile.
• Pet insurance plan options with coverage tailored to pet health and needs.

UTA Competencies

• Strategic Mindset
• Business Acumen
• Managerial Courage
• Change Management
• Communicates Effectively
• Decision Making
• Drives Results

Drug-Free Workplace / Testing

• Utah Transit Authority is a drug-free workplace subject to federal drug and alcohol testing regulations under 49 CFR Part 40, 655, and 219.
• All employment offers are contingent on a successful pre-employment drug test.
• If a pre-employment test returns a non-negative result, an application for employment may be rejected.
• All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident testing for drug and alcohol use.
• Safety-sensitive employees are subject to random testing for drug and alcohol use.

Education/Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, or related field.