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Talent Acquisition Manager, Human Resources (Durham, NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; or Remote)
We are looking for an exceptionally organized, service-oriented Talent Acquisition professional who is passionate about finding the right talent to serve mission-driven and innovative clients and power Arabella to its next stage.
A key member of Arabella’s People Team, the Talent Acquisition Manager will serve as a strategic partner to our hiring teams, recruiting talent across a broad spectrum of roles, with a focus on financial and accounting talent. The right candidate will be well-versed in ensuring exceptional candidate experience, serve as a thought partner and advisor to hiring managers, and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders.
Essential Responsibilities
- Create and maintain strong partnerships with hiring managers and serve as a trusted advisor in selecting the best possible talent for their teams
- Manage multiple, equitable hiring processes simultaneously, for junior to mid-level roles, including sourcing candidates; reviewing resumes; scheduling assessments and interviews; checking references; making offers
- Identify and drive operational and technological improvements in the recruiting systems and processes to ensure efficiencies
- Track the effectiveness and efficiency of Arabella’s recruitment process, including reporting and trends
- Deliver an exceptional experience for all candidates and hiring teams firmwide by responding to all inquiries in a timely manner and ensuring communications are warm and accessible
- Source candidates and build talent pipelines using various methods including job boards, social media, and networking, with a focus on finance/accounting talent
- Manage logistics for the firm’s recruiting events, such as career fairs and virtual information sessions, including setting up events and coordinating marketing materials
- Serve as a model ambassador for Arabella by representing the firm at networking events and job fairs
- Support the new hire orientation and onboarding, end-to-end recruitment, pipeline building, employer branding, and other talent acquisition-related projects and activities, as needed
- Support the broader People team’s efforts to meet and exceed customer service standards, as needed
To Be Successful in This Role, You’ll Need
- 3 years of relevant professional experience as an in-house recruiter, agency recruiter, or student/campus recruiter, including 1 or more years of experience in financial/accounting sourcing and/or recruiting preferred
- Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Previous experience with an applicant tracking system, i.e. Newton, Jazz HR, or Paycor Recruiting, or database management preferred
- Experience serving as a strategic thought partner to clients, teams, or departments that are hiring
- Experience implementing strategic talent acquisition initiatives to attract, source, and build pipelines of top talent, with a focus on finance and accounting talent preferred
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities and manage projects effectively
- Ability to thrive in a matrixed environment and effectively manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of best practices in recruiting with a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging lens
- Experience advising and consulting through novel situations to provide solutions creatively and adaptively
Our Core Competencies
- The ability to provide excellent service to clients, including being able to diagnose and anticipate difficult service challenges, provide proactive and effective client-centered solutions, pass along service lessons to teammates, and demonstrate a strong understanding of the client’s perspective
- The ability to effectively manage projects, proactively problem solve, and ensure quality control
- A high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to use that intelligence to appropriately adapt to stakeholders’ needs
- The ability to effectively help communicate complex and nuanced messages to a variety of audiences, including adapting style, tone and content to meet various needs
- The ability to work cooperatively and inclusively with others to achieve shared goals, including supporting efforts that promote a safe and welcoming culture, providing timely and constructive feedback, and highlighting and sharing significant and new knowledge across the team
- The ability to use available resources and feedback to continually develop mastery in your role and facilitate team learning, including a willingness to request feedback and incorporate it to improve individual performance and to seek out and participate in career-relevant learning activities
- The ability to take ownership and be creative and solutions-oriented when encountering challenges that don’t have obvious answers, including the ability to solve challenges independently
- The ability to integrate DEI into work processes and demonstrate understanding of how oppression, privilege, and power present in interactions and work
Working with Us
While this position can be hybrid in Durham, NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; or New York, NY, or can be Remote from the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington State, or Wisconsin; the preferred locations for this position are Hybrid in Durham, NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; or New York, NY.
Please note that all Arabella Advisors’ offices are open, and we work with a hybrid workplace strategy to ensure continued flexibility for our staff, while deepening our strong culture rooted in collaboration and in-person interactions between colleagues. We expect that after their initial onboarding, all Arabellans will have the choice of two hybrid schedules. Our hybrid schedule options include: Flex, with 1-2 days per week in the office, or Office-based, with 3 days per week in the office (or more if preferred). The remaining days are worked at home/remotely. We will make reasonable accommodations under the guidelines of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
We are committed to having a passion-driven, inclusive, transparent, collaborative, healthy, and fun culture. We invite you to visit our careers page to learn more.
About Arabella Advisors
Arabella Advisors helps foundations, philanthropists, and investors who are serious about impact achieve the greatest good with their resources. We work on issues ranging from the social and economic advancement of women and girls, and conservation of our climate and planet, to reducing poverty and inequity in the United States and around the world. Our staff members are mission-driven and action-oriented, and have a unique combination of experience in philanthropy, business, nonprofits, government, finance, law, and other fields. We combine creative, strategic thinking with knowledge and networks developed through decades of hands-on experience. The fastest-growing philanthropic advisory firm in the nation, Arabella is also a certified B Corporation.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Advancing DEI within our firm and in our work with partners is critical to our mission. To be effective partners to philanthropists, nonprofits, and communities impacted by philanthropic dollars, we need to have a highly diverse staff, a workplace where individuals are encouraged to retain their uniqueness and can feel a sense of belonging, and a nuanced understanding of the racial, ethnic, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, and other disparities that undergird the issues we engage in and the interactions we have with one another. For us, equity means that our staff members, our clients, and the people they serve can experience the same level of success, no matter their starting place. We expect all our employees to share this commitment and always seek ways to improve how well we live these values. Click here to learn more about DEI at Arabella and read our official DEI statement.
Total Rewards (compensation and benefits)
This is a full-time position. We offer a competitive and holistic total rewards package that includes salary, bonus, and benefits. Our compensation ranges are based on national compensation benchmarks for similar organizations.
The starting salary range for this position is $62,000 - $71,000, and this position has an annual bonus potential of 5% of the salary.
We consider national benchmark indicators along with job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive.
All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package on their first day of employment:
- Health insurance- On average Arabella pays 86% of the medical premium, 80% of the dental premium, and 100% of the vision premium
- Paid time off- 16 days’ vacation, 10 personal days, 11 company holidays (7 federal and 4 more from a list of inclusive cultural and religious holidays and your birthday), 20 hours volunteer leave, 8 weeks parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan- We offer a 4% employer match on a dollar-per-dollar basis, and there is no waiting or vesting period; all funds contributed by you and Arabella are yours to keep on day 1
- Reimbursements for your personal cell phone plan and fitness
- Pre-tax withholding for transportation and parking
- Bonus incentive opportunities
- Access to professional development opportunities
How to Apply
Submit a resume and a one-page cover letter online. The cover letter should address why you’re excited to work at Arabella and why you’re qualified for this specific job.
Arabella Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to racial equity. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know. We encourage you to read (or listen to) our DEI statement prior to applying. We make a particular effort to recruit people of color and members of marginalized groups to apply for open positions. Once you have applied, we welcome your feedback on how you have experienced our values around DEI in the recruitment process.
While Arabella is open to individuals from various locations applying to join our team, please note that we generally are unable to pay for relocation expenses, and all applicants must already be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of application to be considered for this position.
We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.
Salary : $62,000 - $71,000