Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Patriot Growth Insurance Services is hiring a Principal Recruiter to lead recruiting strategy and delivery for an assigned portfolio, initially focused on account management and client service talent. The role advises business leaders on hiring needs and tradeoffs, builds proactive talent pipelines, leads complex searches, coaches recruiters, and improves talent acquisition programs and practices.
Responsibilities
- Own recruiting strategy and business partnership for your assigned portfolio, prioritizing account management and client service talent
- Advise business leaders and HR Business Partners on anticipated needs, critical capabilities, hiring priorities, and realistic recruiting plans
- Guide decisions on talent availability, compensation, role requirements, and work arrangements, recommending alternatives when constraints put hiring at risk
- Partner with Producer Recruiting, business leaders, and HR Business Partners to anticipate service staffing needs associated with incoming producers
- Lead searches from intake through offer acceptance, including search planning, candidate assessment, hiring recommendations, offer coordination, and candidate closing
- Develop talent market maps and professional networks to understand talent availability for priority roles
- Build proactive pipelines for anticipated needs, tracking candidate qualifications, interest, compensation expectations, and availability
- Source talent through referrals, professional networks, recruiting platforms, and talent databases, engaging passive candidates for current and future opportunities
- Evaluate sourcing effectiveness, candidate conversion, and pipeline readiness, adjusting your approach based on results and market feedback
- Maintain accurate ATS records, provide concise search updates, and communicate promptly with candidates and hiring teams
- Coordinate external recruiting partners, maintaining clear expectations for delivery, candidate submissions, and ownership
- Coach recruiters and serve as a subject-matter resource on complex searches, sourcing, assessment, and business partnership
- Partner with Talent Acquisition Leadership and business experts to strengthen assessment standards and interview tools
- Identify recurring delivery barriers and lead improvements to recruiting workflows, tools, and practices
- Partner with HR Technology and Talent Acquisition Leadership to improve approved recruiting technology and AI use while preserving human judgment and accountability
- Lead assigned talent acquisition programs that strengthen talent attraction, broaden pipelines, and support future business needs
Skills
- 7+ years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 3 years recruiting account management, client service, or related talent within insurance brokerage
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- Demonstrated success directly sourcing and closing experienced talent for complex or difficult-to-fill searches
- Experience building proactive pipelines for recurring hiring needs
- Experience advising leaders and managing competing recruiting priorities across a decentralized organization with multiple locations
- Proficiency with ATS platforms, sourcing tools, and other recruiting technology
- Ability to maintain reliable records, interpret recruiting data, and recommend practical improvements
- Experience coordinating external recruiting partners and maintaining clear expectations for delivery, candidate submissions, and ownership
- An established professional network within insurance brokerage account management and client service talent markets
- Experience designing and implementing talent acquisition programs or talent attraction initiatives beyond individual searches
- Experience using talent market intelligence and competitive research to influence hiring decisions and business planning
- Relevant recruiting or HR certification
Benefits
- Multiple medical plan options, with preventive care covered at 100%
- Free virtual medical and mental healthcare for employees and their families, plus a dedicated healthcare concierge to help you navigate benefits, compare prescription costs, and make more confident, personalized care decisions
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Paid parental leave
- Personalized PTO that lets you take time away when you need it, without traditional accruals, plus separate sick leave
- Competitive 401(k) company match to help you build your financial future
- Comprehensive dental and vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program with confidential mental health, legal, financial, and work-life support
- Company paid holidays
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