Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
TLDR
Drive technical recruitment for diverse technology roles, leveraging extensive experience in financial services while managing complex stakeholder relationships and aggressive hiring targets.
- 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
- 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
Qode is a technology-driven platform that transforms how recruiters and candidates connect by leveraging data and automation. Our solutions streamline the hiring process through machine learning, creating private talent pools and automating workflows, ultimately enhancing the quality of candidate evaluation and decision-making. With our no-code tools, we empower organizations to develop tailored recruitment strategies without needing extensive technical skills.
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services