Talent Acquisition Specialist

Objective:

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to help build out Heffernan Insurance Broker’s growing talent pool. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will perform full life cycle recruiting activities with attracting, sourcing, interviewing and hiring talent across all Heffernan entities, including involvement in the development and maintenance of Heffernan’s companywide talent strategy. This highly visible role requires a proactive approach to recruitment, utilizing various methods to identify candidates that align with company culture and values.  

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with Hiring Managers across all Heffernan entities.
• Partner with Hiring Manager and Talent team to develop job postings across all Heffernan entities, including internal or external postings where required.
• Act as a liaison between Hiring Manager and candidate for pre-screening assessments, scheduling and conducting interviews, providing feedback, and negotiating offers of employment.
• Assist in scheduling follow up interviews with Hiring Manager and candidate.
• Actively source candidates through online channels such as LinkedIn, or other professional networks. Review and source resumes for all applicants.
• Regularly communicate with Hiring Manager on status of open positions.
• Maintain applicant tracking data in ATS throughout recruitment process.
• Assess candidates and make hiring recommendations to Hiring Manager.
• Attend job fairs and other events to help build a strong candidate pipeline.
• Maintain relationships with external recruiters and staffing agencies.
• Support in the promotion of the Heffernan brand and culture to candidates.
• Remain up to date on labor laws affecting the talent acquisition process.
• Assist with New Hire Orientation Events, Onboarding, and M&A activity, as necessary.
• Create end to end candidate hiring processes to ensure a positive candidate experience.

Requirements:

• Education – High School graduate/GED required.
• Minimum 2 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience preferred. Insurance industry experience a plus.
• Knowledge of applicant tracking system platforms.
• Experienced in sourcing through social media and web-based recruiting platforms.
• Must have a strong presence and be able to articulate oneself well on the phone, in person, and email.
• Must be coachable and a collaborative team player.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
• Proficient in MS Office: namely Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills required.
• Professional demeanor and behavior are required, as referenced in the Heffernan core values (Habits).

Compensation:

The base salary range for this position is $75,000 to $90,000. The offer will depend on the geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. This role will be eligible to participate in additional quarterly incentive programs. Heffernan offers a comprehensive benefits package; more details on which can be found at https://www.heffins.com/about-us/careers.

Heffernan Habits (Expectations):

These are practices that represent our unique employee culture.

• Smooth The Path And Be Respectful – Being respectful of one another is critical to developing and maintaining strong relationships. We are in this together as a team.
• Do Good – This is our core. We strive to do good for our clients, our company and our communities.
• Know Your Clients And Foster Relationships – Take the time to listen and learn. Build, maintain, and enhance the connections you make every day.
• Have Fun – Take the time to get to know your colleagues and let’s have fun! If we are happy and connected, we all will do a better job for our clients.
• Answer The Phone (And Email) – Be available and responsive to clients and colleagues.
• Be Humble And Own It – We all make mistakes – what’s important is that we take ownership for our mistakes and learn from them. Humility shows a willingness to learn and improve.
• Celebrate And Value Our Differences – We strive to be non-traditional. We all come from different backgrounds. Be open. Listen to others stories and experiences. Make an effort to not only include, but connect.  

Working Conditions:

• Work environment may be indoors, sitting at a desk or standing for extended periods of time.
• Daily use of computers, keyboard, mouse, headset, and other commonly used office equipment.
• This position may require flexibility to work hours outside of a regular schedule.

Salary : $75,000 - $90,000