Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where priorities shift quickly and hiring needs evolve alongside business growth? Join Artefact, a global data and AI consulting firm helping organizations turn data into business impact. With 2,000+ employees across 34 offices worldwide, we partner with leading organizations such as Samsung, L'Oréal, and LVMH to accelerate digital transformation through data and AI. As Artefact continues to grow across the US and Canada, we're looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract) to help us identify, attract, and hire exceptional talent across consulting and technical disciplines. This is a hands-on recruiting role for someone who can move quickly, source creatively, partner closely with hiring managers, and maintain a high hiring bar in a competitive market. You'll own searches from intake through offer, build strong candidate pipelines, and help ensure a high-quality experience for both candidates and hiring teams. As the organization continues to scale, this role may also contribute to broader talent acquisition initiatives, including campus recruiting, talent pipelining, workforce planning, and recruiting process improvements. WHAT YOU'LL DO In this role, you'll empower a rapidly scaling consulting organization by balancing hiring needs across established and emerging markets across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. We're looking for someone who can quickly establish strong stakeholder relationships, contribute immediately, and deliver high-quality hires with minimal ramp-up. * Own the full recruitment lifecycle across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, leading searches across both consulting and technical functions. * Serve as the primary Talent Acquisition partner for the region, independently managing the recruiting function across multiple business lines, hiring managers, and competing priorities. * Partner with hiring managers and chapter leads to define hiring strategies, workforce needs, role requirements, and ideal candidate profiles. * Recruit across both consulting and technical disciplines, including AI, data science, analytics, data engineering, machine learning, and other specialized roles. * Build proactive, diverse talent pipelines using modern sourcing techniques, direct outreach, referrals, networking, talent communities, market mapping, and AI-powered recruiting tools. * Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from the initial conversation through onboarding while ensuring a high-quality and efficient hiring process. * Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on hiring decisions, interview quality, candidate evaluation, compensation positioning, and talent market trends. * Balance day-to-day recruiting execution with broader talent acquisition initiatives, including employer branding, recruiting operations, interview training, and process improvements. * Analyze recruiting metrics to identify trends, forecast hiring outcomes, and recommend data-driven improvements. * Design and continuously improve scalable recruiting programs, structured interview processes, hiring documentation, workflows, and recruiting best practices. * Champion an inclusive hiring process grounded in structured assessments, objective decision-making, and consistent evaluation criteria. * Build and strengthen the Artefact employer brand through social media, networking events, community partnerships, and talent marketing initiatives. * Leverage AI and emerging recruiting technologies to streamline sourcing, interview preparation, candidate communications, scheduling, reporting, and recruiting workflows while maintaining ethical and compliant recruiting practices. WHAT YOU'LL BRING * 3-5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience within a consulting or professional services environment, with a demonstrated ability to support a rapidly scaling organization. * Strong technical recruiting experience across AI, data engineering, analytics, data science, machine learning, and other specialized technical roles, as well as experience recruiting for consulting and client-facing positions. * Demonstrated success serving as a trusted talent advisor and building strong partnerships with hiring managers, business leaders, and technical stakeholders. * Proven ability to independently manage multiple searches across functions, geographies, and levels while balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. * Strong sourcing expertise, with a track record of building diverse, high-quality candidate pipelines through direct sourcing, referrals, networking, market mapping, talent communities, and other sourcing strategies. * Experience developing and improving recruiting processes, structured interview practices, hiring documentation, hiring manager training, and scalable recruiting programs. * Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate recruiting metrics, pipeline data, and labor market insights into actionable recommendations. * Experience using applicant tracking systems, recruiting analytics, sourcing technologies, and AI-enabled recruiting tools to improve efficiency and hiring outcomes. * A genuine interest in AI and emerging technologies, with the ability to quickly learn new tools and thoughtfully incorporate them into recruiting workflows. * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to establish credibility, influence stakeholders, and build relationships across technical and business teams. * Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively, navigate ambiguity, and maintain momentum in a rapidly evolving environment. * A high degree of ownership, sound judgment, adaptability, and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach. * Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or a related field preferred. Equivalent professional experience will also be considered. CONTRACT DETAILS * Contract position * 20-30 hours per week, with flexibility based on business needs * Up to $60/hour * Remote or hybrid, depending on location

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