Talent Acquisition Specialist Job Description

About the role

We are hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own full-cycle recruiting across several open roles at once. You will partner with hiring managers to scope requirements, run proactive sourcing, and guide candidates through a fair, fast, and human process. The ideal person is part detective and part relationship builder: relentless about finding great people and thoughtful about how they experience your company along the way.

Key responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruiting from intake to signed offer
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates
• Partner with hiring managers to scope roles and calibrate on quality

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Run structured intake meetings with hiring managers to define must-haves and success criteria
• Source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and referrals
• Screen resumes and conduct phone screens to assess skills, motivation, and fit
• Coordinate interview loops and keep the ATS (such as Greenhouse or Lever) accurate and current
• Write compelling job descriptions and outreach messages that get replies
• Manage candidate communication so no one is left waiting or ghosted
• Extend and negotiate offers, then guide accepted candidates into onboarding
• Track pipeline metrics like time-to-fill, source-of-hire, and offer-accept rate
• Build talent pools and nurture prospects for recurring or hard-to-fill roles
• Represent the employer brand at events, on career pages, and in candidate conversations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, psychology, or a related field
• 2 or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience, in-house or at an agency
• Hands-on experience sourcing passive candidates and using an applicant tracking system
• A track record of filling roles across multiple functions or levels at once
• Strong written communication and comfort managing several searches in parallel