Talent Partner at Safe Life US LLC – Tennessee, Illinois

Safe Life is the fastest-growing providers of AEDs and life-saving readiness programs, united by a clear mission: helping communities Prevent Heartbreak. We deliver more than products - we provide end-to-end programs that combine equipment, training, and compliance support to keep organizations rescue-ready.

Safe Life US is seeking a proactive, curious, solution driven professional to join our growing team as Talent Partner! This is a unique moment to join us. We’re scaling rapidly, investing in our people, and building a high-performing team focused on real impact. If you’re looking for work that challenges you and truly matters, you’ll find it here.

The Talent Partner plays a key role in building a high-performing organization by partnering with leaders to bring in exceptional talent and ensure their success in role. This role leads the hiring process from role definition through offer, with a strong focus on talent quality, alignment, and candidate experience. It also supports effective onboarding and early employee integration, helping ensure new hires are set up for success and performing as expected. Beyond hiring, the role captures insights from onboarding and employee departures to strengthen future hiring decisions and role alignment, while providing practical, day-to-day support to managers and employees.

Key Success Factors

Talent Assessment & Judgment. You effectively evaluate candidates beyond surface-level qualifications, identifying those who will perform, align to the role, and elevate the team. You maintain a strong bar and guide hiring decisions with confidence.

Curious & Solution Driven. You ask thoughtful, probing questions to understand the real need behind a hiring request. You challenge assumptions, clarify scope, and help leaders define what success looks like before and during the hiring process.

A Trusted Partner. You build trust with leaders by asking the right questions, providing practical guidance, and supporting better decisions across hiring, onboarding, and employee matters.

Execution & Follow-Through. You manage multiple roles and priorities effectively, ensuring processes move forward, communication is clear, and new hires are supported through onboarding and early integration.

Driven to make a difference.

You are inspired to do your best every day not just because of what you do, but why you do it. You wake up every day thinking about your role in helping in achieving our shared goal of Preventing Heartbreak.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to define roles upfront, including clarifying scope, success measures, and what strong performance looks like in the role.
• Lead the hiring process from role definition through offer, including sourcing, candidate engagement, assessment, and selection, maintaining a high bar for talent.
• Design and guide structured interview approaches, ensuring candidates are assessed consistently against role requirements and team needs.
• Drive candidate evaluation and selection, helping leaders differentiate between “good” and “right for the role”.
• Draft clear, practical job descriptions aligned to business needs and candidate market expectations.
• Build and manage candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing and outreach, not just posted roles.
• Own the candidate experience from first interaction through offer, ensuring a professional, responsive, and aligned process.
• Partner with managers to ensure effective onboarding, including clear expectations, early priorities, and alignment on what success looks like in the first 90 days.
• Follow up on new hire integration and early performance, identifying risks early and supporting course correction where needed.
• Lead exit conversations with employees, identifying themes and root causes related to hiring, role clarity, or onboarding.
• Use insights from hiring, onboarding, and exits to continuously refine role definition, candidate profiles, and selection approach.
• Provide day-to-day HR support to employees and managers, addressing routine questions and needs with a practical, responsive approach.
• Support performance and employee-related processes as needed, helping ensure consistency and follow-through.
• Stay up-to-date on changes to HR-related regulations and labor laws, communicating necessary updates to management and employees.
• Oversee employee documentation to ensure it complies with relevant employment laws and standards.
• Perform additional duties as necessary to support achievement of individual, department and company objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in talent acquisition or a blended HR role with strong ownership of hiring and employee-facing support.
• HR Certification preferred.
• Experience working in a high growth or fact paced environment where roles and priorities evolve is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading hiring efforts and delivering high-quality talent across a range of roles.
• Experience partnering directly with leaders to define roles, clarify expectations, and guide hiring decisions.
• Strong ability to assess talent and differentiate between candidates who are qualified and those who will be successful in the role.
• Experience supporting onboarding, employee integration, or early-stage performance is preferred.
• Ability to navigate employee-related situations with sound judgment and a practical, solutions-oriented approach.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple roles, priorities, and timelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with both candidates and internal stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local labor laws and compliance requirements.
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially and professionally.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to positively manage working relationships.
• Exceptional personal initiative and desire to drive continuous improvement.
• A desire to continually learn and grow in your career.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time, including frequent use of a keyboard, mouse, and phone.
• Ability to communicate effectively via video, phone, and in person with candidates, employees, and leaders.
• Ability to remain stationary for extended periods and occasionally move within a remote work environment.
• Occasional travel may be required (up to 10%) for team meetings, onboarding support, or other business needs.