Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Texas Capital•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, Corporate & Investment Banking (C&IB) will serve as the dedicated recruiting lead for Texas Capital's C&IB team, a business unit of 300+ professionals with a significant and sustained hiring mandate. This role sits at the intersection of talent strategy and business execution, working in direct partnership with C&IB leadership to build a scalable, high-performing recruiting engine from the ground up. As the team's insider expert, this individual will embed within the business and become a trusted advisor on recruiting strategy, market intelligence, and hiring execution.

Requirements

Analytical mindset for interpreting data, market trends, and recruitment metrics to drive decisions specific to the C&IB talent market
Strong interpersonal skills to build trust and credibility with senior banking leadership, hiring managers, and candidates at all levels
Capacity to maintain long-term relationships with passive candidates and specialized talent networks within corporate and investment banking
Skilled at advising and influencing senior leaders on recruitment strategy, interviewing best practices, and selection decisions
Ability to manage and evaluate agency partnerships, ensuring ROI and alignment with hiring needs when internal sourcing requires external support
Negotiate offers and compensation that align to market data, competitive banking compensation structures, and firm budget
Ability to guide leaders through complex, high-stakes hiring challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset
Commitment to delivering an outstanding candidate experience for senior-level and specialized banking talent
Consistent documentation of recruitment activities to ensure audit-readiness and compliance
Ability to partner with HR Business Partner and business leaders to drive solutions for talent gaps directly affecting business performance and revenue-generating capacity

Responsibilities

Implement and enforce a new TA operating model and structured interview framework
Manage top-of-funnel strategy, building and maintaining robust pipelines to meet an active and growing hiring mandate
Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify and attract passive candidates in specialized corporate and investment banking talent markets
Partner directly with senior leadership to define role requirements, competencies, and selection criteria for critical hires
Attend all C&IB meetings to stay closely aligned with business priorities, organizational changes and evolving hiring needs
Manage relationships with external agency partners when internal sourcing requires supplemental support, ensuring quality and cost-effective outcomes
Champion a high-quality, white-glove candidate experience appropriate for senior banking talent, ensuring timely and professional communication throughout
Provide coaching and training to hiring managers on the new interview framework, structured evaluation techniques, and consistent decision-making practices
Leverage market data and competitive intelligence to advise leadership on talent availability, compensation benchmarking, and emerging trends in the banking talent market
Document all recruitment activity to ensure compliance with company policy and applicable employment law
Continuously refine recruiting workflows and the TA operating model to drive efficiency and scalability as the team's hiring needs evolve
Serve as a trusted advisor and become a go-to resource on recruitment strategy