Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Sourcing & Market Mapping

• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify passive and active candidates across multiple channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, niche platforms, industry networks, referrals, events and alternative talent communities.
• Conduct targeted market mapping and competitive intelligence research to build high quality talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Utilize advanced Boolean search techniques, talent intelligence tools and data-driven sourcing methodologies to uncover specialized and hard to reach talent pools.
• Build and maintain structured talent pipelines segmented by industry, function, geography and skill set.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships while representing the organization at job and career fairs, effectively engaging with talent pools, promoting the employer brand, and driving high-quality candidate pipelines.

Candidate Engagement

• Craft personalized and compelling outreach messaging designed to increase candidate response and engagement rates.
• Establish strong relationships with prospective candidates and maintain ongoing engagement with passive talent communities.
• Conduct initial candidate outreach, screening conversations and qualification assessments aligned to client or hiring manager requirements.

Partnership & Collaboration

• Partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers and leadership teams to understand role requirements, market dynamics and talent challenges.
• Contribute market insights, compensation trends, competitor intelligence and talent availability data to support hiring strategy discussions.
• Collaborate on search strategy development for niche, confidential and business-critical hiring initiatives.
• Provide guidance, coaching training, and reference information/materials to hiring managers in preparation for applicant interviews.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Maintain accurate candidate and pipeline data within ATS system.
• Track sourcing activity metrics, pipeline conversion data and campaign effectiveness to continuously optimize sourcing strategies.
• Lead and execute a streamlined, end-to-end interview process that ensures a consistent, efficient and positive experience for both candidates and hiring teams, with clear communication, timely coordination and adherence to best practices.
• Support process improvement initiatives focused on enhancing talent acquisition effectiveness, speed and candidate experience.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Arrange travel and lodging for out-of-town applicants and perform reference checks and employment verification as needed.
• Perform other related duties as requested and special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Must have minimum 5-6 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in the financial services industry .
• Able to attract candidates using various sources, such social media networks, employee referrals, name generation, direct sourcing, and other internet tools.
• Demonstrated capability in recruiting for a wide variety of roles and levels in multiple functions.
• Strong capability in talent scouting, direct sourcing of candidates, assessing, hiring, and managing talent, as well as developing a high performing, diverse and sustainable talent pipeline.
• Extremely perceptive person, who is capable of relating to individuals at all levels.
• Present themselves professionally and possess high ethical standards.
• Experience with ADP WorforceNow a plus. Other Applicant Tracking Systems will be considered.