What are the responsibilities and job description for the Talent Acquisition Specialist position at Contrarian Thinking?
Position Overview
At Contrarian Thinking, we're building an elite team of operators, creators, and thinkers obsessed with helping people buy, scale, and build real businesses. To do that, we need world-class talent—and that's where this role comes in..
We're hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own and elevate our full-cycle recruiting process. You'll be the engine behind sourcing, screening, and securing top talent across multiple departments. You'll work closely with department heads, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and ensure every search is run with speed, precision, and excellence.
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates clearly, anticipates needs, and knows how to find exceptional people—often before they even know they're looking.
Why This Role Matters
Contrarian Thinking is growing quickly. Every hire impacts our culture, our performance, and the lives of thousands of entrepreneurs in our community. You'll make sure we attract and hire A-players who elevate our standards, embody our Creed, and can thrive in our high-ownership environment.
You'll also help build a recruiting function that's organized, proactive, and deeply aligned with where the company is heading.
What You'll Own
Full-Cycle Recruiting & Pipeline Management
We aim to make Main Street > Wall Street.
Who are we: We are an investment and advisory firm led by veterans of Wall Street, Private Equity, and operators of Main Street businesses. We help owners BUY, SCALE, and SELL businesses.
Our Ecosystem
The Contrarian Creed
These are the words we stand by, live by and define what it means to be a Contrarian.
Location
Austin, TX - Full-time in office.
Type of Employment
Full-Time
Crew Benefits
At Contrarian Thinking, we're building an elite team of operators, creators, and thinkers obsessed with helping people buy, scale, and build real businesses. To do that, we need world-class talent—and that's where this role comes in..
We're hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own and elevate our full-cycle recruiting process. You'll be the engine behind sourcing, screening, and securing top talent across multiple departments. You'll work closely with department heads, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and ensure every search is run with speed, precision, and excellence.
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates clearly, anticipates needs, and knows how to find exceptional people—often before they even know they're looking.
Why This Role Matters
Contrarian Thinking is growing quickly. Every hire impacts our culture, our performance, and the lives of thousands of entrepreneurs in our community. You'll make sure we attract and hire A-players who elevate our standards, embody our Creed, and can thrive in our high-ownership environment.
You'll also help build a recruiting function that's organized, proactive, and deeply aligned with where the company is heading.
What You'll Own
Full-Cycle Recruiting & Pipeline Management
- Own the end-to-end hiring process for multiple roles simultaneously.
- Partner with department leads to understand role needs, refine job descriptions, and build interview plans.
- Maintain organized, up-to-date pipelines inside Breezy and Notion.
- Schedule interviews, coordinate cross-functional interview teams, and manage candidate communication.
- Ensure that how we teach our Growth Boardroom members interview and hire is being followed internally. We must practice what we preach
- Challenge how we have approached hiring as we up-level in our industry
- Proactively source talent across platforms (LinkedIn, niche communities, industry groups).
- Build warm pipelines of future candidates for recurring CT roles.
- Identify passive talent and conduct outbound outreach that reflects CT's brand and voice.
- Conduct initial screenings to assess alignment, experience, and cultural fit.
- Prepare candidates for later interview rounds and ensure each touchpoint is clear, timely, and on-brand.
- Uphold a best-in-class candidate experience—even for those we don't move forward.
- Create and optimize hiring SOPs, workflows, and templates.
- Support employer branding by updating role descriptions, career pages, and outbound messaging.
- Track hiring metrics, bandwidth, and role priorities; communicate updates to Operations & Leadership.
- Support department leads with scheduling, scorecards, and interview materials.
- Work with Operations to ensure all hired candidates transition smoothly into onboarding.
- Add structure and visibility to hiring projects inside Notion.
- 3 - 5 years of recruiting, sourcing, or talent operations experience (agency or in-house).
- Proven ability to manage multiple searches at once without dropping any balls or missing critical details.
- Strong interviewer with a sharp eye for skills, character, and cultural alignment.
- You follow up fast, communicate clearly, and maintain impeccable organization.
- Roles are filled with high-quality candidates quickly and efficiently.
- Every department you work with feels supported, aligned, and confident that each search is handled with excellence.
- Candidate experience is consistently excellent from application → offer.
- Recruiting pipelines stay organized, updated, and transparent.
- Contrarian Thinking's talent bar continues to rise with every new hire.
We aim to make Main Street > Wall Street.
Who are we: We are an investment and advisory firm led by veterans of Wall Street, Private Equity, and operators of Main Street businesses. We help owners BUY, SCALE, and SELL businesses.
Our Ecosystem
- Capital & Investment Company - We invest millions annually in businesses, and support our portfolio businesses in scaling to create enduring, profitable businesses they love to run, but also change the world.
- Events & Community - We help business buyers and builders with live workshops, weekly calls, and annual events around the country. We have two types of communities:
- For Buyers - a vetted community of buyers who utilize our campus, curriculum, and advisors to buy or invest in businesses, and
- For Builders - a community and events where we help builders use our proven scaling systems, advisors, and curriculum to grow profitable, enduring businesses.
- Media & Content - We aim to be the biggest and most trusted business media company in the world - through podcasts, YouTube, books, and online education. We aim to make business and finance content better than any University degree.
The Contrarian Creed
These are the words we stand by, live by and define what it means to be a Contrarian.
- People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
- Be a great f*cking human. Do what's right even when it hurts.
- How you do anything, is how you do everything.
- We do the dirty work.
- Your word is your contract.
- We are Archimedes, find your lever.
- Winners want pressure.
- We want your weird. Better weird than boring.
- Your job isn't done until THE job is done. We work the problem.
- Assumptions are for assholes. Find the truth.
- Less words, more meaning.
- Even our notes are worth stealing. Make every creation a mini-masterpiece.
- Show me your results, not your intentions.
Location
Austin, TX - Full-time in office.
Type of Employment
Full-Time
Crew Benefits
- 100% Company-paid health, dental, and vision for all full-time Crew Members with an option to add any dependents.
- Unlimited PTO Policy (with approval from your Direct Support) 8 paid US holidays
- On-time direct deposit pay 2x/month
- Option to enroll in a 401K via Accrue
- Learn expert deal-making and how to buy businesses with 100% free access to all of our courses and our flagship Contrarian Community
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