Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Portage Point Partners (Portage Point) is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market. Our blue chip team leverages bulge bracket experience in consulting, operations, finance, accounting, investment banking and investing to provide unmatched transactional, operational, financial and strategic perspectives to middle market stakeholders. The Portage Point cross-functional platform is uniquely architected to offer fully integrated capabilities and solutions that identify value capture, mitigate risk and positively impact outcomes at every stage of the ever-changing middle market business lifecycle. From ideation to monetization, Portage Point delivers excellence across transaction advisory services (TAS), transaction execution services (TES), office of the CFO (OCFO), performance improvement (PI), interim management (IM), investment banking (IB) and turnaround and restructuring (TRS). Recognized for accelerated growth, Portage Point is backed by New Mountain Capital and consistently featured in rankings from Inc. 5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to the focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering impactful solutions.The Delivery Enablement (DE) team supports internal stakeholders by providing a robust operational backbone across TAS, TES, OCFO, PI, IM, IB and TRS. The team includes Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Marketing, Data Analytics, Accounting & Finance and Delivery Excellence. As Portage Point continues to grow the DE team is laser focused on scalability, quality and automation.The Vice President, Talent Acquisition (TA) role at Portage Point is a role that represents a unique opportunity for a highly capable recruiting professional with a proven track record of sourcing and placing top tier candidates. This role will be the third hire within the TA team and represents a unique opportunity for unconstrained personal and professional development. The Vice President, TA will work alongside the Practice Line Leaders to drive high volume and strategic recruiting outcomes. The individual will focus on flawless execution of our recruitment strategy, sourcing premier talent across various levels and delivering a best-in-class candidate and stakeholder experience.ResponsibilitiesPartner with hiring managers to identify and secure top talent across various career levelsRun effective TA processes that decrease interview to hire ratios and increase offer extension to acceptance ratios Develop and deploy effective sourcing strategiesAccurately convey the Portage Point employee value proposition and unique advantages of each role and practice lineDeliver an efficient and highly communicative experience to candidates and stakeholdersManage external agency relationships and reduce overall agency spend Develop and execute strategic recruiting initiatives and events Maintain standard operating procedures, talent dashboards reports and recruiting exhibits Effectively leverage TA technology and support the research and implementation of new solutions Accurately report activities, outcomes and flag potential opportunities and threats Manage process changes by developing adequate levels of awareness, desire, knowledge, ability and reinforcementFacilitate effective employment branding Champion referral bonus program and education internally around open hiring needs Provide professional development coaching to junior TA team membersShare and manage TA best practices as well as lead internal trainings where requiredContribute to creating a high-performing and inclusive cultureQualificationsBachelor's degree from a top undergraduate program Located in or willing to relocate to New York Invested in a team-based culture and motivated to collaborate in office four days per week Six plus years of recruiting experience, primarily in sourcing out of investment banking and or private equityExpert in candidate sourcing and selectionSkillful in screening and or behavioral interviewsExperience with employment branding, diversity recruitment and change management Exposure to Lever is a plusAbility to successfully work in a small, collaborative team environmentHigh degree of maturity with a proven ability to interact with senior executivesEffectively communicates analysis through Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint including high-quality messaging, structure and formatting Eagerness to be responsive at all timesProven track-record of success in high pressure, time-constrained environmentsExcellent written and verbal communication skills including strong e-mail etiquetteTop-tier organizational skills and attention to detailSelf-starter and entrepreneurial spirit $150,000 - $190,000 a yearThe City of New York and the State of California require Portage Point to provide compensation information for this role. This range represents the anticipated minimum and maximum base + bonus for this position based upon a good faith and reasonable estimate. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the applicant's qualifications (education, training andor experience related to this role), and therefore, may fall outside the range shown, depending on the circumstances.

Created: 2025-02-17