Team Lead, Talent Acquisition

About Working at Commerce

Wouldn't it be great to build your career at a bank that's known for helping people with their financial challenges? That's exactly what you'd be doing when you join the team at Commerce Bank. We're looking for teammates who are ready to do whatever it takes to help our customers with their everyday financial needs. You'd be helping yourself too, because Commerce has a tradition of recognizing and rewarding team members for their talent, skills and contributions.

No wonder we've been an industry leader for over 155 years and have developed a reputation as a great place to work in the financial services world. If you'd like to be a part of a team and culture that is respected by its peers and in your community, we should talk. We're always looking for the best and brightest.

About This Job

As a Team Lead, Talent Acquisition, you will act as a player/coach. You will lead end-to-end recruitment by focusing on innovative sourcing and attraction of top talent, building and executing talent pipelines, driving superior customer-focus, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience. You will also play a critical role in shaping the talent acquisition team by leading by example, monitoring end-to-end recruitment activities and ensuring day to day operations of the talent acquisition team.

Essential Functions

• Autonomously manage and drive the full life cycle recruiting process, from requisition through new hire onboarding and motivate a talent acquisition team to achieve goals and service level agreements
• Lead and coach on effective end-to-end recruitment strategies to attract highly qualified candidate and build diverse talent pipelines while delivering superior candidate communication and promoting the employer brand in the marketplace
• Utilize a dynamic and collaborative approach to talent acquisition with a broad understanding of the long-term strategic aims of business lines with the ability to demonstrate creativity, business acumen, and responsiveness, to efficiently support the business
• Develop, maintain and lead trusting relationships with hiring managers as assigned, talent management partners, candidates, vendors, universities, and the community
• Champion a high-performance environment, meeting metrics and goals, and fostering an inclusive work environment while serving as a mentor and model to the talent acquisition team
• Proactively, and consistently, share pertinent and comprehensive information and updates to appropriate stakeholders and leadership
• Seek continuous improvements and makes recommendations on new processes, partnerships, or technologies
• Utilize the applicant tracking system to facilitate the interview and hiring processes, accurately capturing data in real time as well as coach team on best practices
• Act as project manager for select Talent Acquisition initiatives/projects
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Strong knowledge of the talent acquisition field, including best practices
• Proven ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to network with, attract, and source a diverse candidate pool
• Ability to utilize behavioral interviewing techniques and thoroughly vet candidates
• Strong personal integrity, long-term view, growth mindset, and the ability to maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality
• Ability to develop and coach team members with proven ability to achieve results through collaboration and teamwork
• Self-starter with strong decision-making skills and the ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of the company, clearly expressing ideas and concepts, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to adapt to changing needs, identify areas of process improvement, support diversity initiatives, and ensure positive experiences, in alignment with Commerce's purpose, mission & values
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 3+ years talent acquisition experience required
• 1+ year leadership experience required
• Ability to utilize an applicant tracking system for tracking workflow and documentation purposes required
• Workday experience preferred
• Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) systems experience preferred
• Third party job boards/databases such as LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, etc. experience preferred
• Experience innovatively sourcing candidates through different channels and utilizing technology preferred

***Position may be filled in KC or St. Louis market

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Location: 922 Walnut St, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Time Type:

Full time