Talent Acquisition Specialist, Americas

Moncler Group•New York, NY

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Specialist manages full-cycle recruitment for assigned retail markets, supporting positions from entry-level through mid-level store leadership. The role partners closely with Retail Leadership, HR Business Partners, Store Managers/Directors, Regional Management, and the broader Human Resources team to identify and attract high-quality talent aligned with business needs, brand values, and store culture. The Talent Acquisition Specialist brings a strong understanding of retail operations, talent profiles, and recruitment best practices and is responsible for delivering an efficient, high-touch recruitment process and exceptional candidate experience reflective of a luxury brand.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience in talent acquisition or human resources.
Minimum of 3 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, including at least 1–2 years supporting entry-level through mid-level retail recruitment.
Experience recruiting store leadership positions strongly preferred.
Luxury retail recruitment experience preferred.
Strong understanding of retail organizational structures, store operations, and talent profiles, with the ability to assess candidates against position requirements, business needs, and store culture.
Demonstrated full-cycle recruitment expertise, with the ability to effectively manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.
Strategic and resourceful sourcing capabilities, with experience identifying, engaging, and building pipelines of high-quality active and passive candidates across multiple channels.
Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and consultative skills, with the ability to build credibility, influence effectively, and advise hiring managers and stakeholders throughout the recruitment process.
Commitment to delivering a high-touch candidate experience, serving as a strong brand ambassador and effectively communicating the Company’s culture, values, and career opportunities.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong judgment, discretion, follow-through, and the ability to appropriately manage confidential information.
Data-driven and process-oriented, with proficiency in applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools and the ability to leverage recruitment metrics, market insights, and trends to improve hiring outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting store leadership positions
Luxury retail recruitment experience

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruitment for assigned retail positions from entry-level through mid-level store leadership. Responsibilities include sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate assessment, feedback collection, and offer facilitation.
Partner with HR and Retail Leadership to identify upcoming hiring needs based on workforce plans, turnover trends, store openings, seasonal needs, and evolving business priorities.
Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies utilizing internal pipelines, external platforms, employee referrals, networking, and proactive outreach.
Build and maintain pipelines of qualified retail talent for both immediate and future hiring needs.
Maintain a professional and brand-aligned presence on relevant social media and professional platforms, including LinkedIn, to support employer branding, talent attraction, and market visibility in accordance with the Company's recruitment strategy.
Stay informed on retail talent trends, competitive activity, compensation considerations, and candidate availability within assigned markets.
Support and promote the employee referral program, ensuring timely tracking and follow-up and providing insights on referral activity and effectiveness to support ongoing improvements.
Support the development of store leadership recruitment capabilities by providing guidance, coaching, and resources on interviewing, candidate assessment, and recruitment best practices.
Partner with Store Leadership, HR Business Partners, Regional Management, and other applicable stakeholders to align on staffing priorities and ensure an effective and timely recruitment process.
Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to align on position requirements, ideal candidate profiles, recruitment strategy, and hiring timelines.
Advise and support hiring managers on interview structure, candidate assessment and selection, and offer positioning.
Provide regular and transparent updates on search status, candidate pipelines, and recruitment progress to applicable stakeholders.
Participate in regional calls and applicable business meetings to remain connected to market needs, staffing priorities, and workforce trends.
Build strong, collaborative relationships across Human Resources and Retail to support current and future talent needs.
Act as a brand ambassador throughout the recruitment process, effectively communicating the Company's culture, values, career opportunities, and employee value proposition.
Champion an exceptional candidate journey from initial engagement through offer acceptance and onboarding, maintaining timely communication, clarity of process, and a high-touch luxury brand experience.
Ensure candidate communications are timely, professional, consistent, and reflective of the brand.
Build relationships with prospective candidates to strengthen long-term talent pipelines and maintain engagement with high-potential talent.
Support and contribute to recruitment process improvements focused on efficiency, candidate quality, time to fill, candidate experience, and hiring manager experience.
Track and report key recruitment metrics, including time to fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rates, and other applicable hiring and candidate experience metrics.
Maintain accurate and timely candidate documentation and requisition activity within the applicant tracking system.
Leverage recruitment data and market insights to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities and share relevant findings with Talent Acquisition leadership.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable recruitment and employment practices, including pay transparency, candidate documentation, and fair and consistent hiring practices.
Partner with HR Business Partners to monitor early-tenure retention and identify trends related to new-hire success.
Support post-hire check-ins and feedback mechanisms to gather insights on onboarding, integration, and the early employee experience.
Share recruitment and new-hire trends with HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition leadership to help identify opportunities to improve hiring quality, onboarding, and first-year retention.
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries, confidentiality, discretion, and neutrality as a member of the Human Resources team.
Demonstrate a collaborative and service-oriented approach, supporting department and business priorities while fostering respectful and productive working relationships.
Uphold Company policies and professional standards, setting a positive example in conduct and performance.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by management in support of team and Company objectives.