Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
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Requisition ID: req1413
Employment Type: Unclassified Regular Full-Time (URF)
Division: Organizational Excellence
Compensation: 89,286.00 – 118,000.00, Annual Salary
Job Closing: July 12, 2026 at 5:00 pm, CST
Location: TRS Headquarters Building 1
4655 Mueller Boulevard
Austin, Texas, 78723
United States
WHO WE ARE:
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.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
• 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.
Hiring and Selection
• 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.
Employer Branding
• 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.
• Performs related work as assigned.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING:
Required Education
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• High school diploma or equivalent and additional professional human resources experience may substitute for the required education.
Required Experience
• Five (5) years of professional human resources experience.
• Three (3) years of experience with full-cycle recruiting efforts, talent acquisition, sourcing, outreach, interviewing, and managing the candidate/hiring manager experience (may be concurrent).
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience developing employer branding material and using social media sites (LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Glassdoor, etc.) to market the TRS brand and attract talent.
• Experience recruiting candidates for financial, investment management, accounting, or other professional and technical positions.
• Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM-Certified Professional, and/or SHRM-Senior Certified Professional certification(s).
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.
Skill in
• 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.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Codes:
Veterans, Reservists or Guardsmen with experience in the Military Occupational Specialty ( https://www.trs.texas.gov/files/trs-military-crosswalk.xlsx ) along with the minimum qualifications listed above may meet the minimum requirements and are highly encouraged to apply. Please contact Talent Acquisition at careers@trs.texas.gov with questions or for additional information.
To view all job vacancies, visit www.trs.texas.gov/careers or www.trs.csod.com/careersite.
For more information, visit www.trs.texas.gov.
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