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About the Role

TRS is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist (Intermediate or Senior) with a strong background in finance, Information Technology (IT), Business Administration, Audit, and Accounting recruitment. This role will lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for highly specialized positions, including investment, quantitative, and other hard-to-fill financial roles. The ideal candidate thrives in complex, relationship-driven environments and has experience sourcing and engaging top talent across financial services, IT, Business Administration, Audit, or Accounting. You will partner closely with hiring leaders to design targeted strategies, elevate the candidate experience, and position TRS as an employer of choice in the competitive finance talent market.

Responsibilities

Coordinates recruiting and talent acquisition efforts, including conferring with managers to determine staffing needs, discussing diversity issues, and developing recruiting plans.
Provides technical assistance and advice on the hiring process, interview questions, hiring salaries, and employment laws.
Develops and processes job announcements and postings for vacant positions.
Assesses candidates for fit to TRS and targeted candidate profiles.
Screens applications for minimum qualifications and responds to applicant inquiries.
Conducts pre-employment testing of applicants.
Coordinates background checks.
Conducts new employee orientations.
Develops and implements plans to systematically search for qualified candidates.
Collaborates with managers to gauge recruitment needs and maximize recruiting process effectiveness.
Evaluates and assesses the effectiveness of recruiting strategies.
Utilizes online tools to source and attract qualified candidates.
May represent the agency at job fairs and participate in other special recruitment efforts.
Provides back-up support to other human resources staff.
Assists in planning, analyzing, developing, revising, and implementing human resources processes and forms.
Recommends changes to procedures and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Participates on special projects and workgroups.
Designs, implements, and manages strategic sourcing and talent acquisition programs.
Works collaboratively with management to ensure employment brand, candidate experience, and outreach programs are utilized for building a talent pipeline.
Collaborates with hiring managers to define talent needs, develop targeted recruitment plans, and set expectations.
Coordinates the TRS internship program and builds long-term relationships with colleges, universities, and professional organizations.
Represents TRS at career fairs and networking events, and manages the agency’s recruitment calendar.
Establishes and fosters relationships with active and passive candidates.
May conduct formal presentations or represent TRS at industry conferences or networking events.
Creates job campaigns on external job posting sites using compelling narratives.
Manages the onboarding process, conducts new employee orientation, and assists in preparing new employee files.
Coordinates exit/separation processes.
Evaluates hiring and selection processes for best practices and legal compliance.
Coordinates recruiting events to attract candidates and build the TRS brand presence.
Serves as a brand ambassador of TRS, conveying the agency’s core values, mission, and culture.
Develops employer branding strategies to further talent acquisition strategies.
Develops and maintains recruitment marketing and branding materials.
Assists in developing videos, blogs, and social media strategies to enhance the candidate experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in human resources, business, public administration or a closely related field.
High school diploma or equivalent and additional full-time experience in human resources, generalist, recruiter or similarly related experience may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.
Five (5) years of full-time directly related, progressively responsible experience in human resources or similarly related experience (for Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist).
Three (3) years of full-time directly related, progressively responsible experience with full-cycle recruiting efforts, talent acquisition, sourcing, outreach, interviewing, and managing the candidate/hiring manager experience or similarly related experience.
Experience may be concurrent.
A master's degree or doctoral degree in a directly related field may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.
None (Required Registration, Certification, or Licensure).

Skills

Current recruiting technology, tools, and trends.
Familiarity with the labor market and ability to knowledgeably discuss.
State and federal employment laws, statutes, and regulations.
Talent acquisition, recruiting and staffing practices and strategies.
Principles and practices of human resources management.
State human resources and general compensation principles and practices.
Assessing and identifying candidates for appropriate fit to agency culture and targeted business needs.
Conducting detailed online research.
Providing direction, guidance, counseling, and recommendations to management on talent acquisition related matters.
Reviewing job applications to assess qualifications and conducting and advising on effective interviews.
Using a computer in a Windows environment with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and other business software.
Planning, organizing, and prioritizing work assignments to manage a high-volume workload in a fast-paced and changing environment, and completing detailed work with a high degree of accuracy.
Analyzing human resources and management problems and creating effective solutions.
Professional and positive written and verbal communications, including preparing and delivering complex correspondence, reports, presentations, and proposals.
Exercise consistent judgment and discretion when working with hiring managers and candidates.
Think critically to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend effective solutions.
Build professional networks and work with diverse personalities, backgrounds, and skill sets.
Interpret policy and data of varying levels of complexity in a clear and concise manner.
Manage difficult situations with tact and diplomacy and the ability to understand when to ask for assistance.
Support projects and facilitate workgroups.
Provide quality customer service.
Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, agency staff and external contacts.
Work effectively in a professional team environment.
Making effective presentations to diverse groups.
Communicating verbally and in writing, comprehending information, and thinking strategically.
Planning, organizing, and managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Maintain a professional demeanor.
Generate candidate leads through a variety of methods.
Adapt to change and balance competing demands.

Location

TRS Headquarters Building 1
4655 Mueller Boulevard
Austin, Texas, 78723
United States

Work Type

Unclassified Regular Full-Time (URF)

Experience Level

Intermediate
Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
High school diploma or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

67,080.00 - 115,000.00
Talent Acquisition Specialist: $86,708.00 - $88,000.00
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist: $89,286.00 - $115,000.00

Benefits

Retirement benefits
Healthcare benefits

About the Company

Service, Respect, and Connection are core to the individual and collective TRS experience.
At TRS, we’re inspired by our community who bring authenticity and commitment to our mission to improve the retirement security of public education employees and retirees throughout Texas.
As a group of achievers, we tap collaboration and innovation to raise the bar in performance, administering and counseling pensions and healthcare benefits to ensure certainty for the future of our members.
We invite you to join us, where both personal and career growth are respected and where you can make a difference in our members’ lives every day.