Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

ACU, affiliated with the Fellowship of the Church of Christ, is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to act as a strategic, full-cycle recruiting partner for faculty, academic staff, adjuncts, students, temporary employees, leadership and other employee groups. The role works with hiring managers, academic leaders and search committees to clarify needs, build sourcing strategies and deliver a professional candidate experience. It supports a centralized, shared-services talent acquisition model and links recruitment with workforce planning, employer branding, offers, onboarding and employee integration. The position can be remote or on-site in Abilene, Texas.

Key responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruitment for faculty, academic, staff, student, temporary and leadership positions, from requisition to offer and onboarding
• Work with hiring managers, deans, department chairs and search committees, including faculty searches, and provide structured interview guides, scorecards and evaluation tools
• Manage requisitions, postings, candidate workflows and offers in Workday Recruiting, and run structured phone or video screenings
• Build talent pipelines, run targeted sourcing and represent ACU at job fairs and career events
• Support a positive candidate experience and a smooth transition to onboarding
• Maintain accurate, confidential hiring records and comply with federal and state employment laws
• Monitor recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill and source effectiveness, prepare dashboards and reports, and support workforce planning
• Take part in Workday testing, optimization and reporting, and process-improvement projects

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Organizational Leadership, Higher Education Administration or a related field
• Professing Christian and willing to support the Christian mission of ACU
• No supervisory responsibilities; the role may coordinate search committees, vendors, temporary resources or project teams