Talent Acquisition Partner

United Bankshares Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 94,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement opportunities

Wellness initiatives

Mentoring and leadership programs

Job summary

United Bankshares Inc in Washington, D.C. seeks a Corporate Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for senior leadership across the organization.

You will partner with executives to source top talent, develop recruiting strategies, and ensure effective onboarding across the bank. This role emphasizes market research, competitive intelligence, and data-driven decision making to build robust pipelines and align hiring plans with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Eight years of recruiting experience in a fast-paced corporate environment, preferably banking/financial services.
• Strong banking industry knowledge preferred.
• Ability to influence hiring managers with credibility, presence, and strategic thinking.
• Experience partnering with business leaders to establish hiring targets and expectations.
• Experience designing and measuring recruiting events and programs.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for senior and management positions across lines of business, including networking, pipeline management, and onboarding.
• Provide strategic recruiting services to executive hiring managers, including market research, sourcing, candidate assessment, and client advice.
• Independently manage search and selection processes for senior roles, including executive positions.
• Build relationships with local businesses and professional organizations to develop a diverse applicant pool.
• Act as an HR partner with data-driven insights to influence recruiting solutions and align with organizational goals.
• Develop and present recruiting plans to hiring managers with quarterly goals and outreach activities.
• Attend conferences and participate in networks to stay current on industry trends and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with policies and laws and maintain relationships with clients.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Executive recruiting

Talent pipeline development

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

The Corporate Recruiter is a strategic partner to senior executives by driving full-cycle recruiting activities across senior leadership roles across the organization. This role ensures that United Bank has a presence in the business community by pro-actively creating strategic partnerships with internal and external sources. The Corporate Recruiter uses banking industry expertise to execute all stages of the hiring process including intake meetings with senior hiring leaders and develop a recruiting strategy to source and attract top talent within the market.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting activities for senior and management level positions across various lines of business - to include networking, pipeline management, talent identification and development, organizing offer and compensation packages, closing candidates and ensuring a high-quality onboarding experience.
• Provide professional and strategic recruiting services to executive level hiring managers for open positions that are often more complex in nature. This will include market research, competitive intelligence, sourcing, candidate assessment, client advice and candidate development.
• Independently manages the search and selection processes for senior level roles which includes management and executive level positions.
• Meet and grow working relationships with local community businesses, leaders, professional organizations, to develop an applicant pool and build a pipeline.
• Acts as a strategic and commercially focused HR Partner with the ability to use data to influence and drive solutions.
• Works to align organization goals and strategic plans with recruiting initiatives.
• Develop and present to hiring managers a recruiting plan that encompasses all activities planned by quarter including goals, conferences, meetings, etc.
• Attend conferences and join online networks to gain stay abreast of industry trends and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal laws and guidelines; maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Work directly with leaders to understand their needs, drive pipeline, develop strategies to close candidates, implement processes, and provide consistent updates on team progress
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management within the company by providing insights and recommendations on recruiting that contribute to the overall achievement of business objectives
• Promotes a culture of excellence and inclusivity, and leverages recruiting data to proactively source high achieving candidates who encompass United’s core values of Integrity, Hard Work, Teamwork and Caring

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of eight (8) years proven recruiting experience required in a fast-paced, high-growth corporate environment, preferably in the banking or financial services industry
• Strong banking industry knowledge preferred
• Influences with strong credibility, presence, and the strategic thinking to guide hiring managers to make sound hiring decisions
• Demonstrated experience partnering with business leaders to establish hiring targets and expectations
• Demonstrated experience implementing a wide range of creative and innovative talent acquisition programs
• Strong record of success in designing, planning, implementing and measuring the results of recruiting events
• Exceptional ability to manage internal client relationships, leveraging strong consultative skills and an emphasis on tact and diplomacy
• Ability to be self-directed with a high sense of urgency, while also effectively collaborating and working in a team environment
• Proven organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and work well in an environment with competing demands
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build long-lasting relationships

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Professionalism
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving
• Marketing skills

Essential Functions

• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• Ability to efficiently operate a computer keyboard, mouse, power tools, and other computer components.
• Ability to converse and exchange information with all levels of staff within organization.
• Ability to observe, perceive, identify, and translate data
• Ability to travel via air, rail, automobile and/or bus.

Company Profile

In Washington, D.C the expected base pay, and salary range for this role is $93,818-$164,182. Placement within the range will be determined on an individualized basis commensurate with experience and skills and is only one part of the total compensation package. Your base salary may be subject to an annual merit increase based upon performance and, depending on the position, may be eligible for cash bonuses, long-term incentives, commissions, and other United Bank sponsored benefit programs. At United, we recognize our employees as our greatest asset, and we strive to provide professional and personal development opportunities such as career advancement, job and industry trainings, wellness initiatives, mentoring and leadership programs.

At United, our strength is our people, and we are committed to nurturing a culture that is reflective of the communities we serve; promotes respect and a shared purpose; and aligns with our core values.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.