The Role

The Talent Acquisition Lead will lead a newly formed centralized recruiting team based throughout the US. 

You will be responsible for the following: 

• Lead and inspire a high-performing centralized recruiting team responsible for full-cycle recruiting, prioritizing coaching, development, operational excellence, compliance, and governance that are in alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with business leaders and HRBP’s across all departments—including Wholesale, Underwriting, Employee Benefits, Life Insurance, and more—to understand their unique hiring and future needs to create tailored recruiting strategies and align recruiting efforts/resources to support those objectives.
• Work in partnership with the enterprise Talent Acquisition COE to enhance hiring dashboards and reporting tools, TA process/tool adoption, providing increased visibility into the recruitment funnel and identifying opportunities for process improvement.
• Contribute to enterprise TA projects and initiatives for the benefit of the organization.
• Deliver key performance metrics and actionable insights to key stakeholders and business leaders.
• Guide the team in refining and scaling processes to support organizational growth while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.
• Stay informed of industry and geographic talent trends, using insights to shape hiring strategies and adapt to the evolving talent landscape.
• Serve as the TA SME to the regional Presidents and Super Region President. 
• Lead, drive, and participate in the development of ongoing innovative, creative and cost-effective recruiting strategies through the effective understanding of business demands or issues.
• Work in partnership with the enterprise Talent Acquisition COE to implement, adopt, and maintain legally defensible, effective hiring practices, and applicant tracking (in Workday/Phenom) in compliance with provincial, federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Monitor performance and manage team’s workload capacity to support business needs.
• Serve as a champion and effectively navigate the team through sudden business demands or economic shifts.
• Serve as a working leader, responsible for recruiting for a portion of the open job requisitions as needed.

Key Responsibilities

Leading the Team

• Inspire & Support: Lead the recruiting team with clear direction and encouragement.
• Elevate Standards: Drive high performance and continuous improvement across the team.
• Develop Talent: Mentor and grow team skills through coaching, training, and active development.

Service Delivery

• Execute Strategy: Ensure a smooth, effective hiring process by aligning with business needs. 
• Meet & Exceed Goals: Consistently hit identified metrics. 
• Ensure Quality: Oversee and maintain high standards within the TA function. 

Partnership Management

• Deliver Excellence: Create standout experiences for leaders across the Super Region, enhancing client relationships.
• Provide Insights: Partner with leadership to offer valuable reports and market intelligence.
• Innovate for Impact: Drive process improvements to elevate the TA function.

Operational Excellence

• Compliance: Ensure adherence to internal TA practices and provincial, federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Data Integrity: Foster a culture of data privacy, security, and accuracy.

What do we need from you?

• Trusted Relationship Builder: A master in recruitment and client relations, you easily build trust and lasting connections.
• Strategic Communicator:  You effectively articulate ideas through tailored messaging which resonate with different audiences and influences actions/decisions through data-driven insights.
• Recruitment Expert: Skilled in end-to-end recruitment, you deliver fast, high-quality hiring experience.
• Time Management Pro: Impeccably organized, you excel in planning, prioritizing, and following through.
• Tech-Savvy & Adaptable:  You actively champion and drive the adoption of new tools and approaches to enhance processes.
• Insight-Driven: You analyze data to gain insights, manage performance, identify trends/issues using learnings to refine, resolve issues and innovate.
• Effective Communicator: You handle tough conversations with empathy and compassion, giving consistent, constructive feedback.
• Risk Management:  You effectively balance the speed to hire without placing the organization in significant risk.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of corporate recruiting and staffing experience within a large scale, matrixed, and high volume environment
• Demonstrated experience managing a high requisition load. 
• Strong preference for insurance brokerage experience. 
• Agility in dealing with multiple stakeholders:  Executive team, leadership, employees, and candidates. 
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team (the whole and individuals). 
• Metrics-driven; Beyond basic metrics; involves analytics to improve sourcing, team performance, and enhance overall recruitment efficiency.
• Ability to influence outcomes. 
• Champion culture to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Problem solver with the ability to think outside-the-box. 
• Ability to manage hybrid teams. 
• Must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and MS Office products. 
• Proven success in full-cycle recruiting, sourcing, and talent pipeline management.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment tools, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and best practices.
• Experience developing and analyzing recruitment metrics to improve outcomes.
• Establishes a team culture of positivity and adaptability with a focus of continuous learning, improvement, and development.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Do you believe in the power of innovation, collaboration, and transformation?  Do you thrive in a supportive and client focused work environment?  Are you looking for an opportunity to help build and drive change in a rapidly growing and evolving organization?  When you join HUB International, you will be part of a community of learners and doers focused on our Core Values: entrepreneurship, teamwork, integrity, accountability, and service.

Disclosure required under applicable law in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Washington states: The expected salary range for this position is $130,000- $150,000 and will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages: health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, and personal days, and eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions.