Talent Acquisition Specialist

Objective:

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to help build out Heffernan Insurance Broker's talent pool. This role will play a key part in attracting, sourcing, interviewing and hiring talent across all Heffernan entities, including involvement in the development and maintenance of Heffernan's companywide talent strategy.

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 also be eligible to participate in 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.