Talent Specialist

About the Position:

As the Talent Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting the organization’s talent pipeline, with a focus on early career programs including internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships.

Your role partners closely with the Manager, Talent, hiring leaders, and HR Business Partner to execute recruitment strategies, coordinate talent priorities with broader people initiatives, and deliver an exceptional candidate and employee experience. In addition to recruitment responsibilities, your role supports workforce planning efforts to assess evolving business needs and the impact of emerging technologies on talent strategy.

What You Will Do:

Lead and coordinate full-cycle recruitment for early talent programs, including internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships, while providing requisition support for other roles as business needs require.

Partner with the Manager, Talent, hiring leaders, and HR Business Partner to align recruiting activity, workforce planning, and people priorities with business goals and broader HR strategies.

Build and sustain talent pipelines through campus engagement, career fairs, networking events, digital sourcing, and community partnerships, with an emphasis on attracting diverse early career talent.

Manage candidate experience activities including screening, interview coordination, communication, and onboarding support to ensure a professional and engaging process.

Support workforce analysis and reporting by identifying talent needs, skill gaps, hiring trends, and other insights that inform recruiting and organizational decisions.

Drive continuous improvement in recruiting and HR processes by streamlining workflows, reducing manual effort, and supporting the responsible use of AI and automation tools in alignment with organizational guidelines.

Maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling compensation data, employee information, and other sensitive or proprietary matters.

Conduct training with hiring managers on hiring practices, recruiting processes, and interview expectations to promote consistency, compliance, and effective hiring decisions.

Send regular updates to hiring managers and leadership on the status of requisitions, candidate pipelines, and key milestones to support visibility and timely decision-making.

Support and guide leaders across lines of business on a broad range of people-related matters, serving as a liaison to connect business needs with appropriate HR and organizational resources, in partnership with the HR Business Partner.

Provide broader HR support through compliance activities, employee changes, manager guidance, employee relations support, and other projects or duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For:

A minimum of one year of experience in talent acquisition, recruitment, or a related HR function.

Bachelor’s degree in communications, human resources, business, or related field required.

Strong interest in early career talent development and workforce strategy.

Experience with HR systems or applicant tracking systems (ATS) preferred.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to engage diverse audiences.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while remaining detail-oriented.

Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance required.

Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

Working Conditions/Demands:

Professional office setting.

Primarily sedentary position requiring long periods of time working at a computer.

Must be able to move throughout the office and buildings to obtain or relay information.

Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Who Are We?

We’re not just another bank and we’re not looking for just another employee. Since 1999, First Internet Bank has been dedicated to finding a better way to bank and doing things that have never been done before. Yes, we really were the first state-charted, FDIC insured bank to operate entirely online and we have been leading the way ever since.

We seek the game changers, the innovators…those who challenge the…