Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who We Are</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arcadia is the technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems and institutions by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized energy grid possible.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization. To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger. We have launched Arc, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking &amp; diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, &amp; educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia!</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re looking for a collaborative, experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the Talent Acquisition team. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will support our Corporate hiring efforts and partner closely with supporting hiring teams to understand hiring objectives and develop recruiting strategies around those. This individual will require a demonstrated history of generating high-quality candidate pipelines and hires, as well as creating a top-of-the-line candidate experience. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, collaborative environment supporting a company that is ever-evolving and quickly growing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role will report to the Head of Talent Acquisition and work closely with the People, Corporate Development, Operations, and Legal teams.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arcadia is headquartered in Washington, DC, and open to fully remote candidates.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 8pt;">#LI-REMOTE</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you'll do:</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Partnership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build effective, lasting relationships with the executive and hiring managers for the departments you support</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Design effective recruiting plans alongside hiring managers that support and improve the team’s impact in a timely manner</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Recruitment</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Own full-lifecycle recruiting responsibilities for corporate teams</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Create and implement robust sourcing strategies to attract top talent</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Articulate expectations and position requirements clearly to ensure an effective recruitment process</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop and cultivate a pipeline of exceptionally qualified &amp; diverse candidates</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Talent</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Employer Brand - Apply creative talent marketing, sourcing strategies, and other techniques to promote Arcadia as an employer of choice for prospective candidates</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People Analytics - Capture and analyze diversity data to report on outcomes in support of Arcadia’s commitment to diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion; provide timely reporting of key metrics and insights to drive decisions and improve processes;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Onboarding - Partner with People Ops, IT, Workplace, and Hiring Managers to prepare and complete onboarding; look for ways to improve our onboarding process, especially in light of current work from home status</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What will help you succeed:</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Must-haves:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">3+ years of experience in talent acquisition (sourcing, coordinating, recruiting) ideally in a fast-paced, high growth environment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience managing applicant tracking (data capture and analysis), facilitating and capturing interview feedback, managing candidate expectations and offer processes, and curating employer brand</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to build strong, trusting relationships with business leaders to make hiring decisions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Commitment to providing a positive, inclusive, and equitable experience to all candidates</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adaptability, resilience and an ability to thrive in ambiguity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A self-starting and resourceful work ethic</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent verbal and written communication skills</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience building recruiting dashboards to show recruitment metrics, such as time to hire, cost per hire, diversity pass through, etc.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience with Greenhouse (ATS) is a plus</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Benefits:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Market-based compensation (salary + equity)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) and commuter benefits</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paid Time Off (holidays, vacation, professional development, volunteer, parental leave)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Professional development opportunities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">All-company lunches</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Free clean energy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A chance to decarbonize and disrupt the energy sector</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Eliminating carbon footprints, eliminating carbon copies.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. While we are currently unable to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States.</span></p>