Director of Talent Acquisition

If you like to work with people in a family atmosphere, enjoy great benefits and provide unequaled personal service to every customer, consider a career with Bell Bank.

Company Information:

Bell Bank was founded in 1966 and headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. It is the largest family-and employee-owned bank in the upper Midwest, and one of the largest in the nation, with assets of more than $10 billion. Bell Bank has full-service banking locations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona. Bell has empowered more than $27 million in charitable giving through its unique Pay It Forward initiative, through which every employee chooses each year how to help individuals, families and organizations in need.

Bell Bank has been recognized as a top workplace by American Banker, Forbes and Fortune.

If you want to work for an established, growing, forward-looking organization with world-class employees, this is the place for you. Let Bell Bank be your destination workplace.

Bell's Values:

As stewards, dedicated to the growth and reputation of this independently owned organization, we are committed to:

• Promoting and sustaining our family atmosphere.
• Providing unequaled personal service to each and every customer.
• “Paying it forward” by giving back to the communities we serve.

Our Bottom Line:

Happy Employees! Happy Customers!

Job Summary

The Talent Acquisition Director will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative recruiting strategies, upscaling recruitment procedures from sourcing to hiring, leading a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists and identifying high-potential candidates that align with Bell's culture and values. This role will ensure a candidate experience that embraces Bell's values, culture and service standards.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Management

• Oversee and manage the daily activities of the Talent Acquisition team.
• Provide coaching, training, mentorship, guidance, and career development to members of your team.
• Use metrics to create reports on overall talent acquisition data (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually) and identify areas of improvement.
• Ensure processes are compliant with current labor legislation and ensure consistent communication to team.
• Advise and coach recruiters and hiring managers on compliant interviewing and evaluation methods.
• Oversee all stages of candidate experience (including application, interviews and communication).
• Assist with special projects and attend meetings as assigned.

Resource Planning

• Collaborate with HR and leaders to understand future staffing plans to develop scalable strategies and initiatives that increase hiring velocity and productivity.
• Thoughtfully align the recruiting team to be agile and execution oriented to make deep impact on the highest priority recruiting areas for our organization.
• Collaborate with marketing to implement employer branding activities.

Sourcing and Recruiting

• Partner with external recruiting vendors, negotiate terms, and coordinate schedules to fill professional and management-level positions as needed.
• Develop new strategies and programs to attract candidates and build talent pipelines for current and future job openings.
• Coordinate, participate in and host recruitment events to drive awareness of opportunities.
• Build the company's professional network through relationships with HR professionals, colleges and other partners.
• Design, plan and execute employer branding activities.
• Lead sourcing strategies, screen candidates, extend job offers and negotiate offers when necessary.
• Proactively seek candidates via online job boards and social media and innovative sourcing strategies.
• Ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and principles are incorporated throughout the steps in the hiring process, from pipeline development to conversion; recommend creative and results-oriented ideas to cultivate a diverse pipeline and create a diverse workforce.
• Prepare candidate profiles to present hiring leaders.
• Manage external partnerships with colleges, job boards and ATS software vendors.

Customer Service and Process Improvement

• Ensure our candidates receive a high level of service (in accordance with Bell customer service standards) as they make their way through the applicant journey, whether they are selected for a position at Bell or not.
• Ensure a high level of service (in accordance with Bell customer service standards) and a strong partnership with our hiring managers as we support them in filling their open roles.
• Continuously improve and standardize our recruiting processes for efficiencies.
• Leverage ATS and enhance the functionality that will result in advantages to the company and our candidates.
• Network and research to discover new tools and vehicles to contact the best candidates.

Bell Bank Culture, Policy and Accountability Standards:

• Know by name and face as many customers and employees as possible, calling them by name as often as possible.
• Know and practice LOCBUTN, our Golden Rules, and Bell Bank Customer Service Standards.
• Know, understand, and live the company values and bottom line.
• Conduct activities consistent with established Bell Bank policies, procedures and systems, the Bell Bank Employee Conduct policies, the Bank Secrecy Act and all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations.
• All employees are responsible for information security including compliance with policies and standards which protect sensitive information.
• Prompt and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Other Expectations

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration or a related field; or equivalent amount of experience.
• 10 years of human resources, recruitment, talent acquisition, or similar experience.
• 5 years of leadership experience preferred.
• SHRM or HRCI certification preferred.

Skills and Knowledge

• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent influencing, interpersonal, relationship building and team collaboration skills.
• Collaborative thought leader and change agent.
• Excellent counseling and negotiation skills.
• Thinks strategically yet tactically focused on execution.
• Ability to analyze and leverage data to guide decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and drive change.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically experience working with PowerPoint and Excel to create executive recruiting and hiring summaries; ability to turn data into strategic insights and action plans.
• Experience working in both pipeline and requisition-based environments.
• Possess strong analytic skills with the ability to create, measure, and scale the right workflow between candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team.
• Ability to execute recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management.
• Experience building and utilizing a variety of sourcing strategies, plans, and tools.
• Ability to network via social media and other professional platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and HR databases.
• Experience in leading an effective team with an attention to the applicant experience with (phone and in-person) interviews, candidate screening and evaluation.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Organizational and time-management skills.

Bell Bank provides competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package.

Bell Bank

Equal Opportunity Employer