Talent Acquisition Specialist

Description

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Human Resources team. This role is ideal for a recruiting professional with experience leading full-cycle searches across sales, investments, and operations functions within the financial services industry. The ideal candidate will be passionate about identifying top talent, building strategic pipelines, and leveraging modern recruiting tools and platforms to drive hiring success.

Primary Responsibilities

• Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the recruitment process from sourcing through offer negotiation and acceptance, ensuring a seamless and high-quality candidate experience.
• Proactive Talent Sourcing: Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies to identify, attract, and engage passive candidates for roles across all business lines and support functions. Utilize innovative outreach techniques, including direct headhunting, networking, referrals, and digital sourcing tools.
• Pipeline Development: Build and maintain high-quality pipelines of industry-specific talent for current and future hiring needs, including recurring roles.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with hiring managers and senior leadership to understand business needs, define role requirements, and align talent acquisition strategies with organizational goals.
• HR Partnership: Collaborate with HR Business Partner and VP HR to develop external offer recommendations that ensure internal equity & alignment with compensation guidelines.
• Technology Enablement: Leverage ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, and AI platforms and capabilities to enhance sourcing and screening efforts.
• Reporting & Communication: Own and distribute the weekly Open Position Report (OPR) to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability. Develop and report on key talent acquisition metrics (time to fille, cost per hire, etc.).
• Employer Branding: Drive employer branding and recognition initiatives to enhance the firm's visibility and reputation in the talent market.
• Strategic Workforce Planning: In partnership with the VP of HR, implement workforce planning strategies aligned to 1 / 3 / 5 year business goals.
• Early Career Programs: Build, implement, and manage a college and entry-level recruiting program, including campus outreach and internship strategy.
  
  

Critical Success Factors

• Commitment to delivering a seamless and engaging experience for all candidates.
• Effective collaboration with HR and business leaders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in managing reports, pipelines, and recruiting programs.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding hiring goals and delivering high-quality hires.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
  
  

Req Number HUM-25-00001

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years’ talent acquisition experience, with a strong focus on sales, investment, and operations roles. Prior experience in the investment management or financial services industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience working across multiple disciplines in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Hands-on experience with sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, ATS platforms, and AI recruiting tools.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
• Creative and strategic problem solver with a track record of successfully filling hard-to-source roles.
• Comfortable managing multiple searches simultaneously and adapting quickly to shifting priorities.
  
  

About the Organization Meeder Investment Management has helped clients successfully reach their financial goals since 1974. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Meeder has over 125 professionals dedicated to serving the financial needs of financial advisors and their clients as well as government entities, with over $150 billion in assets under advisement.

Meeder's advice and solution suite is driven by our founding principle: providing investment solutions designed to improve investor outcomes. Meeder works with clients - both directly and through financial advisors - to offer a variety of investment solutions including mutual funds, investment portfolios, separately managed accounts, retirement plan services, and cash management solutions.

At Meeder, we pride ourselves on living our five core values: Do the Right Thing, Driven & Results Oriented, Relationships Matter, Continuous Improvement, and Discipline. Our core values are the cultural cornerstone for everything we do. They inspire and guide us in our day-to-day work, our relationships with colleagues, and when servicing our clients.

Visit www.meederinvestment.com for more. See Meeder's social media pages at https://linktr.ee/Meeder

• Assets Under Advisement consist of $58.4 billion of regulatory assets under management by Meeder Investment Management's registered investment adviser affiliates and $100.6 billion of non-discretionary assets as to which Meeder Public Funds provides strategic advice or consultation as of December 31, 2023.
  
  

EOE Statement Meeder Investment Management is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; sexual orientation; and gender identity), national origin, disability, genetic information, and age (40 or over).