Recruiting Specialist

Thrivent•Minneapolis, MN

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Recruiting Specialist will be responsible for owning the recruiting process for financial advisors from attraction through selection and will be accountable for maintaining a quality candidate experience and adhering to the Recruiting Playbook. The Recruiting specialist will report to the Manager, Recruiting Coordinator Manager in the Advisor Growth Center of Excellence (COE), but will collaborate with regional Advisor Group leaders, regional Advisor Group support staff and others in the Advisor Growth COE to ensure a positive candidate experience while also identifying efficiencies and improvements for cycle time. The recruiting specialist is a critical communication point between multiple functions. This can be a remote position within the US.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
3+ years of work experience in the financial services industry; experience with recruiting processes preferred
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn other software systems (Workday, etc); experience with candidate applicant systems would be helpful.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changes
Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with candidates and leaders
Ability to understand/learn relevant employment laws
Ability to work independently and work through issues and problems
Ability to work virtually
Maintain confidentiality with sensitive information

Responsibilities

Maintain a pipeline of high quality, diverse candidates, monitor candidates through the selection process for financial advisors (FAs).
Calling and discussing questions or concerns with candidates, connecting them to appropriate resources, inquiring on statues in a professional manner and dispositioning candidates as applicable.
Maintain alignment with the Recruiting Playbook for the recruiting process; this may include working with regional Advisor Group leaders and staff to hold them accountable to the recruiting process and cycle times and identify and resolve any gaps in the process.
Support the evolution and development of an improved selection process and critical to the creation and implementation of future versions of the playbook.
Serve as the main point of contact between the advisor group and the COE.
Problem solve and resolve issues independently.
Effectively communicate with Group and COE leadership when problems or issues are identified and manage through challenging conversations.
Conduct Career Overview meetings for candidates on a regular basis to support the overall goals of the groups.
Integrate with the local group leadership team, building strong relationships and credibility to update and maintain candidate pipeline and review the process for alignment with the Recruiting Playbook.
Coaching and guiding leaders through change management from their current way of working.
Prepare insights related to the recruiting metrics to leadership team; seek to understand any issues in the process and work with leaders to find solutions.
Provide opportunities for coaching to the field leader development team.
Collaborate within the COE on recruiting information, best practices, resources, tactics and updates.
Serve as an integral part of new system integration that will occur.
Coordinate logistics and details related to job boards, career fairs and other similar recruiting tactics for the groups.
Track all meetings and notes of the selection process within the CRM.
Maintain timely and accurate records to report on process.
Process the logistics of Workday Recruiting to request background checks, initiate hires and job transfers in Workday and partner with corporate Workday team for escalated issues.
Demonstrate enthusiasm for the career and for Thrivent.