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This person contributes to our mission by delivering High Performing Team Members to dive business results. The Support Center Talent Acquisition Specialist will work closely with the HR Team and the business Leadership teams.Recruiting, Planning and Analysis of Staffing Needs\nSources, recruits and hires all levels of talent across the support center.\nWorks closely with Human Resource Director to assess future staffing needs through key metrics and communicates progress toward goals on a consistent basis. \nAs part of a centralized staffing model the Talent Acquisition Specialist will partner with their peers to share best practices, make recommendations on ways to simplify processes and support other business units as needed.\nReviews individual performance weekly to ensure we are hitting all key talent acquisition metrics which includes time to fill.\nDevelop and maintain effective working relationships with assigned business units to ensure results-oriented solutions to interim, short and long-term staffing needs, based on established headcount and department budgets.\nContinually source quality pools of applicants on a timely basis.\nAssess, interview and evaluate prospective candidates and applicants for employment with Michael's.\nWork with the Recruitment Coordinator to schedule candidate’s travel and interviews.\nProvide counsel to hiring managers on matters pertinent to internal mobility and external hiring to ensure adherence to established company policies and procedures; and compliance with local, state and federal employment laws.\nIdentify new and develop existing relationships with external resources such as contingent and retained search firms, professional and community based organizations, academic institutions and corporations to source the market for quality hires.\nEnsure candidate diversity in prospective hires.\nMarket Michael's to prospective applicants via a wide range of forums and networking events.\nReporting and Administration\nMaintain and produce relevant talent acquisition related reports.\n\nOther\nWorks on special HR related projects.\nSubject matter expert on the Talent Acquisition process.\nProactively looks for innovative and new industry best practices around recruiting, interviewing and sourcing to ensure we are hiring top talent and all candidates walk away from their experience with a positive image of the Michael's brand.\n\nPreferred Education\nBachelor’s Degree. Emphasis in Human Resources or related field preferred.\nMinimum Type of experience the job requires\n3+ years of experience leading full life-cycle recruiting with an\nEmphasis on implementing recruiting processes and programs\nMust have experience in both recruiting and sourcing.\nPreferred Special Certifications or technical skills\nPrevious experience with Workday\nProven performance sourcing via LinkedIn\nPreferred Type of experience the job requires\nPrevious experience recruiting and sourcing for retail support center positions while hitting key talent acquisition metrics.\nOther\nStrong leadership skills, oral and written communications skills, presentation skills, and problem solving skills.\nApplicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.\nAt The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com.\nMichaels offers a range of benefits to support team members and their families. Depending on position and eligibility, team members may have access to a 401(k) with employer match, an Employee Assistance Program, medical, dental, and vision coverage, telemedicine services, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and various voluntary insurance options. All team members enjoy everyday perks such as employee discounts and access to partner discount programs. 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Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).\nEEOC Know Your Rights Poster in English\nEEOC Know Your Rights Poster in Spanish\nEEOC Poster Optimized for Screen Readers\nFederal FMLA Poster\nFederal EPPAC Poster","description_format":"text","description_chars":5489,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Home Decor","Arts, Crafts & Hobby Supplies"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T22:32:09Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":58,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.77,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":5,"reasons":["conf:3","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/michaels-talent-acquisition-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/michaels-talent-acquisition-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-01T05:57:53Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9273,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3018631},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3018631"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmichaels-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmichaels-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmichaels-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/michaels-talent-acquisition-specialist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmichaels-talent-acquisition-specialist"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3298083}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"michaels.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3298083},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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