Milltown Partners

Consulting

USTalentLead

$135–160k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“US Talent Lead at Milltown Partners. Skills: Recruitment delivery, Pipeline development, Internal collaboration. Oversee end-to-end US hiring. Manage candidate experience”

Industry & Context.

Consulting
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years recruiting experience, Recruiting for corporate communications roles, Recruiting for corporate public relations roles, Using LLMs to enhance work

Nice to Have

Experimenting with recruitment-centric AI tools, Experimenting with automation in recruitment

What You'll Do.

Oversee end-to-end US hiring

Manage candidate experience

Align on recruitment priorities

Manage US Talent Acquisition Manager

Divide and conquer live briefs

Drive improvements to US talent market approach

Run kick off process for roles

Prepare interview team

Oversee sourcing strategy

Manage recruiter agency relationships

Diversify candidate pipeline

Execute recruitment activity

Liaise with candidates

Run introductory calls

Deliver internal interviewer training

Build sustainable pipeline

Develop understanding of talent strategy

Build candidate network

Maintain network of contacts

Use market intelligence

Inform sourcing strategy

Contribute insights on compensation

Contribute insights on talent availability

Contribute insights on competitor activity

Build trusted relationships with leaders

Communicate recruitment activity to leaders

Escalate risks and delays

Spot opportunities for improvement

Refine recruitment activity

Integrate recruitment with DEI efforts

Integrate recruitment with marketing activity

Integrate recruitment with employee experience

Use data to drive hiring quality

Track pipeline conversion

Assess quality of assessment

Identify patterns for better decisions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

US COO; Global Head of Talent; People team; US leaders; Wider People & Talent team

Communication Scope

Advisory-led communications

Process & Methodology

Recruitment process management

Full Job Description

## Description Milltown Partners Our clients operate at the frontiers of innovation - we advise technology companies driving change, global investors funding the future, the giants of sport and entertainment, and influential individuals on the communications and policy challenges that define their reputations. Our work spans corporate and financial communications, policy and public affairs to engage regulators and policymakers, policy communications and leadership communications. We underpin the full breadth of our capabilities with research-driven insights and campaigns. We're also pioneering AI-enhanced advisory work for both our clients and internal innovation, using technology to unlock insights from data at unprecedented scale and speed. The role  This is a hand-on recruiting role, leading recruitment efforts in the US across New York, San Francisco and expanding into Washington, D.C. this year. We are a US team of 60 people, and growing at pace. You’ll be responsible for ensuring we hire brilliant talent in real time and getting ahead of future needs. You’ll report to the Global Head of Talent who sits in London and manage the US Talent Acquisition Manager who sits in New York. You’re motivated when recruiting at a seriously high bar and building a recruiting engine to drive quality and growth. You can sit with leaders in the business and talk requirements, deeply understanding the skills and expertise we need across the business. This is a role for someone who wants to be an expert recruiter in a high-performing, fast-scaling, intellectually demanding professional services environment. You will draw on your prior experience recruiting for corporate communications and/or corporate public relations roles. You’re already using LLMs to enhance and support your work, and are ideally experimenting with how recruitment-centric AI tools and automation can be additive. You are excited at the prospect of joining an agency that has placed a huge bet on how AI is going t

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