VP, National Talent Acquisition Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Wisconsin.

📋 Description

• Lead full-cycle recruitment efforts.

• Manage end-to-end recruiting for various roles, including financial advisors, planners, operations, and corporate functions.

• Create and implement innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent in competitive markets.

• Conduct competency-based interviews and assist hiring managers in structured selection processes.

• Foster proactive pipeline development and engage in workforce planning discussions with leadership.

• Ensure an outstanding, personalized candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding.

• Oversee the workforce planning and recruiting strategy for the firm’s internship program, including university partnerships, campus outreach strategies, selection processes, and intern conversion planning.

• Act as a Player-Coach & Recruiting Strategist.

• Offer guidance, coaching, and best-practice insights to recruiting team members.

• Enhance sourcing strategies, candidate assessment rigor, and stakeholder partnership standards.

• Standardize recruiting processes, interview frameworks, and selection criteria.

• Assist with requisition prioritization and capacity planning.

• Track recruiting metrics and provide insights to leadership regarding pipeline health, hiring velocity, and market trends.

• Support Recruiting Systems & Analytics.

• Collaborate with HRIS and Corporate IT to facilitate the implementation and optimization of the Workday Recruiting module.

• Define recruiting workflows, interview stages, and reporting dashboards within Workday.

• Utilize recruiting analytics to inform hiring strategies and workforce planning.

• Identify areas for improving efficiency, compliance, and candidate experience through system enhancements.

• Build Industry Talent Networks.

• Cultivate and sustain strong external networks within wealth management, financial planning, and RIA communities.

• Leverage industry associations, referral channels, and targeted sourcing campaigns to enhance talent pipelines.

• Collaborate with leadership to map competitor landscapes and proactively engage passive talent.

• Develop and maintain relationships with universities, finance programs, and student organizations to create a robust, recurring pipeline of intern talent.

• Strengthen Employer Brand & Diversity Efforts.

• Partner with marketing and leadership to establish the organization as an employer of choice in the wealth management sector.

• Create outreach strategies to build diverse candidate pipelines.

• Continuously refine messaging and candidate engagement tactics.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Over 7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in wealth management, financial services, or professional services environments.

• Experience in a lead, mentoring, or informal management role.

• Strong skills in competency-based interviewing and candidate assessment.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage complex searches.

• Familiarity with Workday Recruiting or similar enterprise ATS platforms; experience with ATS implementations is a plus.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage recruiting metrics and dashboards.

• High emotional intelligence and executive presence.

• Capability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on recruiting execution.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• PTO and paid holidays.

• 401(k) with a match.

• Exclusive discount programs.

• Health and wellness programs.