Talent Acquisition Specialist - IT

at Illinois Tollway in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Job Description

The Illinois Tollway is dedicated to providing and promoting a safe and efficient system of highways while ensuring the highest possible level of service to our customers. Whether it's I-PASS, the Move Illinois Program, open road tolling or keeping you safe with our H.E.L.P. trucks, we are committed to delivering great benefits and services to customers.

The Tollway is a user-fee system – no state or federal tax dollars are used to support maintenance and operations. Operations are funded by toll and concession revenues.

Under the leadership of the Board of Directors and Executive Staff, the Tollway is committed to achieving the following goals: increase collaboration with regional transportation and planning agencies, promote the regional economy, maintain financial integrity, foster environmental responsibility and sustainability, maintain the safety and efficiency of the Tollway system, further transparency and accountability, enhance customer service, and maintain public trust.

In support of this vision, the Talent Acquisition Specialist designs and implements sourcing strategies that help attract and recruit high performing and diverse talent with a major focus in recruitment for the agency’s Information Technology Department.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist – IT responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage the full life recruitment process from job posting to offer

• Create and implement recruitment initiatives that position the organization’s Information Technology department as an employer of choice

• Collaborate with department stakeholders to create staffing plans, develop strategies and implement action plans for searches for highly competitive market roles

• Coach hiring managers or teams on interviewing and candidate assessment techniques

• Assist in creation and post technical job descriptions on specialist IT job boards, social media and any other relevant channels

• Keep up-to-date with new technological trends to form strategic conversations with client department on future hiring needs

• Identify and share recruitment best practices across business units of focus.

• Interview prospective candidates and evaluate for success factors such as job experience, education and training, knowledge, skills and abilities, organizational culture considerations, and other pertinent data

• Capture candidate feedback from interview team and lead final assessment and selection process, prepare a rating on applicants, negotiate offers, and consult on recommended starting salaries and other offer package details

• Will take on assignments with other departments regarding sourcing and recruitment as required with organizational demands 

• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned