Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Contractor)

What will I need to thrive in this role?

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Bachelor’s degree required

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Minimum of 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-paced or high-growth environment

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Deep understanding of recruiting best practices, tools, and sourcing strategies

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Proven ability to assess talent and match candidates to complex role requirements across diverse functions

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Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization

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Highly organized, with strong time management skills and attention to detail

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Strategic thinker with sound analytical judgment and decision-making ability

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Skilled in conducting interviews using a variety of techniques (behavioral, technical, structured, etc.)

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Adept at building and maintaining long-term relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and industry professionals

What does high performance look like?

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Proactively partners with hiring managers to drive alignment, urgency, and results—earning trust as a strategic advisor, not just a recruiter

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Consistently delivers high-quality candidates in a timely manner, with strong conversion rates from screen to hire

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Maintains clean, complete data in the ATS and leverages insights to optimize pipeline strategy and hiring outcomes

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Continuously raises the bar by improving processes, enhancing candidate experience, and helping hiring teams become better interviewers and decision-makers

What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?

First 30 Days

You’ll focus on getting deeply familiar with Pattern’s people, processes, and priorities. This includes onboarding to our culture, tools (like Lever), and hiring workflows. You’ll shadow interviews, learn how the orgs you are assigned to operate, and begin building relationships with your hiring managers and key partners. You’ll also review and open roles, hiring plans, and pipeline activity to get up to speed on current needs and begin recruiting for your roles independently.

By 60 Days

You’re fully embedded in the recruiting process and driving open searches independently. You’re building strong, trust-based partnerships with hiring managers, regularly sourcing and submitting candidates, and facilitating a smooth, structured interview process. You’ll begin contributing ideas to improve our recruiting operations—whether that’s updating scorecards, refining our outreach strategy, or streamlining how we engage candidates.

By 90 Days

You’re viewed as a trusted advisor and owner of all things talent across your client groups. You’re filling roles efficiently with great candidate and hiring manager experience, proactively advising on talent strategy, and helping shape how we scale tech and product hiring. You’re mentoring your coordinator, contributing to team-wide best practices, and actively identifying ways to optimize how we recruit at Pattern.

What is my potential for career growth?

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Potential consideration for future recruiting opportunities at Pattern based on business needs and performance

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Opportunity to expand leadership experience by managing a Talent Acquisition Coordinator

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Exposure to executive-level hiring strategy, managing a hiring vertical from the top to the bottom

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Opportunity to broaden expertise across multiple business functions

What is the team like?

You will be mentored by, and report into the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition and meet with them on a regular basis to discuss your performance. You will work on a team of other Senior Talent Acquisition Partners and manage your own Talent Acquisition Coordinator. You will also have exposure to and mentorship from the VP of Talent Acquisition and the Chief People Officer, meeting with both of them occasionally. This team is data-driven and results-oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.