Talent Acquisition Leader

Conexus; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Conexus is seeking a highly skilled full-cycle recruiter in Los Angeles to drive strategic hiring across the organization. You will partner with senior executives, manage end-to-end recruitment, and build scalable recruiting strategies to support business growth.

This high-visibility role requires exceptional sourcing capabilities, strong business acumen, and the executive presence to serve as a trusted talent advisor.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience in professional services, financial services, or similarly sophisticated environments.
• Proven success managing senior-level and specialized professional searches.
• Direct sourcing and passive candidate engagement expertise with strong market insight.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment process from intake to onboarding coordination.
• Manage diverse portfolio of professional, management, and senior leadership searches.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies to engage passive candidates in competitive markets.
• Build robust talent pipelines to support current and anticipated needs.
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, and referrals to identify talent.
• Deliver high-touch candidate experiences and advise senior leadership on market conditions.
• Lead intake meetings and provide consultative guidance on compensation trends.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Executive recruitment

Sourcing strategies

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Stakeholder management

Salary negotiation

Recruitment analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

ATS

Job description

Compensation: Up to $160,000 Base + Bonus

Position Overview

A leading professional services firm experiencing significant growth is seeking a highly skilled full cycle recruiter to drive strategic hiring initiatives across the organization. This individual will play a critical role in attracting top talent, partnering with senior executives, and building scalable recruiting strategies to support continued business expansion.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, relationship-driven recruiter with exceptional sourcing capabilities, strong business acumen, and the executive presence to serve as a trusted talent advisor to senior leadership. This is a high-visibility, hands-on role requiring the ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle while balancing strategic talent acquisition initiatives with day-to-day execution.

Key Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process, from intake and sourcing strategy through candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of professional, management, and senior leadership searches across multiple business functions.
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage high-caliber passive candidates in competitive talent markets.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines to support current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, referrals, and market intelligence to identify exceptional talent.
• Deliver an elevated, high-touch candidate experience that reflects the firm's reputation and culture.
• Serve as a strategic recruiting partner to senior executives, business leaders, and hiring managers.
• Lead comprehensive intake meetings to understand business objectives, organizational needs, and critical success factors for each search.
• Provide consultative guidance on talent availability, compensation trends, market conditions, and competitive hiring strategies.
• Influence hiring decisions through thoughtful candidate assessments, market insights, and data-driven recommendations.
• Build credibility and trusted relationships with senior leadership through strong communication, responsiveness, and consistent delivery.
• Navigate complex stakeholder relationships and effectively manage expectations throughout the hiring process.
• Develop sophisticated, targeted sourcing strategies for specialized, difficult-to-fill, and executive-level positions.
• Proactively identify passive talent through direct outreach, market mapping, competitor research, and relationship building.
• Create long-term talent communities and succession pipelines for business-critical roles.
• Continuously evaluate sourcing effectiveness and introduce innovative approaches to improve talent quality and recruiting efficiency.

Process Improvement & Growth Support

• Help build and refine recruiting processes, tools, and best practices to support a growing organization.
• Partner with HR and business leadership to anticipate workforce needs and align hiring strategies with business priorities.
• Track and communicate recruiting metrics, pipeline activity, hiring progress, and potential obstacles.
• Identify opportunities to improve time-to-fill, candidate experience, hiring manager engagement, and overall recruitment effectiveness.
• Maintain a high level of organization, urgency, and accountability while managing multiple concurrent searches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally within professional services, financial services, legal, consulting, real estate, or similarly sophisticated corporate environments.
• Demonstrated success managing searches from initial sourcing through offer acceptance, including senior-level and specialized professional positions.
• Exceptional direct sourcing and passive candidate engagement skills with advanced proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and creative talent identification strategies.
• Proven ability to establish credibility and partner effectively with C-suite executives, senior leadership, and demanding hiring managers.
• Strong understanding of talent market dynamics, compensation benchmarking, and competitive recruiting strategies.
• Excellent communication, relationship management, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate independently, prioritize competing demands, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience improving recruitment processes and leveraging applicant tracking systems and recruiting analytics.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion, sound judgment, and commitment to delivering a premium candidate and stakeholder experience.