Senior Talent Acquisition Leader — Full-Cycle & Brand

Jobtailor; Connecticut; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Encova Insurance in the United States seeks a seasoned Talent Acquisition leader to drive the full-cycle recruiting process across the organization. You will build strong partnerships with HR and leadership while delivering a diverse, high-quality candidate slate and a compelling employment brand.

You will mentor a recruitment team, optimize ATS usage, and collaborate on offers, onboarding, and campus programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of proven full-cycle recruitment experience, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting, and hiring candidates.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field, or equivalent work experience strongly preferred.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification strongly preferred.
• Experience or training in employment law, benefits and compensation, organizational planning, organization development, marketing, employee relations, or training preferred.
• Demonstrated use of innovative talent acquisition techniques.
• Experience and proficiency with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Comprehensive knowledge of sourcing, selection, and talent acquisition strategies, programs, vendors, and tools.
• Ability to manage multiple duties accurately in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead special projects alongside recruiting responsibilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, web browsers, and LinkedIn.
• Sound judgment, decision-making, and problem-solving ability.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills.
• Experience recruiting for key roles and hard-to-fill positions.
• Track record of effective relationships and partnerships with hiring managers.
• Experience using effective selection tools.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Strong customer-service orientation.
• Demonstrated strategic perspective.
• Must reside and work within Encova’s eligible U.S. states.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and support the talent acquisition function to meet the organization’s strategic and operational talent needs.
• Develop talent acquisition strategies to attract a diverse pool of high-quality candidates.
• Build and maintain reliable talent pipelines and deliver high levels of candidate and hiring-manager service.
• Develop and maintain Encova Insurance’s employment brand with Marketing and business partners.
• Partner with HR and company leadership on talent acquisition initiatives.
• Manage the full recruiting process, including postings, sourcing, interviewing, selection, assessments, references, background checks, and offers.
• Collaborate on offer details including salary ranges, incentives, start dates, and other terms.
• Mentor talent acquisition team members.
• Manage assessment tools, system and performance-model updates, training, and vendor partnerships.
• Ensure recruiting-data integrity and analyze recruiting metrics and scorecards.
• Manage candidate-generation sources, including web sourcing, agencies, colleges, and associate referrals.
• Develop and deliver recruiting-technique training for managers.
• Manage external search partners and identify new partners as needed.
• Collaborate with HR on campus and early-career development programs.
• Oversee the intern program from a recruiting perspective.
• Travel periodically to offices, college campuses, career fairs, and other recruiting venues.
• Coordinate completion of background-report details for new and existing associates.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

ATS proficiency

PHR/SHRM certifications

Innovative recruiting techniques

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Recruiting metrics analysis

Vendor partnerships

Relationship building

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

ATS (Applicant Tracking System)

LinkedIn

Microsoft Office

Job description

Encova Insurance in the United States seeks a seasoned Talent Acquisition leader to drive the full-cycle recruiting process across the organization. You will build strong partnerships with HR and leadership while delivering a diverse, high-quality candidate slate and a compelling employment brand.

You will mentor a recruitment team, optimize ATS usage, and collaborate on offers, onboarding, and campus programs.