Director of Talent Acquisition

Grow your career with a growing organization

Whether they’re helping people reach their long-term financial goals or providing personal wealth management strategies, every associate contributes to changing the lives of those we serve for the better. When it comes to job satisfaction, that’s hard to beat. And from a personal satisfaction perspective, you’ll enjoy the freedom to support causes that matter to you and experience a truly inclusive work environment. Your future starts now.

The Director of Talent Acquisition will report to the VP of Talent Acquisition and have responsibility for leading a team of talent acquisition consultants and ensures their focus and approach is fully engaged with the business to deliver on hiring goals and expectations to meet the needs of the business. In addition, this role develops strategies for high volume hiring, as well as to drive organizational growth, and ensure that all recruitment processes, policies and practices support the delivery of diverse candidate pools and an inclusive recruiting experience. The Director, Talent Acquisition ensures effective performance management protocols (contribution conversations, coaching and development plans) are in place to deliver a premium candidate and hiring leader experience. The Director of Talent Acquisition will drive, own and participate on projects aligned to achieve TA and HR strategic initiatives and maintain strong working relationships with business clients, senior leaders and HR counterparts; keep them informed and appropriately involve them in recruiting activities.

What you will do

• Build support and buy-in by working closely with senior HR, line leadership and Senior leaders, to ensure that the business and hiring managers play a full role in identifying, interviewing and hiring high potential, high performance talent that will lead our company forward.
• Lead a team of recruiting professionals to develop, drive, and execute the recruiting strategies that support Empower. This role will collaborate closely with our HR team to ensure that together we identify, engage, and hire from a diverse talent pool that supports our goals.
• Refine and communicate the full cycle of recruiting to meet the organizational goals and growth, including setting hiring managers expectations for recruiting by clearly providing a defined process and establishing service levels.
• Establish and execute talent acquisition strategies to deliver on hiring expectations to drive organizational growth. Work closely with senior executives to align talent acquisition strategies with overall business goals.
• Champion the candidate experience by embracing every interaction with a candidate as an opportunity to showcase our people, culture, and core values. Does not miss a chance to make a candidate feel valued.
• Support diversity & inclusion initiatives throughout the hiring process including the content of job descriptions, sourcing strategies, and the creation of inclusive interview processes - that lead to measurable improvement in the availability and selection of underrepresented candidates for our roles
• Demonstrate results and a bias towards action. Drive projects and processes in an environment with multiple demands and differing searches, embrace change, and problem solve. Use key recruiting metrics to get results.
• Responsible for Metrics Reporting, Talent Insights and Workforce Planning Analysis. Create a structured reporting framework that outlines key metrics to be tracked and reported regularly. Track efforts by using data from our ATS and other platforms; providing analysis and insights on hiring efforts, turnover, time to hire, cost of hire, etc. Analyze data to identify trends in the labor market, competitor hiring practices, and candidate behavior; leverage insights to make informed decisions about sourcing strategies. Partner closely with business leaders, workforce planning teams and HRBP's assisting with plans related to forecasting, identifying talent gaps and forming plans to address these using attrition, growth, labor force and supply/demand activities.
• Create Sourcing and Pipeline Strategies. Lead the development and implementation of strategic sourcing strategies, which may include developing talent pipelines for critical roles, identifying long-term talent needs, and establishing relationships with key talent tools. Launch and enable various techniques involving TA marketing (targeted campaigns, digital/social/print collateral). Deliver talent from top sources (Referrals - targeted campaigns and Workday referrals using HRIS / Social media, data warehouses, Diversity associations). Assist in developing strategies to capture, engage and informs passive marketplace talent for future based opportunities and attract FINRA licensed talent.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 10 years combined recruiting and Human Resources experience or any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training approved by Human Resources.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of full cycle recruiting experience. Prior experience with high volume recruiting required. Experience at a high-growth company and in fast-paced environments is a plus.
• Minimum of 3 years of previous people management experience. You'll supervise a team of at least ~10 and must be comfortable coaching, mentoring, developing and advocating to senior leadership for your team.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to take data, draw insights and conclusions to influence and drive the overall hiring strategy.
• Experience using an ATS with sophisticated reporting capabilities (we use Workday) and LinkedIn Recruiter
• Experience leveraging programmatic advertising tools, video interviewing and other TA tools and technology.
• Demonstrable ability to implement sourcing strategies that build a representative and inclusive candidate pipeline with knowledge of Diversity Talent techniques.
• An excitement about using innovative recruiting trends and practices to continually refine and improve the recruiting process and candidate experience.
• An ability to communicate, interact, influence, and negotiate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Great organization habits and a keen eye for detail– You will be managing people, processes and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Deep knowledge of sourcing techniques – leveraging talent data, social media, online networks and local communities.
• Strong external talent network for competitor intelligence and industry best practices.
• Solid understanding of Talent Marketing techniques using social, digital and other media.
• Ability to interact with business leaders at all levels, HR Business Partners and other HR leaders.
• Ability to develop and manage relationships with vendors such as Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and Indeed.

What will set you apart

• SPHR, PHR, Certified LinkedIn Recruiter, Registered Professional Recruiter, CHRP a plus

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - internal networks that rally around common interest, experiences and identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, ability, military status and sexual orientation. BRGs play a vital role in educating and engaging our people and advancing our business priorities.

Base Salary Range

$126,600.00 - $183,525.00

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer • Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on:

08-14-2024

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