The posting
About Vantage
Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
People & Culture Department
The People & Culture (P&C) Team at Vantage is lean, effective, well-respected, and growing, with the vision of designing and ensuring an exceptional employee experience from application to alumnus. The team is distinguished by its innovative and strategic approach, working in close partnership with business leaders to develop practical and business-minded solutions that keep the development and growth of our people at the center. Each member of our P&C team plays a pivotal role on the team and in the business. Trust, Agility, Respect, and Accountability are the Vantage core values—and we seek to live every value, every day, while thinking creatively to make Vantage the employer of choice and power our people.
Position Overview
This role can be based remotely in the US or hybrid at one of our office locations.
Vantage is seeking an experienced, hands-on, flexible Talent Acquisition Partner to be an efficient driver for full lifecycle recruiting, while elevating our hiring strategies. This individual will be responsible for development and execution of the company’s hiring plan, strategic headcount planning, and program growth that will support Vantage Data Centers growth through inflection points, data-driven reporting, diversity and inclusion, and scaling culture. This individual will use our values and strive for greatness to guide and develop the next generation of employees to empower Vantage Data Centers to continue to succeed in achieving its mission and vision. This individual will drive full life-cycle recruitment from sourcing to onboarding and serve as a subject matter expert across the department(s) and processes they support.
Essential Job Functions
Full-Cycle Recruitment:
- Manage the entire recruitment process, including job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and offer negotiations while creating a lasting and impactful candidate and hiring manager experience.
- Assess candidate qualifications, skills, and fit for the organization.
- Lead effective recruitment strategies to attract qualified candidates for various positions within the data center industry.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs and guide them on proper recruitment process.
- Meet regularly with hiring managers and department leaders you directly support.
- Post enhanced and inclusive job descriptions by utilizing our technology stack across various job boards.
- Meet assigned TA and Vantage department goals, metrics, and KPIs.
- Oversee strategic initiatives and take individual ownership as assigned.
- Maintain data hygiene within the applicant tracking system to drive TA reporting efforts.
- Keep clean, accurate, and up-to-date data within candidate pipelines to enable clear visibility into recruiting progress.
- Regularly audit requisitions and candidate profiles for accuracy, closing out filled or inactive roles and appropriately dispositioning outdated candidates.
Candidate Sourcing:
- Build and execute proactive passive sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and convert top-tier talent.
- Build and maintain a forward-looking talent pipeline aligned to anticipated business growth and workforce planning initiatives.
- Conduct market research to stay informed about talent trends and competitive hiring practices.
Employer Branding:
- Promote the company's employer brand through various channels, including social media, career fairs, and networking events.
- Participate in employer branding initiatives to attract top talent and enhance the company's reputation as an employer of choice.
Collaboration:
- Partner with HR team members to ensure a cohesive and efficient talent acquisition process.
- Collaborate with the Total Rewards team, Compensation, and hiring managers to develop job descriptions, drive compensation discussions, and provide market insights based on your market.
- Work with external recruitment agencies and vendors as needed to best support hiring efforts.
Market Insights:
- Leverage candidate compensation data and external benchmarks to advise on competitive salary ranges and total rewards packages.
- Partner with HR and Compensation teams to align offers with internal equity while maintaining market competitiveness.
- Create and deliver dashboards or presentations highlighting talent market insights, pipeline health, and hiring trends for executive stakeholders.
- Deliver hiring status updates, recruiting trends, and detailed candidate data to business leaders in meetings where required.
Continuous Improvement:
- Support the talent acquisition strategy and plan for each year while suggesting process improvements, platforms, and awareness of current trends.
- Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and new recruitment tools and technologies.
- Evaluate and improve recruitment processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Provide feedback and suggestions for process improvements to the talent acquisition team.
- Additional duties as assigned by Management.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience in recruiting preferred.
- Recruiting experience in the data center, construction, facilities, real estate, or industrial industry preferred.
- Proficiency in applicant tracking systems (Workday preferred) and recruitment tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, HireEZ, or other sourcing automation tools.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to influence and partner across all levels of the organization.
- Proven success supporting high-growth organizations with aggressive hiring targets.
- Ability to pivot and work a wide variety of requisitions at any point.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret recruiting metrics, pipeline health, and hiring trends to guide decision-making.
- Ability to partner with senior leaders and hiring managers to understand business priorities and translate them into hiring strategies.
- Travel required is expected to be up to 10%, but may increase as the business evolves
- Bilingualism (French and English) is required for this position due to the nature of the role, which involves daily interactions with counterparts in the same department. Since the stakeholders are located in the United States, English is the only common language for communication with them.
Physical Demands and Special Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Additional Details
- Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000 (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)
- This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
- Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.
We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.
Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
Vantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Vantage does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage.
We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!
