What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist position at TNT Growth?
About Us
We’re TNT Growth, a performance-driven agency dedicated to helping leading companies acquire more leads and customers. Our expertise spans Paid Search and Paid Social management, conversion rate optimization, and advanced reporting and analytics. Our portfolio includes industry leaders such as Salesforce, Gusto, Formula 1 Miami, Sweet James, and more.
Our team is sharp, collaborative, and relentlessly focused on results. TNT Growth is at a pivotal moment of expansion. As our business scales and evolves into its next stage, we’re committed to hiring strategically and building a high-performing team.
The Opportunity
At TNT Growth, we don’t recycle playbooks — we build them. As a Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will own end-to-end recruitment, act as the face of TNT Growth to candidates, and kick off your management journey by mentoring and guiding a Talent Acquisition Coordinator. We aim to build predictable hiring pipelines, ensuring all hiring documentation and candidate data is meticulously maintained.
Collaborating closely with People Operations and hiring managers, you’ll ensure that we hire outstanding talent efficiently, compliantly, and with a high-touch, human candidate experience. You’ll play a key part in maintaining our employment brand and upholding high standards for executional excellence across the recruitment lifecycle.
What Success Looks Like
We’re TNT Growth, a performance-driven agency dedicated to helping leading companies acquire more leads and customers. Our expertise spans Paid Search and Paid Social management, conversion rate optimization, and advanced reporting and analytics. Our portfolio includes industry leaders such as Salesforce, Gusto, Formula 1 Miami, Sweet James, and more.
Our team is sharp, collaborative, and relentlessly focused on results. TNT Growth is at a pivotal moment of expansion. As our business scales and evolves into its next stage, we’re committed to hiring strategically and building a high-performing team.
The Opportunity
At TNT Growth, we don’t recycle playbooks — we build them. As a Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will own end-to-end recruitment, act as the face of TNT Growth to candidates, and kick off your management journey by mentoring and guiding a Talent Acquisition Coordinator. We aim to build predictable hiring pipelines, ensuring all hiring documentation and candidate data is meticulously maintained.
Collaborating closely with People Operations and hiring managers, you’ll ensure that we hire outstanding talent efficiently, compliantly, and with a high-touch, human candidate experience. You’ll play a key part in maintaining our employment brand and upholding high standards for executional excellence across the recruitment lifecycle.
What Success Looks Like
- Within 90 days, you are independently managing full-cycle recruitment for priority roles.
- Hiring managers see you as a trusted strategic partner, not just a recruiter.
- Candidates consistently report a positive, human experience with our recruitment process.
- Our processes are clear, compliant, organized, and scalable.
- The Talent Acquisition Coordinator is well-supported, growing quickly, and working with clarity.
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for multiple business functions, from intake through offer and close.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, hiring plans, and interview structures.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates and a visible ambassador of the TNT Growth brand.
- Ensure all recruitment practices comply with relevant US federal and state employment laws.
- Build and maintain robust talent pipelines using proactive sourcing strategies.
- Oversee interviews, ensure the quality of feedback, and maintain hiring timelines.
- Mentor and coach the Talent Acquisition Coordinator, fostering their development.
- Track and analyze hiring metrics to continuously improve speed, quality, and experience.
- Collaborate with People Ops on offer processes, onboarding handoffs, and workforce planning.
- 4 to 7 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally in fast-growing or agency settings.
- Strong working knowledge of US recruitment and employment law.
- Demonstrated success partnering directly with senior stakeholders and hiring managers.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple roles simultaneously.
- Confident, personable communicator who quickly builds trust with candidates and internal teams.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment tools.
- Interest in stepping into people leadership and management responsibilities.
- Experience hiring across marketing, performance, or technical roles.
- Familiarity with agency or professional services environments.
- Relevant certifications (SHRM, PHR, etc.).
- Experience supporting remote or distributed teams.
- You prefer sourcing only and are not interested in full-cycle recruitment.
- You are uncomfortable being highly visible and candidate-facing.
- You prefer rigid, slow-moving environments with heavy processes and limited change.
- You are not interested in mentoring or developing others.
- You struggle with high-volume, detail-oriented administrative work (like scheduling and ATS maintenance).
- You operate reactively instead of proactively managing your task list and follow-ups.
- You want a chill, low-urgency role; we move quickly to secure top talent.
- You wait for others to double-check the accuracy of your records or scheduling.