Senior Talent Acquisition Associate

About Fortegra

Fortegra is a specialty insurance company that partners with clients and distribution partners across the insurance industry. Our people are central to our success, and we are looking for a talent acquisition professional who can help us compete for top talent in a fast-moving market.

About the Role

We are seeking a savvy, forward-thinking Senior Talent Acquisition Associate with an entrepreneurial spirit and strong relationship skills to join our HR team. You will manage a high volume of requisitions across multiple departments, lead complex and hard-to-fill searches, and build proactive sourcing strategies that create talent pipelines before the need arises. You will take ownership of your searches, treat your requisitions like a business, build trusted relationships with hiring managers and candidates, and use modern tools, including AI-enabled sourcing and screening technology, to find, engage, and hire exceptional people.

Key Responsibilities

Relationship Building and Hiring Leader Partnership

• Build strong, trusted relationships with hiring managers, HR partners, and business leaders across the organization.
• Lead intake meetings with executives, department leaders, and hiring managers. Clarify business needs, refine job descriptions, and agree on role requirements, success criteria, and search priorities.
• Keep hiring leaders and HR partners informed about pipeline progress, timelines, and decisions needed. Use market data on compensation and candidate availability to recommend adjustments when a search stalls or requirements limit the pool.
• Develop and nurture long-term relationships with candidates, including passive talent, to support future hiring needs.

Complex Search Strategies and Proactive Sourcing

• Own a high-volume portfolio from intake through offer acceptance. Reprioritize as business needs shift, flag delays early, and maintain momentum across concurrent searches.
• Build tailored sourcing strategies for niche, senior, and hard-to-fill roles. Use market mapping, Boolean search, industry networks, and targeted outreach to engage passive talent.
• Build and maintain pipelines for recurring and anticipated hiring needs. Track sourcing channel performance and test new outreach approaches to improve results.
• Prioritize and balance competing searches, keeping hiring managers informed of progress and timelines.

Ownership and Innovation

• Take initiative to identify opportunities, solve problems, and improve recruiting processes without waiting to be asked.
• Pilot new sourcing channels, outreach approaches, and ideas, and measure what works.
• Operate with a sense of urgency and accountability for results.

AI and Technology Enablement

• Use AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing, outreach, screening, and workflow efficiency.
• Stay current on emerging recruiting technology and recommend new tools and approaches.
• Apply sound judgment and fairness when using AI to support hiring decisions.

Candidate Assessment and Closing

• Review resumes and applications, and conduct phone or video screens to assess qualifications, motivation, and fit.
• Present well-qualified, shortlisted candidates to hiring managers with clear recommendations.

Interview Coordination and Candidate Experience

• Conduct structured screens against agreed role criteria. Ask candidates for specific examples of relevant accomplishments and assess their interest in the role.
• Present qualified shortlists with clear recommendations, evidence of relevant strengths, and areas for the interview team to validate.
• Build relationships with active and passive candidates. Communicate what makes the role and Fortegra compelling, understand each candidate’s motivations, and surface compensation or timing concerns early.
• Coordinate interviews and keep candidates informed about timelines and next steps. Partner with hiring leaders and HR on offers and candidate closing, then support preboarding.

Recruitment Operations and Onboarding

• Maintain accurate candidate records and requisition data in the HRIS/ATS and support recruiting events and employer branding.
• Assist with offers and pre-boarding to ensure a smooth transition for new hires.
• Identify process bottlenecks and take initiative to improve recruiting workflows. Use AI-enabled tools to support sourcing, outreach, screening, and workflow efficiency while applying human judgment and consistent, job-related criteria.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Relationship Building: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust, credibility, and lasting relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and leaders.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Self-starter who takes ownership, acts with initiative, and thrives with autonomy and ambiguity.
• Strategic Sourcing: Creative, data-informed approach to identifying and engaging active and passive talent.
• Adaptability and Innovation: Curiosity about new tools and methods, including AI, and willingness to test and improve processes.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written skills for engaging candidates, hiring managers, and leaders.
• Organization and Time Management: Ability to manage a high volume of searches and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to Detail: Accurate tracking of candidates and requisitions throughout the hiring process.
• Consultative Mindset: Confidence in advising and influencing hiring managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate or agency environment.
• Insurance recruitment experience.
• Demonstrated success managing high-volume requisition loads.
• Experience running complex, specialized, or hard-to-fill searches.
• Proven ability to build trust with executives, department leaders, and hiring managers and influence hiring decisions using market data and candidate feedback.
• Experience with AI-enabled recruiting or sourcing tools.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing platforms such as Indeed.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and improve recruiting processes while managing competing deadlines.

Additional Information: Full benefit package including medical, dental, life, vision, company paid short/long term disability, 401(k), tuition assistance and more Job Posting Disclaimer: Fortegra has recently been made aware of unauthorized communications regarding career opportunities by individuals not associated with Fortegra or our recruitment team. Fortegra will only contact you from the Fortegra domain address (@fortegra.com). If you receive a message from someone posing as a Fortegra recruiter via text message, WhatsApp, Telegram or other messaging platform, please report it as phishing and block the sender. Fortegra is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. Internal Notice: As part of our commitment to talent development, this position is open for internal promotion applications at the time of public posting. #LI-Onsite