Employment Specialist

Insight Global; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Employment Specialist to manage full life cycle recruiting across multiple corporate functions. The role involves sourcing, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding while partnering with hiring managers and leadership to anticipate staffing needs.

The ideal candidate will handle a high requisition workload, proactively source passive candidates, and build strong talent pipelines. Collaboration and confidentiality are essential in a regulated and fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience in a high-volume environment.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions across functions.
• Strong experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, ATS platforms, and passive sourcing.
• Ability to build Boolean searches and creative sourcing strategies.
• Proven success engaging passive talent and partnering with hiring managers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information and knowledge of EEO/OFCCP regulations.
• Familiarity with local labor market trends and Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage full life cycle recruiting across corporate and business functions.
• Partner with hiring managers and senior leadership to determine staffing needs and strategies.
• Source active and passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, ATS, and social networks.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and future roles.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies and Boolean searches for hard-to-find talent.
• Support college recruitment activities and participation in events.
• Communicate recruiting progress, market conditions, and pipeline status with stakeholders.
• Coordinate pre-employment processes and maintain ATS data.

Skills

Full life cycle recruiting

High requisition workload

Passive candidate sourcing

Boolean searches

Talent pipelines

Hiring manager partnership

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Confidentiality

Employment laws (EEO/OFCCP)

Local labor market awareness

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS platforms

Job boards

Microsoft Office

Job description

A well-established organization within the financial services and banking industry is seeking an Employment Specialist to manage full life cycle recruiting across a variety of corporate and business functions. This individual will be responsible for sourcing, attracting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding high-quality talent while partnering closely with hiring managers and senior leadership.

The ideal candidate is a strong full-cycle recruiter who is comfortable managing a high requisition workload, proactively sourcing passive candidates, building talent pipelines, and serving as a trusted talent acquisition partner to the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full life cycle recruiting process, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessments, offer negotiation, closing, and onboarding.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and senior leadership to understand current and future staffing needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Proactively source active and passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, ATS platforms, social media, networking events, job fairs, and employee referrals.
• Build and maintain targeted candidate pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies and Boolean searches to identify hard-to-find talent.
• Support college and university recruiting efforts and participate in professional and community recruiting events.
• Maintain consistent communication with hiring managers regarding candidate pipelines, interviews, market conditions, and recruiting progress.
• Provide candidates with information regarding compensation, benefits, company culture, and career opportunities.
• Support contractor and recruiting agency relationships, including contractor tracking and onboarding.
• Coordinate required pre-employment processes, including background screening, while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
• Maintain accurate recruiting data, ATS records, and hiring metrics.
• Evaluate recruiting processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and candidate experience.
• Serve as a talent acquisition subject matter expert and provide recruiting guidance and training to hiring managers.
• Develop and facilitate recruiting and onboarding programs, including new hire orientation and employee immersion initiatives.
• Stay current on employment laws, recruiting trends, sourcing strategies, and talent acquisition best practices.
• Collaborate across recruiting teams to share best practices and improve overall talent acquisition efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred/required; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• 2+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience, ideally within a high-volume or high-requisition environment.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously across different business functions.
• Strong experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, ATS platforms, and passive candidate sourcing.
• Ability to build effective Boolean searches and develop creative sourcing strategies.
• Demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive talent.
• Strong hiring manager partnership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and adjust quickly as hiring needs change.
• Experience handling confidential candidate and employee information.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment laws, EEO, and OFCCP practices.
• Understanding of local labor market trends.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within financial services, banking, insurance, or another highly regulated corporate environment.
• PHR or SPHR certification.
• Experience supporting company-wide talent acquisition or employment branding initiatives.