Talent Acquisition Lead

Paschal Air, Plumbing & Electric • Oklahoma City, OK

3d

About The Position

Paschal Home Services is seeking a strategic, hands-on Talent Acquisition Lead to build and lead the company’s talent acquisition function. The role supports hiring across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and support teams in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Working with the HR Director, Regional General Managers, and hiring managers, the Lead will recruit for priority and hard-to-fill positions, shape workforce planning and candidate experience, and help the company hire efficiently as it grows.

The role will own recruiting technology and processes, including evaluating and implementing a new applicant tracking system, applying AI and automation responsibly, managing recruiting partners, and building scalable procedures. It will also oversee hiring analytics, workforce forecasts, recruiting budgets, and compliance. The position offers the opportunity to shape how the company hires and may grow into broader talent acquisition leadership as the recruiting team expands.

Requirements

• Able to develop long-term recruiting strategies while actively sourcing, screening, and hiring skilled trades talent.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems, automation, and AI tools to improve recruiting processes and outcomes.
• Comfort using data, spreadsheets, and dashboards to measure recruiting performance and guide decisions.
• Ability to lead system implementations, manage vendors, and drive adoption of new tools and processes.
• Ability to build relationships with field leaders, influence decisions, and communicate recommendations effectively to leadership.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, growing company, adapt to change, and support execution, accountability, and a positive candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Personally recruit for priority, leadership, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Work with field leadership to prioritize requisitions across locations based on the annual hiring plan, open needs, and business impact.
• Build talent pipelines through trade schools, apprenticeship programs, referrals, community and military transition partnerships, and competitor talent mapping.
• Manage external recruiting partners, including scope of work, service levels, quality of hire, placement guarantees, and cost per placement.
• Partner with hiring managers and leaders to provide a fast, consistent, and positive candidate experience.
• Lead evaluation, selection, and implementation of a new ATS, including requirements, vendor demonstrations, ROI analysis, data migration, HRIS integration, configuration, and user training.
• Identify and implement AI and automation in the hiring workflow, including screening, two-way text messaging, interview scheduling, reminders, and offer and onboarding workflows.
• Ensure responsible use of AI in hiring through human oversight, adverse-impact monitoring, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Own recruiting technology configuration, permissions, templates, integrations, and documentation.
• Design and document scalable recruiting processes, playbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Support hiring managers with structured interview guides, scorecards, mobile-friendly tools, and training.
• Partner with HR and operations to improve onboarding and reduce 90-day turnover using early-tenure and exit data.
• Strengthen the employer brand and employment value proposition across job postings, career pages, social media, and hiring events.
• Own recruiting metrics and reporting, including time-to-fill, source of hire, cost per hire, offer acceptance, 90-day retention, and agency performance.
• Maintain the annual hiring plan and recruiting capacity model with the HR Director, forecasting needs from headcount budgets, attrition, and seasonality.
• Manage the recruiting budget, including job advertising, agency fees, recruiting technology, and events.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with EEO, background check, I-9, recordkeeping, and company policy requirements.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with performance bonus earning opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• Opportunity to build a rewarding career within a growing organization
• Privately owned company with long-term leadership stability and no private equity backing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed