Talent Acquisition Specialist (Intermediate OR Senior)

Talent Acquisition Specialist (Intermediate OR Senior)Requisition ID: req1476 Employment Type: Unclassified Regular Full-Time (URF) Division: Organizational Excellence Compensation: 67,080.00 - 115,000.00, Annual Salary Job Closing:12/5/2026 at 11:59 CST Location: TRS Headquarters Building 1 4655 Mueller Boulevard Austin, Texas, 78723 United States

• Coordinates recruiting and talent acquisition efforts, to include: conferring with managers and hiring teams to determine staffing needs, discuss diversity issues, and develop the recruiting plan.

• Provides technical assistance and advice on the hiring process, interview questions and techniques, hiring salaries, employment laws, and other staffing related issues.

• Develops and processes job announcements and postings for vacant positions.

• Assesses candidates for potential fit to TRS and to targeted candidate profiles.

• Screens applications for minimum qualifications and responds to applicant questions and inquiries.

• Conducts pre-employment testing of applicants.

• Coordinates background checks.

• Conducts new employee orientations. Provides advice, counsel, and technical assistance to managers, supervisors, and staff regarding talent acquisition matters.

• 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.

• Experience developing, implementing, and managing an agency’s award and recognition program

• Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM-Certified Professional, and/or SHRM-Senior Certified Professional certification(s).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities(Talent Acquisition Specialist)Knowledge of:

• 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.

• Building professional networks and working with diverse personalities, backgrounds, and skill sets.

• Conducting effective interviews.

• Making effective presentations to diverse groups.

• Communicating verbally and in writing, comprehending information, and thinking strategically.

• Critical thinking to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend effective solutions.

• Providing direction, guidance, counseling, advice, and recommendations to managers and senior leadership.

• Planning, organizing, and managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Talent Acquisition Specialist: $867081.00 - $88,000.00

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist: $89,286.00 - $115,000.00

• Develops and implements plans to systematically and consistently search for qualified candidates to accommodate current and future hiring needs.

• Collaborates with managers regularly to gauge recruitment needs and maximize the effectiveness of the recruiting process.

• Evaluates and assesses effectiveness of recruiting strategies to improve talent acquisition efforts as necessary.

• Utilizes online tools to source and attract qualified candidates, including social media, talent databases, job boards, and other online research.

• May represent the agency at job fairs and participate in other special recruitment efforts.

• Provides back-up support and assistance to other human resources staff and programs to ensure continuity of human resources operations during staff absences and peak periods.

• Assists in or is responsible for 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.

Performs related work as assigned.

• Designs, implements, and manages strategic sourcing and talent acquisition programs, such as university relations, intern programs, employee referrals, and career fairs.

• Works collaboratively with management to ensure employment brand, candidate experience, college, and outreach and engagement programs are being utilized for building a talent pipeline and providing TRS with high-caliber job candidates.

• Collaborates with hiring managers to define their talent needs, develop targeted recruitment plans, and set expectations for the recruitment process and timing.

• Collaborates to coordinate the TRS’ internship program and builds long-term relationships with colleges, universities, professional organizations, and functional leaders within the community.

• Represents TRS at career fairs, networking events, and manages the agency’s recruitment calendar.

• Establishes and fosters relationships with active and passive candidates including creating strategic targeted recruitment campaigns to passive candidates.

• May conduct formal presentations or represent TRS as an employer at industry conferences or networking events.

• Provides advice, counsel, and technical assistance on the hiring process, interviews, employment laws relevant to hiring, and other human resource related issues.

• Creates job campaigns on external job posting sites that utilizes job description language to create compelling narratives that appeal to potential applicants.

• Screens applicants for minimum qualifications, responds to applicant questions, coordinates background checks, and conducts pre-employment testing.

• Manages the onboarding process, conducts new employee orientation, assists in preparing new employee files, and coordinates exit/separation process.

• Evaluates hiring and selection process to ensure best practices and legal compliance in all areas.

• Coordinates recruiting events to attract candidates and build the TRS brand presence in target markets (pension funds, public sector, and private sector).

• Serves as a brand ambassador of TRS, conveying the agency’s core values, mission, culture, work environment, total rewards components (compensation, health and retirement benefits, leave, recognition, etc.), and other areas of interest.

• Develops employer branding strategies to further talent acquisition strategies, establish TRS as a recognizable employer of choice, and engage talent to explore opportunities within the organization.

• Develops and maintains recruitment marketing and branding materials to articulate TRS’ employment value proposition (EVP).

• Assists in developing videos, blogs, and social media strategies to enhance the candidate experience.

• Leads and participates on special projects and workgroups.

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• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities(Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist)Knowledge of:

• Current recruiting technology and tools.

• State and federal employment laws, regulations, and statutes.

• Principles and best practices of human resources management, particularly talent acquisition and employment.

• Public administration and human resources management principles, practices, and procedures.

• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Maintain a professional demeanor.

• Generate candidate leads through a variety of methods.

• Adapt to change and balance competing demands.

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Service, Respect, and Connection are core to the individual and collective TRS experience. We know that great service rests on a foundation of relationships that connect us all to an empowering and rewarding career. 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.

TRS is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist(Intermediate or Senior) with a strong background in finance, Information Technology(IT), Business Administration, Audit, Accounting recruitment to lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for highly specialized roles, including investment, quantitative, and other hard-to-fill financial positions.

This role is ideal for a recruiter who thrives in complex, relationship-driven environments and has experience sourcing and engaging top talent across financial services, Information Technology(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 within the competitive finance talent market.

This vacancy will be filled at one of two levels - Talent Acquisition Specialist Or Talent Acquisition Specialist Senior. Selected applicant will be offered the position that most closely matches their education and experience.