Lead, Recruiter

Selene Finance LP•Dallas, TX

12d

About The Position

Selene Holdings is a multi-line business financial services firm operating in mortgage servicing, loan diligence, title, insurance brokerage, and real estate owned businesses. Founded in 2007, the company aims to provide positive client and borrower experiences. This position serves as a strategic talent acquisition partner, recruiting subject matter expert, and process leader. It combines hands-on, full-cycle recruiting with leadership through influence, expertise, collaboration, and accountability; it has no direct reports. The Lead Recruiter manages complex and business-critical searches, advises hiring leaders, supports fellow recruiters, and works with Talent Acquisition leadership to shape strategy, improve processes, provide hiring guidance, analyze performance, and lead initiatives that strengthen the function. The role leads recruitment for mortgage servicing, financial services, and other business-critical positions, and partners with business leaders on workforce needs and hiring strategies. It also develops sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines, advises on recruiting practices and labor market trends, monitors metrics and pipeline health, and leads process improvement, technology, branding, vendor, and cross-functional initiatives. The Lead Recruiter mentors recruiters, supports onboarding and development, and helps promote consistent recruiting standards and practices. Success means being recognized as a trusted recruiting expert, improving recruiting efficiency and consistency, coaching recruiters, and contributing to stronger candidate experiences and hiring outcomes.

Requirements

At least 5 years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience; experience in mortgage servicing, financial services, insurance, or another highly regulated industry is preferred.
High school diploma or GED required.
Demonstrated success as a recruiting subject matter expert, project lead, mentor, or informal team leader.
Strong understanding of recruiting operations, workforce planning, talent acquisition strategy, and hiring best practices.
Ability to influence stakeholders, drive alignment, and deliver results without direct supervisory authority.
Advanced sourcing capabilities and a record of building talent pipelines beyond traditional applicant flow.
Experience leading recruiting process improvements, operational initiatives, or talent acquisition projects.
Strong analytical skills and ability to use recruiting metrics, labor market data, and business insights to guide strategy.
Working knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and hiring and recruitment compliance requirements.
Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and ability to adapt messaging to different audiences.
Strong consulting, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
Results-driven approach with urgency, accountability, ownership, and follow-through.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Resilience, adaptability, a continuous improvement mindset, and a passion for solving problems.
Passion for talent acquisition, networking, mentoring, and building high-performing teams.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred.
Experience in mortgage servicing, financial services, insurance, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience using Workday.

Responsibilities

Lead full-cycle recruitment for mortgage servicing, financial services, and other business-critical positions, from intake through onboarding.
Partner with business leaders to understand workforce needs, develop hiring strategies, establish recruiting expectations, and support organizational growth initiatives.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract diverse active and passive talent and build and maintain candidate pipelines.
Advise stakeholders on recruiting processes, labor market trends, interview effectiveness, candidate assessment, and hiring best practices.
Monitor recruiting metrics, pipeline health, and market data to identify trends, improve outcomes, and inform decisions.
Lead recruiting process improvement initiatives involving operational efficiencies, employer branding, technology optimization, vendor management, and cross-functional projects.
Mentor recruiters, support onboarding and development, serve as an escalation resource for complex searches, and promote consistency in recruiting standards, policies, and practices.
Contribute to improved recruiting processes, candidate experience, recruiting metrics, and hiring outcomes through expertise and influence.