Director Talent Acquisition

Oversees strategic talent acquisition and workforce planning to help UTA secure the skills needed for agency growth and success.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic talent acquisition and staffing projections to manage the full lifecycle recruiting process, including candidate sourcing, hiring practices, pre-employment assessments, and compliance.
• Lead a team to drive hiring initiatives and execute staffing plan strategies.
• Create and manage a talent acquisition performance measurement system focused on operational excellence, hiring manager satisfaction, and candidate experience.
• Evaluate talent acquisition performance and strengthen team capability through development and engagement.
• 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 plan for short- and long-term talent needs.
• Ensure candidates align with UTA culture and values.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management or related field.
• Experience: Seven years demonstrated excellence designing strategic talent acquisition solutions; includes strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, with two years supervising teams.
• Experience building 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.
• Understanding of recruiting and onboarding best practices.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations related to employment matters.
• Provides strategic thought leadership and builds strong relationships across levels; collaborates organization-wide and influences without direct authority.
• Uses recruitment metrics and analysis to improve full-cycle recruitment and hiring processes, enhance quality of diverse talent, and execute creative recruiting strategies across workforce planning to onboarding for different business functions.
• Must maintain a valid Utah’s driver’s license with no more than four moving violations within the past three years; or, if a non-driver, must be able to travel efficiently by other means to and from varied locations 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.

Drug-Free Workplace / Testing

• UTA is a drug-free workplace subject to federal drug and alcohol testing regulations under 49 CFR Part 40, 655, and 219.
• Employment offers are contingent upon a successful pre-employment drug test.
• If a pre-employment test is non-negative, employment may be rejected.
• Employees may be tested based on reasonable suspicion and after accidents.
• Safety sensitive employees are subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Education / Training

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

Compensation

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

Benefits

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

UTA Competencies

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

Skills / Abilities

• Leads with humility, seeks and values feedback, listens for understanding, and focuses on organizational and team success.
• Approaches work with courage, takes calculated risks, challenges the status quo, and aims to improve UTA.
• Curious and solution-oriented, with proven focus on operational excellence and innovation.
• Provides strategic thought leadership and influences without direct authority.
• Uses recruitment metrics and analysis to improve full-cycle recruiting and hiring processes and support diverse talent outcomes from workforce planning to onboarding.