Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist, Technology

Intro to Position

NPR’s Digital Media and Technology divisions are expanding the digital platforms that deliver public radio storytelling to over 46 million weekly listeners. To drive this growth, we are seeking a collaborative, candidate-centric, and technology-fluent Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage full-cycle recruitment across our Digital Media, Engineering, and Information Technology divisions. In this key role, you will partner directly with technology leaders to recruit specialized talent—ranging from software and cloud engineers to product managers and digital designers—who build the platforms delivering public media to millions daily. Combining proactive technical sourcing, structured assessment methods, and recruitment analytics, you will champion an inclusive candidate journey. The ideal candidate demonstrates an understanding of digital technology stacks, excels in collaborative environments, and leverages recruiting systems to optimize the hiring lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Technical Recruitment & Sourcing

• Full-Cycle Technical Recruiting: Manage end-to-end recruitment for a dynamic portfolio of active technical requisitions, specializing in software engineering, cloud systems, product management, digital design, and corporate IT roles.
• Technology Pipeline Building: Devise and execute targeted sourcing campaigns using specialized developer networks, platform-specific communities, and technical databases to build engineering talent pipelines.
• Hiring Manager Partnership: Lead alignment kickoffs with engineering and product managers to clarify technical requirements, map essential skill architectures, design technical evaluation matrices, and define interview loops.
• Candidate Experience Management: Ensure a clear, responsive, and welcoming experience for technical candidates, guiding them transparently through assessment steps and final offer calculations.

Operations, Screening & Compliance

• Technical Assessment Integration: Partner with engineering teams to integrate structured technical screening tools (e.g., code evaluation software, portfolio reviews, or system architecture exercises) within the Greenhouse Recruiting workflow.
• Systems Administration: Use Greenhouse Recruiting to manage requisition progress, document candidate evaluations, track conversion ratios, and generate operational recruitment metrics.
• EEO & Regulatory Compliance: Maintain strict compliance with EEOC, OFCCP, internal organizational processes, and collective bargaining parameters across all stages of the technical hiring lifecycle.

Stakeholder Engagement & Program Support

• Stakeholder Advisory: