**Talent Acquisition Specialist** **Department:** Human Resources **Employment Type:** Full Time **Location:** Houston, TX **Reporting To:** Nadia Clark **Description** As a **Talent Acquisition Specialist** at Cotton Holdings, Inc., you will leverage creativity, strategic recruiting vision, and organizational skills to manage full-cycle recruitment for **General Labor** roles within the disaster recovery industry. You will play a critical role in sourcing, identifying, and securing top talent for leadership and specialized positions across restoration, reconstruction, and general labor. You will also serve as a backup for professional roles as necessary. Additionally, you will serve as a backup to fill general labor roles, ensuring that the company's hiring needs are met with high-quality candidates. **Key Responsibilities** **Key Responsibilities and Duties:** **1. Stakeholder Engagement and Professional Role Recruitment:** + L **ead Full Lifecycle Recruitment:** Oversee the entire recruiting process for general labor roles, including sourcing, interviewing, and offer negotiations. + **Collaborate with Internal Stakeholders:** Partner with hiring managers and leadership team to define role scope, create assessment plans, and ensure alignment with business objectives. + **Strategic Sourcing and Talent Pipelines:** Build and manage talent pipelines using inclusive sourcing strategies to attract candidates from diverse backgrounds. + **Market Mapping and Research:** Conduct comprehensive market research to identify and benchmark top leadership talent in the disaster recovery and restoration industries. + **Adjust and Optimize Recruiting Strategies:** Adapt recruiting strategies based on evolving business needs and market trends while using data to optimize hiring processes. **2. Lead for General Labor:** + **Filling Critical Gaps:** Serve as the main point of contact for all general labor roles ensuring seamless staffing for restoration and reconstruction projects. + **Proactive Talent Pools:** Develop and maintain a pool of passive candidates for general labor roles, ready to be engaged for future opportunities. **3. Talent Advisory and Stakeholder Collaboration:** + **Business Partnership:** Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs and develop job descriptions for both professional and general labor roles. + **Interview Process Guidance:** Guide interview panels and hiring teams to ensure consistency, preparation, and alignment with company culture and role requirements. + **Training and Coaching:** Provide training and coaching to hiring managers and junior recruiters on best practices for interviewing, sourcing, and candidate evaluation. **4. Process Improvement and Reporting:** + **Talent Acquisition Metrics:** Track and report on key recruitment metrics such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, offer acceptance rates, and more. + **Innovate and Improve Processes:** Continuously assess and improve talent acquisition practices to foster efficiency, diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring. **Skills, Knowledge and Expertise** + 5+ years of talent acquisition experience, with a focus on general labor recruitment. + Experience in the disaster recovery, restoration, or emergency response industry preferred. + Demonstrated success in partnering with executives and senior leaders to develop and execute recruiting strategies. + Strong experience in diversity recruiting and inclusive sourcing methods. + Ability to quickly adapt to changing business needs and work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a passion for candidate experience. **Why Join Us?** At Cotton Holdings, Inc., we are dedicated to rebuilding communities and restoring businesses after disasters. As a **Talent Acquisition Specialist** , you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization by bringing top talent into critical roles that help us achieve our mission.