Who We Are
Core Spaces (Core) is more than a real estate company, it’s a people company. Where building relationships is just as important as building properties. From researchers and architects to designers and operators, Core is made up of risk takers and dreamers who are on a mission to invent the future of living. Our six cultural values guide us every day and we strive to live them in everything we do: PUSH (Invent Better Places to Live), GRIT (We Got This), LIFT (Help Each Other Win), SHINE (Bring Your Full Self), UPHOLD (Never Break Trust), GROW (Always Get Better). Everything Core does stems from this culture of collaboration and innovation, and the drive to constantly improve the resident experience. This unique approach has led to creating spaces and services that are redefining the way people live.
What We Do
Founded in 2010, Core is a vertically integrated company, focused on acquiring, developing, and managing across the student housing and build-to-rent (“BTR”) sectors. Its residential communities feature world-class amenities, progressive design, and hospitality-driven client service. In its award-winning student portfolio, Core currently owns and/or manages over 45,000 beds – and has a pipeline of over 49,000 beds in various stages of development. Core's BTR division currently has approximately 4,000 homes under development and in its pipeline in high growth metros across the country. * For more information, visit www.corespaces.com.
*Portfolio and pipeline numbers as of Q2 2025
Benefits That Matter
- A culture that provides you with a sense of belonging
- Hybrid or remote work options may vary by role to support work-life balance
- Competitive pay that values your contributions
- Incentives designed to reward your achievements
- Paid flexible PTO to disconnect or celebrate life milestones
- Paid 15 holidays, including your birthday, to disconnect and celebrate
- Paid Parental Leave that begins after 90 days
- Paid volunteer time off to give back to your community
- Monthly workshop weeks; fewer meetings & more collaboration
- Robust health plan options that begin within at least 30 days of your employment
- Monthly phone reimbursement
- Wellness allowance and perks, including a yearly subscription to a meditation app
- An environment that provides you a voice to share your perspectives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for access to confidential support services
- Company retirement options including 401(k) + matching & Roth account option
Position Overview
The Talent Acquisition Partner will work closely with senior leaders and key stakeholders to help lead recruitment efforts for a variety of roles, with a primary focus on community hiring across our student housing and purpose-built single-family rental (PBSFR) platforms. The ideal candidate will be a proactive seasoned talent professional with proven success in property management hiring, strong project management skills, and a passion for building streamlined, inclusive processes.
The Talent Acquisition Partner will assist the Talent Acquisition Manager and other Talent Management team members in building and streamlining recruitment processes, systems, and reporting. This role will also provide cross-functional support across all business entities and departments, as needed. You will foster relationships, provide continuous improvements for a best-in-class full-cycle recruiting practice, and help develop and lead new team initiatives and projects. This role may also mentor and coach support associates.
What You Will Do
- Conduct and lead full-cycle recruiting that includes partnering with managers to build job descriptions, identifying sourcing channels, screening resumes, scheduling and conducting pre-screen and initial interviews, organizing interview schedules, coaching hiring managers, and making offers while ensuring a quality candidate experience.
- Build and execute sourcing and pipeline strategies targeting passive, active, and diverse candidates through social media, job boards, direct sourcing, employee referrals, digital marketing, participation in job fairs, and industry conferences to ensure a diverse and highly diverse qualified applicant pool.
- Represent the Talent team as a key voice in DEI hiring efforts and help evaluate and expand outreach channels that promote representation and inclusion.
- Evaluate the quality and quantity of sources that provide an opportunity to bring diverse candidates of underrepresented communities to the talent and recommend innovative practices, channels, or resources that can be utilized.
- Collaborate with the Talent Management team to design and implement best-in-class systems and processes for the hiring managers that make our recruitment efforts efficient.
- Lead recruitment initiatives within the function to drive improved employee and stakeholder experiences and outcomes through simplification, efficiency, and technology.
- Assess and evolve recruitment processes and tools to enable and measure talent processes; evaluate the feedback and prioritize updates that will improve the candidate's experience.
- Utilize ATS data to identify trends associated with key performance indicators and metrics that help better our service level to candidates and business partners and identify remedies to improve our metrics.
- Leverage change management methodologies to ensure global program adoption and training on new talent management recruitment processes
- Partner with Talent Development to share your behavioral-based interviewing expertise with hiring managers by providing training and coaching opportunities within the company.
- Complete and research competitive recruitment strategies and objectives for various special projects & subjects to maintain Core Spaces and its entities’ competitive edge and best-in-class recruitment process.
- Ensure the company always complies with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations through our recruitment and hiring practices.
- Demonstrate and execute leadership skills when appropriate, help lead and mentor direct support staff to reach targeted goals, KPI, and team objectives.
- Willingness to jump in and help the team with needs that may not be directly related to your job responsibilities - all for one, one for all.
- Occasional travel may be necessary as needed.
- Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned by management.
Ideally, you'll have
- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with strong emphasis in property management, student housing, multifamily, or BTR sectors.
- Experience leading hiring for both hourly, field-based roles and operational leaders in high-volume, multi-location environments.
- Proficiency using applicant tracking systems (iCIMS preferred) and HRIS systems like Paycom.
- Demonstrated strength in managing requisition load, stakeholder communication, and candidate pipelines independently.
- Experience coaching and mentoring other team members.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to build trust and influence hiring decisions.
- Knowledge of employment law and recruitment compliance best practices.
- Experience building inclusive recruiting processes and leading DEI sourcing efforts.
- Ability to interpret recruiting metrics and provide reporting to influence decisions.
- A proactive mindset with high ownership, organizational skills, and adaptability.
You'll crush it if you have experience with
- Experience in a start-up, high-growth, fast-paced environment
- A proactive mindset with high ownership, organizational skills, and adaptability.
- You have a passion for attracting and acquiring top talent and enjoy the responsibility of delivering an extraordinary recruitment service
- Adaptable interpersonal skills for a variety of stakeholders, from peers to senior executives
- Thinking innovatively to solve problems and create solutions while looking at the big picture
- Experience with sourcing tools and resources such as: LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Glassdoor, Canva, and other social media platforms
- Data Analysis and creating efficiencies
Organizational Structure
Reports to: Talent Acquisition Manager
Direct Reports: N/A
Hourly Wage: $40-$45 per hour. Final wage will depend on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
Disclaimer: Please note that job responsibilities, reporting lines, and duties outlined in this job description are subject to change to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Core Spaces celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment, which creates a sense of belonging for all employees. We do not discriminate and believe every individual should be proud of who they are and the community they represent.