Talent acquisition Jobs in Kansas City, KS

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Americo is hiring a full time Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our expanding team! The hours for this position are [Hours], on site at our downtown Kansas City, MO office location.

Overview

The Talent Acquisition department is responsible for attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent to support organizational growth and business objectives. This role supports hiring managers, business leaders, and candidates and plays a key role in delivering a full-cycle recruiting process, building strong talent pipelines, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience within established guidelines and service level expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a full-cycle talent acquisition process to meet company hiring goals.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand talent needs and develop tailored recruitment strategies.
• Lead sourcing efforts through multiple channels, including media platforms, networking, recruitment agencies, colleges, universities, and professional organizations.
• Educate, excite, and engage candidates about the company and opportunities, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
• Develop candidate profiles and use targeted sourcing and marketing tactics to build strong talent pipelines.
• Conduct behavior-based interviews to assess candidate fit and present top-tier talent to hiring managers.
• Provide market insights, sourcing strategies, and best practices for interviewing and selection.
• Collaborate on offer development, negotiations, and onboarding to ensure a smooth transition to employment.
• Maintain knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements for interviewing, selection, and hiring.
• Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce recruitment costs.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations throughout the hiring process.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects supporting broader Talent Acquisition and organizational goals.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to identify, engage, and hire top talent while building diverse candidate pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience with sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, resume databases, and other recruiting tools.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and CRM systems.
• Strong interviewing skills, including behavioral-based techniques.
• Experience recruiting across multiple functions, including Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, and Communications.
• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within the financial services or insurance industry.

About Us

Americo: We're in this for life!

The roots of the Americo family of companies date back more than 100 years. Americo is a life insurance and annuity company providing innovative products to our customers. At Americo, it's the people who make things work, so we hope you join us!

What You'll Love About Working at Americo

Compensation

Our competitive pay and robust bonus program, offered to all associates, will make you feel valued.

Learning and development

We prepare you for success with a comprehensive, paid training program. Additionally, our Talent Development team creates various development opportunities for associates at every stage of their careers.

Work-life balance

We value work-life balance with our generous paid time off; you begin accruing hours every month, and they increase with tenure. All new hires earn over three weeks of paid time off annually, plus 11 paid company holidays! We also support new parents with a maternity and parental leave program, along with paid STD and LTD.

Health and well-being

We are committed to your health and are pleased to offer flexible benefits designed to support you and your family, with high quality coverage and meaningful company contributions. Benefits include PPO and HDHP medical plan options with HSA and FSA eligibility, along with dental and vision coverage. Additionally, we provide company paid life insurance, disability coverage, a confidential EAP, a wellness program, comprehensive health resources, corporate fitness discounts, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching.

Future planning

Americo offers a 401(k) with a company match. We also have tuition reimbursement programs to further your education.

Giving back

We support several local organizations and encourage associate involvement in community initiatives.

The fun stuff

Americo participates in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge and hosts various company events throughout the year.

Bustling environment

Our newly renovated offices are conveniently located in downtown Kansas City, within walking distance of your favorite restaurants and attractions. Plus, you'll receive complimentary paid parking near our Americo offices downtown parking is a premium, but we've got you covered.