Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist-High-Volume Hiring

Protective Life; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Protective Life is seeking a Talent Acquisition Associate II to manage full-cycle recruiting with a focus on high-volume hiring within Operations and Shared Services. You will partner with hiring leaders, HR partners, and business stakeholders to develop recruiting strategies and deliver timely hiring outcomes.

In this role you will build talent pipelines, leverage analytics, and support workforce planning while guiding junior teammates and driving process improvements across recruiting programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, HR, or related field.
• 3+ years of recruiting/talent acquisition experience.
• Experience supporting high-volume hiring.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting across multiple job families.
• Experience building candidate pipelines via sourcing, networking, referrals, and market research.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring leaders, HR partners, and TA leadership to understand workforce needs and selection criteria.
• Independently manage full-cycle recruiting activities for professional, exempt, and specialized roles.
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies aligned to business needs and market conditions.
• Coordinate sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessments, offers, and pre-employment steps.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical skills and anticipated needs through multiple channels.
• Advise hiring managers on talent availability, interview practices, and market trends.
• Use recruiting analytics to measure effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Support workforce planning, internships, and targeted recruiting campaigns.
• Lead or support projects to improve recruiting processes and technology implementations.
• Support campus recruiting and industry engagement to strengthen pipelines.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Analytics

Campus partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ATS

MS 365

Recruiting analytics tools

Job description

Protective Life is seeking a Talent Acquisition Associate II to manage full-cycle recruiting with a focus on high-volume hiring within Operations and Shared Services. You will partner with hiring leaders, HR partners, and business stakeholders to develop recruiting strategies and deliver timely hiring outcomes.

In this role you will build talent pipelines, leverage analytics, and support workforce planning while guiding junior teammates and driving process improvements across recruiting programs.