Associate Talent Acquisition Partner

Come work for us!

We are looking for dedicated employees to join our team to help our customers have the best experience possible every time they enter a JD Finish Line store.

Our employees are key to our success.

The Associate Talent Acquisition Partner is primarily responsible for full life cycle talent acquisition activities that serve high volume functional areas and corporate requisitions, as well as Talent Acquisition team and candidate support functions. The focus is on proactive and timely execution of recruiting processes that reflect best practices along with candidate generation and hiring by performing the following main duties:

• Partners with Talent Acquisition leadership and hiring managers to identify staffing needs, job duties, qualifications, and skills for open requisitions.
• Ensures that the recruiting process is carried out consistently with the highest quality, integrity, and professionalism.
• Reviews applications, conducts phone screens and interviews, refers candidates for additional interviews and performs reference checks.
• With a focus on results, facilitates candidate and hiring manager expectations during the entire recruitment, selection, and hiring process, ensuring that the JD Finish Line brand remains positive in the eyes of candidates, internal customers, and the community.
• Assists in proactively utilizing the Internet and other technologies for data mining and innovative recruitment approaches, including talent pipelining. Will primarily use job board advertising, job fairs, interviews, teleconferencing, LinkedIn, the application tracking system (ATS) and networking with professional organizations and associations to increase the pool of qualified applicants.
• Perform detail and administrative work needed to maintain the integrity of the ATS (Workday) and facilitate the candidate's hiring process.

• Responsible for administrative tasks relating to interview scheduling, pre-boarding and employee on-boarding processes.
• Assist team in the Corporate Academy (internship) recruitment and activities that serve as both networking and professional development opportunities for the interns.

• Additional duties and projects as required.

Required Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university preferred; or 1 - 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with high volume recruiting and full life-cycle recruiting preferred. JD Finish Line experience strongly preferred.

• Required Computer and/or Technical Skills
• Should have intermediate to advanced knowledge and abilities with Google Suite applications and Microsoft Excel.

Physical Demands

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.

• Sit for more than 6 hours per shift
• Use hands to finger, handle and feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk and/or hear
• Walk or move from one location to another
• Occasionally may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company's policies are required for the position.
• Average work week is 40-45 hours, which can vary depending on business need.
• The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting.
• Up to 10% time traveling is required for this position.

Physical Demands - 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.

The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy.

EEOC Statement:

The Finish Line, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local EEO laws. The Finish Line, Inc. prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on the individual's race or color, religion or creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, sex, pregnancy status, age, military status, disability, or any other protected characteristic or class protected by law. The Finish Line, Inc. provides reasonable accommodation for disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

Need accessibility assistance to apply?

Applicants who require accessibility assistance to submit an employment application can either call Finish Line at (317) 613-6890 or email us at [email protected]. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will respond as soon as reasonably possible. (This email address and phone number is only for individuals seeking accommodation when applying for a job.)