Job DescriptionVisa's Global Technology Talent Acquisition team delivers recruiting strategies and hiring outcomes for our Technology organization, a strategic growth pillar solving complex technical problems at significant scale.
We are seeking a Consultant, Technology Talent Acquisition to serve as a strategic recruiting partner to Technology leaders and hiring teams. This role owns end-to-end recruiting delivery for complex, niche, senior, and high-priority Technology roles, including Director+ searches requiring a consultative, high-touch approach.
The Consultant will anticipate business needs, advise hiring managers on talent strategy, influence hiring decisions through market and funnel insights, and strengthen long-term client partnerships. This role requires strong stakeholder management, operational discipline, candidate advisory, inclusive hiring practices, and the ability to adapt recruiting strategies in a fast-moving environment.
Key Responsibilities
Client Leadership & Hiring Strategy
- Serve as the primary TA client lead for assigned Technology organizations, partnering with hiring managers, senior leaders, HR, compensation, and TA leadership.
- Lead intake discussions to define role requirements, success profiles, leveling, compensation parameters, interview process, timelines, and hiring risks.
- Anticipate business needs and advise stakeholders on talent strategy, market conditions, prioritization, process effectiveness, and hiring tradeoffs.
- Lead monthly and quarterly recruiting business reviews with executive-level leaders, covering hiring progress, requisition health, funnel performance, pipeline quality, risks, and recommendations.
- Influence hiring decisions using market insights, candidate intelligence, funnel data, and consultative stakeholder management.
Recruiting Delivery & Candidate Management
- Own full-cycle recruiting for assigned Technology requisitions, from intake through offer acceptance and close.
- Manage requisition health, candidate flow, slate quality, interview activity, feedback quality, funnel conversion, and hiring timelines.
- Screen, assess, and present candidates for technical alignment, leadership scope, motivation, compensation expectations, location fit, and overall role fit.
- Lead candidate reviews, interview debriefs, decision alignment, offer strategy, and closing discussions.
- Deliver a high-touch candidate experience, including proactive communication, expectation management, offer negotiation support, and onboarding transition.
Pipeline Strategy & Inclusive Hiring
- Partner with sourcers and recruiting partners to define sourcing priorities, target profiles, outreach strategy, inclusive slate goals, and pipeline plans.
- Anticipate sourcing challenges and adapt strategies based on business needs, market response, candidate availability, and funnel performance.
- Use talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and market insights to inform search strategy and stakeholder expectations.
- Ensure inclusive hiring practices through structured intake, calibrated evaluation criteria, diverse slate development, and equitable candidate process management.
- Share sourcing, branding, and candidate engagement practices that improve team outcomes.
Operational Excellence & Team Capability
- Use data-driven insights to identify bottlenecks, improve recruiting workflows, and adjust strategy as business needs change.
- Track recruiting KPIs such as slate quality, time in stage, funnel conversion, offer acceptance, req aging, candidate experience, and hiring manager satisfaction.
- Maintain accurate documentation in ATS/CRM systems and ensure compliance with hiring policies and data privacy requirements.
- Mentor recruiters, sourcers, and recruiting partners on stakeholder management, candidate engagement, funnel discipline, offer strategy, and inclusive hiring.
- Model inclusive behaviors, share best practices, and contribute to initiatives that elevate team performance and culture.
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
QualificationsBasic Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications- 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
- Experience owning full-cycle recruitment and/or working in a Finder/Filler model for complex technical roles, including intake, sourcing partnership, assessment, interview management, offer strategy, and close.
- Experience advising senior hiring managers or business leaders using market insights, funnel data, and talent intelligence.
- Strong understanding of technology talent markets, role profiles, leveling, compensation considerations, and competitive hiring dynamics.
- Experience managing senior-level or Director+ searches with high-touch candidate and stakeholder engagement.
- Strong candidate assessment, engagement, negotiation, and closing skills.
- Ability to partner with sourcers and recruiting teams to build inclusive, high-quality pipelines.
- Experience preparing and leading monthly or quarterly recruiting business reviews with senior or executive-level stakeholders.
- Strong operational discipline, project management, communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor others, share best practices, model inclusive behaviors, and elevate team capability.
- Early adoption and productive use of GenAI tools in Talent Acquisition.
Information for US ApplicantsFor roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $116,300 to $186,000 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
Work HoursVaries upon the needs of the department.
Travel RequirementsThis position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical RequirementsThis position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
