Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, is seeking a full-time Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruiting across the organization.

This position will partner with hiring leaders to attract, assess, and secure high-quality talent for the LPGA’s global workforce. The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner will manage the recruiting process from position intake and sourcing through interviewing, selection, pre-employment screening, offer acceptance, and onboarding. This role will also support employer-branding initiatives, community outreach, and the continued improvement of the candidate and hiring-manager experience.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for positions across multiple departments and organizational levels.

• Partner with hiring leaders to understand staffing needs, position requirements, team dynamics, and ideal candidate qualifications.

• Develop targeted recruiting strategies and create clear, compelling job descriptions and postings.

• Proactively source candidates through job boards, professional networks, social media, industry associations, community partnerships, career fairs, and employee referrals.

• Review applications, conduct candidate screenings and interviews, and provide hiring leaders with candidate assessments and recommendations.

• Coordinate interviews and maintain timely, professional communication with candidates and hiring teams throughout the selection process.

• Guide hiring leaders on effective interviewing, candidate evaluation, and consistent selection practices.

• Prepare and extend employment offers and manage negotiations within approved compensation and budget parameters.

• Coordinate pre-employment requirements, including background checks, employment and education verifications, reference checks, and drug screenings.

• Build talent pipelines for current and anticipated workforce needs, with an emphasis on reaching broad and diverse candidate populations.

• Represent the LPGA at career fairs, networking events, community programs, and other recruiting activities.

• Support employer-branding initiatives through LinkedIn, social media, career platforms, and professional partnerships.

• Serve as a subject-matter expert for the applicant tracking system and maintain accurate and confidential recruiting records.

• Track recruiting metrics and recommend improvements to sourcing strategies, recruiting processes, and candidate experience.

• Partner with People & Culture and hiring leaders to support a smooth transition from candidate acceptance through new-hire onboarding.

• Ensure recruiting and hiring practices comply with applicable employment laws, organizational policies, and recordkeeping requirements.

• Complete recruiting-related projects, research, and other assignments as needed.

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

• Minimum of five years of progressive full-cycle corporate recruiting or talent acquisition experience.

• Demonstrated experience recruiting positions across multiple departments and organizational levels.

• Experience independently managing recruiting from position intake through sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, pre-employment screening, and onboarding.

• Strong knowledge of sourcing platforms, professional networks, social media, and community-based recruiting resources.

• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technology.

• Working knowledge of applicable employment laws and hiring practices.

• Experience supporting a multi-state, global, or geographically dispersed workforce preferred.

• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or talent acquisition certification is a plus.

• Strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and prioritization skills.

• Ability to manage multiple searches, meet deadlines, maintain confidentiality, and provide a high-quality candidate and hiring-manager experience.