About Our Company

Lids is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. Operating out of Indianapolis, IN, our retail stores offer officially licensed headwear and apparel from collegiate and professional sports teams, plus top brands like Nike, New Era, Adidas, and Mitchell & Ness. We currently operate 1,200 locations domestically and 50 internationally, including specialty concept stores for the NBA, NHL, Paris Saint-Germain, and numerous MLB teams. In recent years, Lids has built partnerships with iconic global brands including Marvel, Playboy, and the Harlem Globetrotters, and gained ambassadors like Justin Jefferson, Quavo, and Josephine Skriver – creating a community for both sports fans and fashion lovers.

The company is currently expanding with the goal of becoming the largest licensed brick-and-mortar sports retailer across the globe.

General Position Summary

The Lids Talent Acquisition Specialist plays an instrumental role on the Talent Acquisition team based out of the Lids Corporate Office in Indianapolis. The primary responsibilities of this role include filling open corporate positions and maintaining a pipeline of viable candidates using an efficient and quality-driven process. This position will partner with leaders across the business to hire corporate employees at all levels, from interns to senior positions. This role embodies our "Have Fun, Sell Hats" culture and represents the company in attracting the right talent to grow our business. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a self-starter to learn and grow in the field of Talent Acquisition/HR while contributing to Lids' growth and success.

This position works fully on-site at the Lids corporate office in NW Indianapolis.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Embody, uphold and champion Lids Core Values: Leadership, Integrity, Dedication and Service in all work performed, interactions and communications.
• Develop, implement, and maintain recruitment and placement strategies, policies, systems, and procedures, including selection techniques to identify, attract, and hire high quality employees
• Proactively research and investigate innovative sourcing strategies and sources both active and passive candidates through all viable avenues
• Manage Lids employment brand; Prepare and post descriptions of job opportunities and collaborates with compensation function to ensure alignment of accompanying compensation schedules
• Develop and implement solutions to ensure continuous improvement of talent acquisition & retention processes and tools through system administration of the applicant tracking system and use of other established recruiting metrics
• Establish and maintain relationships with hiring managers to stay abreast of current and future hiring and business needs & employee retention; Trains hiring managers on current recruitment and sourcing trends
• Develop and implement pipeline talent strategies such as internship programs and university partnerships
• Screen and interview applicants and gather information regarding education, experience, training, job skills, salary requirements, availability, interest level, and relocation needs
• Ensure adherence to all legal compliance requirements in all recruiting and hiring processes
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of recruiting, retention and engagement issues and trends, labor laws, and legislative initiatives that have short- and long-term implications on the profitability of the business
• Coordinate relocation process, when applicable
• Handle external advertising, applicant tracking, employee referral, and other recruitment incentive programs and campaigns
• Conduct exit interviews and reports on trends and themes
• Select, appoint, and oversee third party vendors; manage supplier relationships; and ensure vendor performance metrics are appropriate and monitored
• Other duties as needed.

Additional Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Customer Focus: Ensure that the customer perspective is the driving force behind all decisions and activities; craft and implement practices that meet the company's needs.
• Communication: Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media in a manner that engages them and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Building Trust: Interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of Lids Sports Group.
• Contribution to Team Success: Actively participate as a member of the HR team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
• Decision Making: Identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities; use effective customer-focused approaches for recommending course of action or developing a solution; taking action that is consistent with facts as well as impact to the business

Job Required Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree (May 2024 grads are welcome to apply)
• Ability to effectively present detailed information in a manner that can be easily understood and acted upon by non-SMEs
• Ability to objectively coach employees and management through complex, difficult and emotional issues
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Must be able to handle highly sensitive information with absolute confidentiality and professionalism
• Ability to work independently and feel comfortable initiating interaction with hiring managers of all levels, including Executive level
• Adept at utilizing MS Office products
• Must have a strong customer focus and be able to effectively and quickly build relationships and establish trust, and respect at all levels of the organization
• Ability to influence others and gain consensus
• Effective organization skills and detail orientation

Preferred Job Required Knowledge & Skills

• 1 year of relevant experience in Human Resources
• Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Demonstrated experience with online recruiting resources (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Handshake)
• Thorough knowledge of state and federal recruiting and employment laws

Reports To

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Benefits, Perks & More!

• Comprehensive benefits eligibility starting on first day of employment
• 401K with company match
• PTO
• Bonus eligibility
• 40% employee discount
• Free on-site gym
• Casual dress code
• Career growth opportunities
• Positive company culture centered around our core values of Leadership, Integrity, Dedication, & Service