Talent & Culture Coordinator

Company Vision

State Bank & Trust (SSB&T) has proudly served Texas communities since 1941. As a growing community bank, we are committed to building meaningful relationships, delivering exceptional service, and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

Guided by our core values of Care, Do What Is Right, and Go Above and Beyond, we foster a culture where team members are empowered to grow, contribute, and make a difference. With 18 branches and growing, SSB&T offers rewarding career opportunities for individuals who share our commitment to service, integrity, and excellence.

Essential Responsibilities

• Champion SSB&T’s Core Values: Model SSB&T’s core values, embedding them into data strategy, governance, and team culture.

In addition to other duties as assigned from time to time in SSB&T’s reasonable discretion, your responsibilities include:

• Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
• Coordinate full-cycle recruiting activities, including job postings, candidate sourcing, interview scheduling, candidate communications, and hiring support.
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools to identify, engage, and cultivate relationships with prospective candidates.
• Conduct proactive outreach, networking, and direct recruitment efforts to build talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers and the People & Strategy Office to execute approved recruiting and hiring plans.
• Manage candidate pipelines, applicant tracking activities, and recruiting workflows.
• Coordinate interviews and facilitate a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Assist with preparing employment offers and coordinating pre-employment screenings.
• Participate in recruiting events, career fairs, internship programs, school partnerships, and community outreach initiatives.
• Promote SSB&T's employment brand, mission, values, and culture to prospective candidates.
• Maintain recruiting metrics and provide hiring activity reports as requested.
• Onboarding & New Hire Experience
• Coordinate onboarding activities for all new employees.
• Facilitate new hire orientation programs and onboarding experiences.
• Ensure completion of required employment documentation and onboarding requirements.
• Coordinate onboarding schedules and resources with managers and internal departments.
• Support new employees through their transition into the organization and help ensure a positive onboarding experience.
• Conduct follow-up touchpoints with new employees at established milestones to support integration, engagement, and retention.
• Identify and recommend improvements to onboarding processes and programs.
• Employee Engagement & Culture
• Coordinate employee engagement programs and culture-building initiatives.
• Administer employee recognition programs, including birthdays, anniversaries, service milestones, employee appreciation efforts, and other recognition activities.
• Assist with planning and execution of employee events, celebrations, volunteer opportunities, wellness activities, and team-building initiatives.
• Support employee surveys, feedback initiatives, and engagement programs.
• Assist with employee communications related to engagement, recognition, culture, and organizational initiatives.
• Support programs that reinforce SSB&T's mission, vision, values, and leadership expectations.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the employee experience and strengthen organizational culture.
• Employee Experience & Administration
• Serve as a resource for employees regarding onboarding, engagement, recognition, and employee experience programs.
• Maintain recruiting, onboarding, and employee experience records and documentation.
• Assist with recruiting metrics, workforce reporting, and engagement tracking.
• Support internship programs, talent development initiatives, and other People Operations projects.
• Maintain confidentiality of employees and candidate information.
• Support special projects and strategic initiatives within the People & Strategy Office.
• Nothing in this job description restricts SSB&T’s ability to modify, reassign, or supplement the employee's duties and responsibilities at any time, with or without notice.
  
  

Employment Commitments & Physical Requirements

• Non-Exempt
• Full-time
• Work flexible hours – including evenings or weekends – to meet customer needs, support loan activity and attend events
• Focus-intensive position requiring extended periods of sitting and digital navigation.
• Occasional walking, standing, and use of office equipment.
• Must possess close visual acuity and clear speech for verbal communication.
  
  

Location & Travel

• Physical reporting to Operations location
• Travel may be necessary depending on business needs
  
  

Candidate Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, employee engagement, human resources, customer service, or a related field required.
• Experience coordinating recruiting, hiring, onboarding, or employee engagement activities required.
• Experience sourcing and engaging candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter or similar recruiting platforms preferred.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS), HRIS platforms, recruiting software, or related technologies preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and any required pre-employment screening (drug testing, fingerprinting for FDIC-insured institutions)
  
  

Candidate Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as SHRM-CP, PHR, or a related credential.
• Experience supporting talent acquisition, onboarding, and employee engagement initiatives in a banking, financial services, or other regulated environment.
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, HRIS platforms, and recruiting technologies.
• Experience coordinating employee recognition, engagement, or culture initiatives.
  
  

Compensation

We are committed to competitive compensation at SSB&T. By analyzing market data, we establish fair salary ranges. Your pay is determined by your experience, the role's market value, and your geographical location.

The job description and supporting information describes the principal functions required of the job and should not be construed as a non-exhaustive description of all work to be performed in the job role.

Employee shall perform such work as may be required of Employee by SSB&T in accordance with the job description, as well as the instructions, directions and control of SSB&T and at such reasonable time and places as it may determine. At all times during the Employment Period, Employee shall strictly adhere to all the rules and regulations that have been or that may hereafter be established by SSB&T for the conduct of its employees and further, Employee shall strictly adhere to all the provisions of the Company’s handbook(s).

Security State Bank & Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.