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Job Purpose: The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for owning and executing recruitment strategies to attract, engage, and hire top talent across the Americas.
 

This role partners closely with People Experience Business Partners, Executive Leadership, and Business Leaders to ensure hiring needs are met efficiently, effectively, and in alignment with company values and workforce planning objectives.

What You’ll Do: (job responsibilities)

• Own the full-cycle recruitment for positions across all business functions, from intake through offer acceptance.

• Partner directly with C-suite executives, Vice Presidents, Directors, People Experience Business Partners (PXBPs), and business leaders to understand organizational priorities, workforce planning needs, and hiring strategies.

• Own complex, confidential, and business-critical searches across multiple functions and organizational levels.

• Recruit for positions ranging from individual contributors to executive leadership across Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Information Technology, Marketing, Creative, Administration, Operations, Copyright, Business Affairs, and other corporate functions.

• Serve as a trusted talent advisor by providing market intelligence, compensation insights, talent mapping, competitive hiring trends, and strategic recruiting recommendations.

• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage high-quality active and passive talent.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leaders, hiring managers, and external talent networks.

• Facilitate hiring strategy meetings and advise interview teams on best practices, candidate evaluation, and selection.

• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for current and future organizational needs.

• Drive an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process.

• Support the execution of Talent Acquisition and People Experience initiatives, including employer branding, workforce planning, process optimization, recruiting technology, reporting, and other strategic projects.
   

Who You Are: (skills and experience required)

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in an in-house corporate environment.

• Demonstrated success recruiting across multiple business functions and organizational levels.

• Experience recruiting executive, senior leadership, and highly specialized positions.

• Experience owning multiple complex and confidential searches simultaneously.

• Strong consultative approach with the ability partner with senior stakeholders (VP-level and above), including the ability to push back, set expectations, and influence hiring decisions

• Advanced sourcing expertise utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, networking, and executive search techniques.

• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System, preferably Workday.

• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Demonstrated experience recruiting across the United States, Canada, and Latin America (LATAM), with knowledge of regional labor markets, employment practices, and cross-border recruiting.

• Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.

• Some travel required.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Ability to work a 7.5-hour business workday; occasional evening or extended hours may be required to support business needs.

• This job requires 4 days a week in office presence, from Monday - Thursday, in our New York office
   

What We Give You:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey

• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork

• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching

• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition and student loans

• We invest in your professional growth & development

• Flexible Time Off

• Time off for a winter recess
  
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DISCLAIMER:

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is:

This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for.  The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

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