Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist

Keesler Federal Career•Gulfport, MS

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About The Position

The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist leads full-cycle recruitment for exempt and non-exempt positions across the organization, handling a high-volume requisition workload and coordinating stakeholders, priorities, and hiring deadlines while maintaining candidate quality and a positive candidate experience. The role advises leaders on labor market trends and recruiting best practices, develops proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines, promotes the employer brand, and supports succession planning and internal mobility. The specialist partners with hiring managers to define workforce needs, candidate profiles, recruiting strategies, and timelines; screens and interviews candidates; guides selection decisions; and extends and negotiates offers in accordance with organizational guidelines and compensation practices. The role uses recruiting technologies and sourcing tools, analyzes hiring metrics and market conditions, and leads improvements to recruiting processes, systems, and practices. It also represents the organization in community and professional settings, maintains candidate confidentiality, and complies with organizational policies and applicable financial regulations, including BSA and OFAC requirements. Travel of up to 20% is required.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating the ability to perform the job functions.
Three to five years of progressively responsible talent acquisition or recruitment experience.
Demonstrated experience sourcing active and passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, social media platforms, and other recruiting technologies.
Proficiency with computers and standard office technology, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally, in writing, and interpersonally.
Ability to manage time, priorities, responsibilities, multiple assignments, and deadlines independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to influence others, build consensus, collaborate, and negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes.
Ability to support organizational change and continuous improvement.
Ability to interact professionally and respectfully with members, coworkers, and external partners, maintaining a courteous, cooperative, service-oriented approach.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with organizational policies and applicable regulations.
Physical ability to remain stationary for extended periods, move within the work environment, operate a computer and standard office equipment, and occasionally bend, kneel, crouch, stoop, or lift or move items up to 30 pounds; essential functions can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for a broad range of professional, operational, leadership, and specialized positions.
Experience in financial services, banking, credit unions, or another highly regulated industry.
SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification.

Responsibilities

Lead full-cycle recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles, managing high-volume requisitions, competing priorities, stakeholders, and hiring deadlines.
Partner with hiring managers to define workforce needs, candidate profiles, recruiting strategies, and hiring timelines.
Advise leaders on talent acquisition best practices, labor market trends, and candidate attraction strategies.
Develop proactive sourcing strategies and build pipelines for current and future workforce needs, including critical, hard-to-fill, and specialized positions.
Use LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, social media, online databases, professional networks, and other sourcing tools to attract qualified candidates.
Screen and interview candidates to assess qualifications, competencies, and organizational fit.
Guide hiring managers through candidate selection and support timely decisions and a positive candidate experience.
Extend and negotiate employment offers in accordance with organizational guidelines and compensation practices.
Promote the employer brand through recruitment marketing, networking, and community engagement.
Represent the organization at career fairs, industry events, colleges, universities, and professional associations.
Build relationships with community organizations, educational institutions, and professional groups to expand candidate pipelines.
Analyze recruiting metrics, labor market conditions, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring trends to identify improvement opportunities.
Lead talent acquisition process improvements and support adoption of systems and practices through stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and follow-up.
Recommend and implement recruiting tools, AI-assisted technologies, automation, and sourcing methodologies; validate data accuracy and outputs, apply human judgment, and safeguard candidate information.
Optimize use of the ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other talent acquisition technologies.
Create, review, and maintain recruiting procedures, standards, and best practices.
Support succession planning with the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Human Resources, and business leaders by identifying critical-role talent needs, maintaining pipelines, and facilitating internal mobility.
Maintain confidentiality of candidate and employment information in accordance with organizational standards and legal requirements.
Follow organizational policies and applicable financial institution regulations, including Federal regulations, BSA, and OFAC.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Travel up to 20%.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
Employee and dependent life insurance
401(k) retirement plan with 100% match on the first 5% contributed by the employee
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
Competitive scholarships
Short-term disability benefits
Long-term disability benefits
Employee Assistance Program