Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Role Overview

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle for technical roles—from intake and sourcing through offer negotiation and onboarding
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand team structures, technical requirements, and hiring priorities
• Act as a trusted advisor to the business, ensuring alignment between talent strategy and organizational goals
• Build and manage pipelines across a wide range of roles, including:
• Software Engineers (Frontend, Backend, Full Stack)
• Solutions / Enterprise Architects
• DevOps & Site Reliability Engineers
• Cloud Engineers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Data Engineers, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers
• Technical Project / Program Managers, Scrum Masters
• Drive calibration sessions with stakeholders to refine role requirements and candidate profiles
• Leverage prior experience recruiting within financial services, banking, or wealth/asset management environments
• Understand domain-specific hiring nuances including regulatory, security, and scalability considerations
• Identify candidates with experience supporting trading platforms, wealth platforms, payments, or core banking systems
• Serve as the primary point of contact for hiring across multiple technology verticals
• Provide consistent updates, market insights, and data-driven recommendations
• Proactively address hiring challenges with creative and strategic solutions
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and research-driven outreach
• Conduct talent mapping and market intelligence to build proactive pipelines
• Utilize advanced Boolean search techniques to identify niche and hard-to-find talent
• Manage interview coordination, panel alignment, and feedback loops to ensure timely decision-making
• Drive offer discussions, negotiations, and closures with a strong focus on candidate experience
• Ensure a high-quality, consistent employer brand throughout the hiring process
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date data within ATS systems (e.g., SuccessFactors, Taleo, or similar)
• Track and report on key recruiting metrics including pipeline health, time-to-fill, and conversion ratios
• Provide weekly reporting and insights to leadership

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 7–10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with a strong focus on technical recruiting
• Proven success hiring across software engineering, architecture, DevOps, cloud, and project management roles
• Prior recruiting experience within financial services, banking, or wealth management domains is required
• Strong understanding of modern technology stacks including:
• Frontend & Backend frameworks
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes)
• Data technologies (Python, SQL, Spark, modern data stacks)
• Expertise in sourcing techniques including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and talent mapping
• Experience working with ATS platforms such as SuccessFactors, Taleo, or similar
• Ability to operate independently in an Individual Contributor (IC) role while managing multiple priorities
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Combination of both internal (in-house) and agency recruiting experience is highly preferred

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Google Cloud Platform
• Kubernetes
• Python
• Spark
• SQL