Talent Experience Associate

Ember Group Consulting; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Career growth with Ember

Job summary

Ember Group Consulting is seeking an experienced Talent Experience Associate to lead the full recruitment lifecycle for consulting and corporate roles in a competitive market, with emphasis on sourcing and hiring top talent in Charlotte, NC.

You will partner with hiring leaders to build strong pipelines, screen candidates, and deliver exceptional candidate experiences while advising stakeholders on market trends and effective recruiting strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Communications, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a consulting firm, professional services environment, staffing agency, executive search firm, or corporate recruiting function.
• Experience recruiting for professional, technical, and leadership-level roles.
• Strong sourcing and talent engagement skills with experience identifying passive candidates.
• Experience partnering directly with business leaders and hiring managers.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
• Experience using ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting process from intake meetings through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, role requirements, and hiring priorities.
• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage high-quality candidates across multiple channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for technology, operations, finance, and corporate functions.
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, employee referrals, and direct sourcing to attract candidates.
• Conduct candidate screening interviews and assess technical skills, competencies, qualifications, and cultural fit.
• Coordinate interview scheduling and facilitate communication between candidates and hiring teams.

Skills

Sourcing & engagement

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Candidate experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Communications

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Talent Experience Associate to join our growing Talent Acquisition team. This role is responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle for a variety of consulting and corporate positions, with a primary focus on sourcing, attracting, and hiring top-tier talent in a highly competitive market.

The ideal candidate will bring experience from a consulting organization, professional services firm, staffing agency, or executive search environment and possess a proven ability to build strong talent pipelines, partner with hiring leaders, and deliver exceptional candidate experiences. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders while driving recruitment strategies that support business growth and client delivery needs.

***Located in Charlotte, NC***

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting process from intake meetings through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs, role requirements, and hiring priorities.
• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage high-quality candidates across multiple channels.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for technology, operations, finance, and corporate functions, ensuring a consistent flow of qualified candidates to meet hiring demands.
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, employee referrals, and direct sourcing techniques to attract passive and active candidates.
• Conduct candidate screening interviews and assess technical skills, competencies, qualifications, and cultural alignment.
• Coordinate interview scheduling and facilitate communication between candidates and hiring teams.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a strategic recruiting advisor to hiring managers and leadership teams.
• Provide market intelligence regarding talent availability, competitor hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, and recruiting best practices.
• Facilitate hiring strategy discussions and recommend effective recruitment approaches.
• Ensure timely communication and regular status updates throughout the recruitment process.

Talent Strategy & Employer Branding

• Support employer branding initiatives that strengthen the company's presence in the marketplace.
• Represent the organization at networking events, industry conferences, career fairs, and virtual recruiting events.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives through sourcing and recruiting efforts.
• Contribute to workforce planning and talent acquisition projects that support organizational growth.

Recruiting Operations & Analytics

• Maintain accurate candidate records and recruitment activity within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Ensure compliance with all employment laws, regulations, and organizational hiring practices.
• Track and report recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline health, and candidate conversion rates.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, efficiency, and candidate experience.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3 + years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a consulting firm, professional services environment, staffing agency, executive search firm, or corporate recruiting function.
• Demonstrated success recruiting for professional, technical, and leadership-level positions.
• Strong sourcing and talent engagement skills with experience identifying passive candidates.
• Experience partnering directly with business leaders and hiring managers.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Preferred

• Experience recruiting for client-facing consulting roles.
• Agency recruiting experience with high-volume requisition management.
• Experience supporting multiple business units or geographic markets simultaneously.
• Knowledge of recruitment marketing, talent mapping, and workforce planning.
• Advanced proficiency with reporting, recruiting analytics, and Microsoft Excel.

Why Ember?

We're a boutique management consulting firm trusted by executive leadership teams to lead complex transformation initiatives where execution, change leadership, and strategic partnership matter most. Our consultants don't simply fill roles; they become trusted advisors embedded within some of our clients' most visible enterprise initiatives.

We're intentionally building a different kind of consulting firm, one where talented people have the opportunity to shape client relationships, influence strategy, and grow alongside experienced consulting leaders in a highly collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Long-term career growth with Ember
• Opportunity to support additional strategic consulting engagements as our firm continues to scale