Talent Acquisition Specialist

Encore Fire Protection•Lansdowne, MD

25d

About The Position

Encore Fire Protection is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support the company’s growth by finding, hiring, and supporting employees across field and corporate roles. The position owns full-cycle recruiting, maintains a high-volume candidate pipeline, protects the candidate experience, and supports both immediate hiring needs and longer-term growth goals. In a fast-moving, private equity-backed environment, the specialist partners with leaders across field operations and corporate offices to bring structure, clarity, and consistency to hiring. The role initially focuses on candidate reviews, ATS maintenance, stakeholder coordination, job description development, interview observation, and onboarding support. Over time, responsibilities expand to include hiring-manager partnerships, proactive sourcing, interviewing, input into hiring decisions, offer delivery, and projects that support the Talent, Culture, and People team. The position calls for someone who can work with urgency while maintaining recruiting quality and a thoughtful candidate experience.

Requirements

At least two years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-paced or growing company.
Strong sourcing, interviewing, and relationship-building skills.
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and other recruitment tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interacting with all levels of the organization.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Genuine interest in finding and hiring talent and representing the company brand professionally and thoughtfully.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
Experience recruiting in a private equity-backed or high-growth environment.
Experience supporting multi-location or multi-state hiring.
Track record of building or improving recruiting processes, workflows, or candidate experience initiatives.
Comfort presenting data and recruiting metrics to leaders and using insights to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

Own the candidate review process and ensure applications receive timely review and responses.
Maintain the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), communicate with vendors, and troubleshoot issues through resolution.
Connect with stakeholders, including the Executive Leadership Team and hiring managers, to facilitate candidate review and interview scheduling.
Generate and update job descriptions to reflect company culture and business needs.
Observe first- and second-round interviews to understand the process and identify opportunities for improvement.
Work with the Talent, Culture, and People team to support and execute new-hire onboarding.
Develop partnerships with hiring managers to understand business objectives and support sourcing efforts.
Proactively source and contact potential candidates across key roles and markets.
Lead first-round interviews, participate in second- and third-round interactions, and contribute to hiring decisions.
Prepare and deliver offer letters to candidates.
Take on projects supporting the growth and evolution of the Talent, Culture, and People team.

Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
Opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses tied to individual effectiveness and contributions.
Flexible dress code and branded company swag.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Fidelity 401(k) plan with company match.
Company-paid life insurance policy of $50,000.
Access to web-based productivity tools.
Culture focused on results, experimentation, learning, and improvement.