Job Summary
The Talent Acquisition Specialist leads the organization’s recruitment lifecycle by delivering consistent, equitable, and compliant hiring practices across all departments. By serving as an active talent advisor to hiring managers, this role shapes accurate job postings, designs structured interview frameworks, and executes competitive, budget-aligned offers. Additionally, the position serves as the primary steward of the ATS, driving workflow automation, training leaders in recruitment best practices, and ensuring audit-ready data hygiene. Ultimately, this role serves as a vital bridge between candidates, department leaders, and HR leadership to uphold organizational standards and foster long-term workforce retention.
Mission, Culture, and Values
At Dane Street, we believe exceptional employee experiences create exceptional client experiences. Our culture is built on collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability, and care.
We care for our customers, we care for our employees, and we care for one another. Every team member plays an important role in creating an environment where people feel respected, supported, empowered to grow, and inspired to do meaningful work.
What You'll Do
Full Cycle Talent Acquisition
Lead structured intake sessions with hiring managers to understand role scope, technical qualifications, core competencies and team dynamics that may impact recruitment efforts.
Review standard Job Descriptions and specific business needs stated by hiring manager to identify any tailored revisions necessary for successful recruitment efforts.
Leverage diverse channels to proactively source talent and maintain pipelines for recurrent roles.
Conduct phone screenings for the hiring manager.
Advise in the creation of compliant interview guides/templates to maintain consistency and integrity in the interviewing process.
Facilitate interviews when needed by assisting with scheduling or advising based on recruitment best practices to maintain a consistent and objective selection process.
Offer Management
Partner with hiring managers to frame realistic and competitive offers based on salary ranges.
Prepare formal offer documentation and submit through the approval workflows to ensure prompt review and determination.
ATS Management
Serve as the primary administrator of the ATS, managing user access, candidate pipelines, dispositions, and general data hygiene.
Suggest and implement workflow paths and automations to improve the efficiency of the recruitment process when necessary.
Train new managers on use of the system, workflows, and processes of the organization.
Ensure all practices and guidance are in accordance with federal, state and local employment laws.
Other duties as assigned.
What Makes this Role Successful
Success in this role is defined by establishing trusted, consultative partnerships with hiring managers to implement and refine frontline success profiles. By aligning role competencies with Dane Street’s culture and operational demands, the Talent Acquisition Specialist guides hiring teams toward candidates who achieve long-term success and advance our strategic goals.
As a sounding board, advocate, and talent advisor, the successful candidate leverages market insight and organizational influence to lead managers to decisive, objective, and well-calibrated hiring decisions.
What Your First 90 Days May Look Like
30 days:
Gain an understanding of Dane Street’s core operational functions and recurrent frontline roles.
Align with HR Director on an understanding of compensation philosophy and structure
Conduct a baseline audit and understanding of the existing ATS workflows and processes.
Partner with Sr. HR Manager to understand Frontline Success Profiles and their implementation with the hiring teams.
Schedule introductory 1-1s with key department leaders/hiring managers to understand their hiring dynamics
Begin transitioning ownership of existing requisitions
60 days:
Identify opportunities to…