Talent Acquisition Partner

Overview Lifeway is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner | Remote to own full-cycle recruiting for moderate-to-complex searches across the organization. You'll partner with hiring leaders to define what mission-aligned excellence looks like, build talent pipelines ahead of open roles, and bring skills-based hiring, AI, and modern HR technology to how we find and select people. This is a remote role open to candidates in the contiguous 48 US states, with travel 4–6 times a year to Middle Tennessee for team meetings or to other Lifeway events.  Why Lifeway?   Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and parental leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team. Learn more about our culture at team.lifeway.com/culture-code   This is a remote position in the U.S. with occasional travel to Nashville for in-person team gatherings. #LI-Remote  Responsibilities Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work Owns full-cycle recruiting for moderate-to-complex searches across multiple departments, from launch meeting to onboarding.  Tracks recruiting metrics and market intelligence to adjust hiring strategies    Builds and maintain talent pipelines for assigned function areas  Runs launch meetings and partners with hiring leaders  Applies AI and emerging HR technology to sourcing, screening, hiring, and onboarding   Develops screening questions and interview guides that connect role requirements to the competencies that drive performance.  Conducts phone screens across a diverse requisition load   Collaborates cross-functionally on searches / projects outside primary assignments  Manages offers with sound independent judgment, partnering with others in HR   Consults with HR Business Partners on complex situations   Coordinates multi-stage, multi-stakeholder interview panels  Manages reference checking, background screenings  Limited travel: 4-6 times per year, typically overnight Qualifications Education  Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, required  Master’s degree, preferred  Advanced post-graduate degree (PhD, etc.), not required   Skills & Experience — Required 5+ years progressive talent acquisition experience, including full-cycle ownership of moderate-complex searches   Partnership with hiring leaders and HR stakeholders (Compensation, HR Business Partners, Talent Experience).   Demonstrated excellence in fit assessment and mission alignment as defining criterion  Strong proficiency in offer development, applying compensation range knowledge, and financial stewardship Considerable knowledge of skills-based hiring practices  Strong proficiency in owning candidate experience across multi-stage, multi-stakeholder hiring processes  Considerable knowledge of applicant tracking systems, including advanced workflow management and reporting  Demonstrated excellence in contingency management (background checks, drug screenings, employment verifications) with sound escalation judgment  Proven experience interfacing with enterprise HRIS and ATS platforms Ability to travel to Nashville, TN area 4-6 times per year  Actively involved in an evangelical Christian church Skills & Experience — Preferred Experience in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Hands-on experience successfully applying AI and emerging HR technology to recruiting Familiarity with Oracle HCM and iCIMS Familiarity with skills-based hiring frameworks, competency mapping, or job study processes, and exposure to compensation philosophy  Experience in a faith-based, mission-driven, ministry, or publishing organization PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent HR certification