Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job description

**About Sezzle:** With a mission to financially empower the next generation, Sezzle is revolutionizing the shopping experience beyond payments, blending cutting-edge tech with seamless, interest-free installment plans that make shopping smarter and more accessible. We’re not just transforming payments; we’re redefining how people discover, interact with, and purchase the things they love while driving real impact on merchant sales through increased conversions and higher order values. As we continue to shape the future of fintech and retail, we’re building an innovative, dynamic team passionate about creating more than just a transaction but a truly unique shopping journey. If you’re excited about pushing boundaries in tech and delivering a game-changing experience for consumers and merchants alike, come join us at Sezzle and help create the future of shopping! **About the Role:** We are seeking a talented and motivated Talent Acquisition Specialist who is best in class with a high IQ plus a high EQ. This role presents an exciting opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a rapidly growing team, with abundant prospects for career advancement. As Sezzle's Talent Acquisition Associate, you will support recruitment across the organization, with a focus on the Banking, FinTech, and Technology sectors. You will work closely with the Talent Acquisition Lead and hiring managers, supporting full-cycle recruitment for assigned requisitions across technical and non-technical roles. **Based in Bogotá, Colombia,** this hybrid position is well suited to an early-career recruitment professional who is organized, curious, and eager to build strong sourcing, screening, and candidate experience skills across Latin American and global markets. **What You'll Do:** - Support full-cycle recruitment for assigned requisitions across technical and non-technical functions, from intake through offer, under the direction of the Talent Acquisition Lead. - Execute sourcing plans defined for each engagement, leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and internal talent pools. - Conduct initial candidate evaluations, including resume review and screening calls against agreed role requirements, and present shortlists to the assigned recruiter or hiring manager. - Coordinate interview logistics, candidate communication, and process milestones throughout the hiring cycle. - Compile recruiting data for assigned requisitions, including time-to-fill and source effectiveness, and submit it to the Talent Acquisition Lead on a defined cadence. - Stay current on hiring trends and talent movements within the Banking, FinTech, and Technology ecosystems to strengthen sourcing efforts. - Ensure all recruitment activities adhere to internal policies, local labor regulations, and best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion. - Represent Sezzle at job fairs, university events, and networking activities to strengthen employer brand visibility and build early-stage talent pipelines. - Leverage AI tools to improve sourcing, screening, and reporting efficiency, and contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment workflows. **What We Look For:** - Minimum of 3 years of experience in recruitment, sourcing, in-house or within an agency environment. - Demonstrated ability to manage candidate pipelines and interview logistics across concurrent requisitions. - Working proficiency with applicant tracking systems and disciplined record-keeping practices. - Foundational sourcing capabilities, including LinkedIn, job boards, and an aptitude for search methodologies. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish. - **Based in Bogotá, Colombia,** with the ability to work hybrid and collaborate across multiple time zones. - Proficiency with AI tools applied to recruitment, or a clear willingness to learn and adopt them. Comfort experimenting with new technology to streamline sourcing, screening, and reporting tasks. **Preferred Qualifications** - - Experience in an in-house talent acquisition function or at a recruitment agency supporting high-volume or technical hiring. - Familiarity with Greenhouse or a comparable applicant tracking system, including reporting and pipeline management features. - Experience supporting hiring processes across Latin America and North America. Exposure to inclusive hiring practices and structured interview training. - Exposure to hiring in Banking, FinTech, or Technology. **About You:** - **You have relentlessly high standards** - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high. You are continually raising the bar and driving those around you to deliver great results. You make sure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed. - **You’re not bound by convention** - your success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things - **You need action** - speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking. - **You earn trust** - you listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully. - **You have backbone; disagree, then commit** - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. You have conviction and are tenacious. You do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, you commit wholly. - **You deliver results** - you focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle. **What Makes Working at Sezzle Awesome:** At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators. We believe in surrounding ourselves with only the best and the brightest individuals. Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire. #Li-remote