Full Cycle Recruiter (Talent Acquisition)

Utah Transit Authority seeks a Full Cycle Recruiter (Talent Acquisition) to lead end-to-end recruiting and workforce planning for a growing workforce in Salt Lake City, onsite.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing and executing short- and long-range talent acquisition plans.
• Manage the full scope of activities to implement the organization-wide recruitment program as directed.
• Support strategic recruiting initiatives, leverage sourcing tactics, and contribute to workforce planning across the organization.
• Analyze staffing models, recruitment data, and sourcing strategies to assess recruiting effectiveness.
• Ensure all recruiting activities comply with applicable state and federal regulations and with UTA policies and procedures.
• Perform operational and administrative tasks related to transitioning candidates into new hires whose values align with UTA's culture and mission.

Requirements

• Three years of experience in Human Resources or recruitment with an emphasis on staffing; hands-on use of HRIS or related software; Workday preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, human resources, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Valid Utah driver's license with no more than four moving violations in the past three years; or, if non-driver, ability to travel efficiently within UTA's service area; lack of a driver's license does not preclude employment; no applicant may have more than one DUI/DWI in the last ten years.

Technologies

• Workday
• Microsoft 365

Benefits

• Medical plans including health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short- and long-term disability with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts; choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans; HSA with company match for HDHP; domestic partner coverage with eligibility affidavit.
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• 22 days of accrued paid time off annually (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), increasing with tenure.
• 10 paid holidays and two floating holidays per year.
• Pension Plan with a 5-year vesting schedule and a 457 Contribution Plan with company matching.
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education, eligible for any degree with pre-approval.
• 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 covering counseling, legal services, financial planning, and more.
• UTA Well wellness program to support health and wellness goals 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 options tailored to pet health and needs.

UTA Competencies

• Social Acumen: strong emotional intelligence, relationship building across levels, collaboration, conflict navigation, and openness to feedback.
• Develops Self & Others: commitment to personal and team growth through coaching, exposure, and stretch assignments.
• Ensures Fairness: fair resource distribution, inclusive decision-making, and transparency in decisions impacting others.
• Safety: acts as a Safety Ambassador, complies with requirements, and uses PPE as needed.
• Integrity: honesty, ethics, accountability, and taking responsibility for actions and mistakes.
• Belonging: fosters a culture where employees feel seen, heard, valued, and safe to be authentic.
• Teamwork: builds strong teams that leverage diverse skills and perspectives to achieve goals.
• Empowerment: equips employees with resources and motivation to solve problems and own their work.
• Accountability: ownership of actions, decisions, and performance.