Talent Acquisition Specialist

September 29, 2026
Atlanta, GA, US
$80,000 – $90,000/yr

Job Description

At Altus Fire & Life Safety, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play an important role in building the teams that support our continued growth across the Altus family of companies.

This role is responsible for delivering a high-touch, full-cycle recruiting experience—from developing sourcing strategies and building candidate pipelines to partnering with hiring leaders, managing the selection process, and supporting a seamless transition from candidate to new hire. You’ll serve as a trusted talent partner to our Business Units, bringing market insight, creativity, urgency, and a commitment to an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
If you enjoy building relationships, finding great people, solving recruiting challenges, and working in a fast-paced environment where no two days look quite the same, we’d love to meet you.
We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our team members.

Responsibilities

  • Manage recruitment and selection process (research, requisition management, applicant screening, schedule interviews, extend offers, process through hire)
  • Build and maintain relationships with business leaders and hiring managers to deliver and execute talent acquisition needs.
  • Builds applicant pool by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, social media, and internet job-board sites.\
  • Partner directly with managers to forecast immediate, mid-term and long-term staffing needs, by function.
  • Follow a consistent process and best practices utilizing tools, resources, and project management skills to deliver quality Talent in a timely matter.
  • Generate weekly updates for executive leadership and hiring managers about current candidate pipeline.
  • Cross Departmental collaboration to provide expertise and consultation on recruiting markets, competitive trends, and recruitment strategies.
  • Create and implement sourcing strategies by position (advertising, direct sourcing, social platforms, professional networks, trade schools, etc.).
  • Coordinate, plan and conduct pre-screening assessments and interviews and candidate roundtables.
  • Deliver white glove talent acquisition support to Business Units.
  • Lead on-boarding efforts for new employees; develop processes, communication materials, workflows and systems that yield positive employee on-boarding experience.

Skills & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in a high-volume, multi-location environment.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multiple requisitions and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong sourcing skills with experience utilizing job boards, social media, professional networks, trade schools, community partnerships, and other recruiting resources.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
  • Ability to build strong partnerships with hiring managers and business leaders at all levels of the organization.
  • Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations related to recruiting, interviewing, selection, and hiring practices.
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
  • Ability to work independently, take initiative, and effectively manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Desire to be a key contributor within a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Microsoft 365 applications.
  • Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and other recruiting technologies.