Talent Acquisition Specialist

About MassMutual New Mexico

MassMutual New Mexico is a comprehensive financial services agency headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We help individuals, families, and businesses navigate their financial future through personalized strategies, meaningful relationships, and long-term planning solutions. Our mission is to empower our clients, advisors, and communities to achieve financial confidence and lasting success.

Position Summary

MassMutual New Mexico is seeking a highly motivated and community-connected Talent Acquisition Specialist to help identify, attract, and recruit exceptional talent for our growing organization. This individual will play a critical role in expanding our advisor and professional staff teams by leveraging strong networking skills, local community relationships, and modern recruiting technologies, including LinkedIn Recruiter.

The ideal candidate is well-connected throughout the Albuquerque and New Mexico business community, possesses a strong work ethic, and thrives in a relationship-driven environment. This role requires someone who enjoys meeting new people, building professional relationships, and creating a positive candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding.

Preferred Characteristics

• Demonstrated passion for connecting people with career opportunities.
• Professional presence and ability to engage with candidates at all career levels.
• Strong networking and relationship-building abilities.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
• Ability to represent the MassMutual New Mexico brand positively within the community
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, outreach, screening, interviewing, and onboarding candidates.
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms to identify and engage high-quality talent.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Build relationships with local business leaders, community organizations, universities, professional associations, and networking groups to generate candidate referrals.
• Conduct initial candidate interviews and assessments to evaluate qualifications, cultural fit, and career motivations.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and hiring leaders.
• Promote and strengthen MassMutual New Mexico's employer brand throughout the community and online.
• Track recruiting activity and candidate progress through recruitment systems and reporting tools.
• Attend networking events, career fairs, community events, and industry functions to increase brand awareness and talent attraction efforts.
• Partner with leadership to execute recruiting strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives.
• Deliver a professional, responsive, and positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
  
  

Qualifications

• Proven experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, staffing, business development, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and social recruiting strategies.
• Well-established professional network within the Albuquerque and New Mexico business community.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and generate referrals through networking.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and interviewing skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment software.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
  
  

Why Join MassMutual New Mexico?

• Be part of a growing organization dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals, families, and businesses.
• Collaborate with a high-performing, relationship-driven team.
• Build valuable connections throughout the New Mexico business community.
• Play a key role in shaping the future growth of the organization.
• Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development and advancement.
  
  

MassMutual New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and professionals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.

Financial Advisor Professionals are independent contractors and are not employees of MassMutual, its subsidiaries, or General Agents with whom they contract.