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Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Consultant to support recruiting efforts for specialized sales and consulting talent within the health and benefits industry. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior business leaders and human resources stakeholders to develop and execute recruiting strategies for highly competitive and niche talent markets.

This role requires a strategic recruiter who can source, engage, and close passive candidates while effectively managing stakeholder relationships in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a high-volume requisition load of approximately 25-35 open positions at any given time.
• Recruit for specialized sales and consulting professionals within the health and benefits sector.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and highly competitive roles.
• Build strong partnerships with business leaders, HR partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Conduct market research and talent mapping to identify qualified candidates.
• Utilize creative sourcing techniques, including advanced LinkedIn Recruiter searches and Boolean methodologies.
• Screen, interview, and assess candidates for both technical qualifications and cultural fit.
• Guide hiring managers through candidate selection and hiring decisions.
• Effectively manage changing business priorities, shifting locations, and evolving hiring needs.
• Influence and advise senior leaders while maintaining positive working relationships.
• Drive candidate engagement, offer acceptance, and successful hiring outcomes.
• Develop recruiting strategies aligned with workforce planning and business growth initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Approximately 5-7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting within one or more of the following industries:
  • Insurance
  • Employee Benefits
  • Health & Benefits Consulting
  • Professional Services
  • Brokerage or Agency Environments
  • Insurance Carriers
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior-level business leaders and stakeholders.
• Strong sourcing expertise with a proven record of filling challenging or niche positions.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for health and benefits consulting or sales professionals.
• Background with insurance brokers, consulting firms, agencies, or insurance carriers.
• Exposure to sales recruiting and understanding of consultative sales environments.
• Experience influencing senior executives and providing recruitment market intelligence.
• Prior success sourcing passive candidates for highly specialized positions.

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Talent Acquisition Consultant for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial/Insurance clients in Chicago, IL.


In this role, you will help shape how we attract, assess, and hire experienced Sales Professional Consultants, while supporting consistent, inclusive, and high-quality candidate experience.
As a key advisor, you will lead the end-to-end talent acquisition process, leveraging targeted sourcing strategies and recruitment technologies to attract and engage top talent. You will ensure seamless and professional candidate experience while driving hiring manager alignment and process efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with hiring managers and HR partners to develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business needs.
• Partner with business leaders, hiring managers, people partners and our internal stakeholders to understand hiring needs, confirm role requirements, build recruiting hiring strategies and support hiring decisions.
• Attract and engage a diverse talent pool through innovative and cost-effective methods, utilizing LinkedIn, CRM, ATS, and other tools.
• Support a positive candidate experience and help ensure recruiting interactions reflect our culture and values.
• Provide expert guidance to hiring managers on candidate selection, interviewing best practices, and offer strategy
• Manage candidate communications to maintain engagement and deliver timely updates throughout the hiring process.
• Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 7 years of full cycle recruiting experience
• Agency recruiting experience, combined with professional services, with a proven track record of successfully placing sales professionals
• Proven experience in talent acquisition, preferably focused on a Professional Services industry, including Sales and B2B
• Strong expertise in sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, and recruitment technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and advise business leaders.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and a commitment to process excellence.
• Knowledge of employment laws and recruitment best practices.

Preferred Skills:

• Agency recruiting experience, combined with professional services, with a proven track record of successfully placing sales professionals
• Proven success working with and influencing Key stakeholders within leadership
• Proven success and knowledge of Health & Benefits Consulting industry

By applying for a job with SGA, you agree to allow SGA to process your application for this and future opportunities in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Also, to ensure timely processing, you agree to be contacted by our AI recruiter via email, text, or phone. Message frequency varies and data rates may apply, but you can reply STOP to any SMS message to opt-out of texts and may contact SGA at (url removed) to opt-out of AI communications. The choice not to engage with AI will not adversely impact your consideration for placement. AI is not used to make any hiring determinations.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at (url removed) .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy 

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Pay Rate: $40-50 per hour Summary:

• Duration: 12 Months
• Work Mode: Hybrid
• Location: Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with hiring managers and HR partners to develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business needs.
• Partner with business leaders, hiring managers, people partners, and internal stakeholders to understand hiring needs, confirm role requirements, build recruiting hiring strategies, and support hiring decisions.
• Attract and engage a diverse talent pool through innovative and cost-effective methods, utilizing LinkedIn, CRM, ATS, and other tools.
• Support a positive candidate experience and ensure recruiting interactions reflect our culture and values.
• Provide expert guidance to hiring managers on candidate selection, interviewing best practices, and offer strategy.
• Manage candidate communications to maintain engagement and deliver timely updates throughout the hiring process.
• Thrive in an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Agency recruiting experience combined with professional services, with a proven track record of successfully placing sales professionals.
• Proven experience in talent acquisition, preferably focused on a Professional Services industry, including Sales and B2B.
• Strong expertise in sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, and recruitment technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and advise business leaders.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and a commitment to process excellence.
• Knowledge of employment laws and recruitment best practices.

Preferred Skills:

• Proven success working with and influencing key stakeholders within leadership.
• Proven success and knowledge of the Health & Benefits Consulting industry.

Benefits:

• Professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
• A vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact on colleagues, clients, and communities.
• A range of career opportunities, benefits, and rewards to enhance your well-being.