Talent Attraction and Acquisition Specialist

• Inclusive and collaborative culture 
• Supportive leaders that value your career development 
• Sydney CBD location + free onsite gym 
• Work from home options 

Why join us? 

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Dai-ichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services. 

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities. 

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance. 

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer. 

Reporting to the Talent Attraction and Acquisition Manager, you’ll play a key support role within a high-performing team, partnering with stakeholders to deliver a seamless end-to-end recruitment experience. With a solid foundation in Talent Acquisition, you will have the opportunity to gain extensive business knowledge, enhance your skillset, and take responsibility for operational initiatives that extend beyond traditional recruitment. 

We seek an individual with a proactive mindset and a positive attitude—someone who is not only passionate about Talent Acquisition but also curious and willing to engage in broader People & Culture initiatives. This role is ideal for an ambitious Talent Acquisition professional with a minimum two years in-house experience, looking to develop their career. 

In this role you will:  

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers to understand business needs and deliver strategic recruitment support 
• Manage end-to-end recruitment while ensuring a great candidate experience and supporting internal mobility 
• Promote TAL’s employer brand through engaging candidate interactions and digital outreach 
• Support Talent Acquisition projects and contribute to sourcing strategies with a focus on innovation and diversity 
• Ensure data accuracy and compliance across systems and processes 

• Proven talent acquisition experience, ideally gained from an in-house environment 
• Proven expertise in leveraging a variety of sourcing channels strategies to attract talent and build talent pools 
• Superior communication skills and proven experience writing content for social media 
• Proactive and ability to manage own time and deliver to agreed deadlines 
• Experience using Workday (HRIS) and SmartRecruiters (CRM), desirable

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:  

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index  

• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change  

• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan. 

• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.  

• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you. 

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.   

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.  

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.