Join us at Towne Insurance! Your Career. Your Future. Your Towne.
Towne Insurance is hiring an Insurance Talent Acquisition Officer to join our team. The Insurance Talent Acquisition Officer actively and proactively sources candidates through networking, direct outreach, talent pipeline development, referrals, career events, and recruiting platforms. They are also responsible for recruiting highly qualified applicants for Towne Insurance who embrace the Towne culture and desire to serve and please others while ensuring that the hiring and selection practices comply with all Federal and State Regulations regarding recruitment, hiring, and selection.
The good-faith compensation range for this role is expected to be $65,000 to $85,000, based on the role, market, internal equity, and candidate qualifications.
About Us
Towne Insurance is a nationally recognized top insurance and risk management firm specializing in customized insurance solutions for all segments of business clients, families, and individuals. At Towne Insurance, we take pride in serving others, enriching lives, and providing our members exquisite service. Our employees are our most valuable asset, and we take time to invest in their health, happiness, and education. We hire motivated, self-directed professionals who desire to give back to their communities.
About the Role:
- Proactively identifies, sources, and engages passive and active candidates through direct outreach, professional networks, referrals, social media, resume databases, career events, and other approved recruiting channels.
- Supports the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned openings, including intake discussions, job posting, sourcing, screening, assessments, interview coordination, candidate communication, offer support, and onboarding coordination.
- Partners with hiring managers to understand position requirements, candidate profiles, business needs, and selection criteria.
- Enter new employees into the Payroll/Human Resources Information System (UKG).
- Communicate with internal departments such as training, licensing, and IT regarding new hire information.
- Provide a positive onboarding experience for new hires and hiring managers.
- Recommend improvements to current processes and new approaches to contribute to the business's success.
- Attend career fairs, workshops, and networking events to identify and develop a qualified candidate pool.
- Review received resumes and respond to inquiries regarding employment opportunities from prospective applicants.
- Develop and maintain relationships with career counseling staff at colleges and universities within Towne’s footprint and attend career fairs, employment workshops, etc., to attract qualified candidates.
- Assists in coordinating employee transfers, promotions, and salary administration as needed.
- Assists other HR team members with various initiatives and projects as needed.
- Handles other duties as assigned.
- Obeys all applicable federal laws, rules, and regulations relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), including the Bank Secrecy (BSA).
Skills and experience you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge from experience in a human resources environment.
- Must possess the highest levels of integrity, discretion, work ethic, and the ability to maintain extreme confidentiality.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact tactfully and professionally with all levels of employees and applicants.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage time accordingly.
- Must be efficient and thorough, work well with little or no supervision, and be willing to help others.
- Ability to work outside business hours as business needs dictate.
Bonus points if you have:
- Prior insurance or insurance recruiting experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or Human Resources/Recruiting certification (i.e., CIR, PHR, SHRM-CP)
What we offer:
We believe a business culture that supports a healthy, safe work environment does so by offering robust benefits, programs, and resources to keep colleagues engaged and productive, including:
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
- Competitive pay based on experience
- Health, vision, dental, and Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off to include holidays, PTO, sick leave, and bereavement
- Profit Sharing
- Continuing education opportunities
- 401K & Employer Matching
- Employee discounts
- Identity theft protection
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Training Opportunities
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Plan
- Volunteer Opportunities
Serving Others. Enriching Lives.
Our member-centric approach empowers our team members to build lasting relationships with the businesses, families, and communities we serve, leading to opportunities and bright futures for our dedicated insurance professionals.
We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We encourage professional and personal development and embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the diverse talents, backgrounds, and perspectives of our colleagues and members.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent HR experience
- Experience with full recruitment lifecycle (sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer support, onboarding)
- Ability to maintain extreme confidentiality, high integrity, and discretion
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and professional interaction with all levels
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills; ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to work with little or no supervision and willingness to help others
- Ability to work outside business hours as business needs dictate
- Experience using Payroll/HRIS systems (UKG) or similar HRIS
- Knowledge of or compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations
- Prior insurance or insurance recruiting experience
- Human Resources/Recruiting certification (CIR, PHR, SHRM-CP)
TowneBank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about TowneBank and has not been reviewed or approved by TowneBank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, all federal bank holidays, and an extra birthday day off are highlighted, with paid parental leave also offered. Time off can be used for vacation, illness, caregiving, bereavement, and birth/adoption for both full- and part-time staff.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness initiatives include on-site screenings, fitness-club reimbursement, virtual fitness and mindfulness classes, and various employee discounts. An Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources support everyday wellbeing.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer contributions through Principal and retirement planning tools are provided. A standard match with full vesting over five years is noted.
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What We Do
Founded in 1999, TowneBank is a company built on relationships, offering a full range of banking and other financial services, with a mission of serving others and enriching lives. Dedicated to a culture of caring, Towne values all employees and members by embracing their diverse talents, perspectives, and experiences. Today, the bank operates over 40 banking offices throughout Hampton Roads and Central Virginia, as well as Northeastern and Central North Carolina – serving as a local leader in promoting the social, cultural, and economic growth in each community. Towne offers a competitive array of business and personal banking solutions, delivered with only the highest ethical standards. Experienced local bankers providing a higher level of expertise and personal attention with local decision-making are key to the TowneBank strategy. Towne has grown its capabilities beyond banking to provide expertise through its controlled divisions and subsidiaries that include Towne Investment Group, Towne Wealth Management, Towne Insurance Agency, Towne Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty, Towne 1031 Exchange, LLC, and Towne Vacations. NOTICE TO CONSUMERS REGARDING MARYLAND LENDER LICENSEES: TowneBank is licensed to engage in business as a Maryland Mortgage Lender and assigned a unique NMLS identifier number: 512138. The NMLS Consumer Access Website is linked here: www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org Interested in joining the Towne Family? Available positions are listed at www.townebank.com/careers. TowneBank and its affiliate companies support a diverse workforce and are Equal Opportunity Employers who do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), genetics, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or other classification protected by law.







