Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Unum Group
- Location
- Portland Maine USA
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 13 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Aug 24, 2026
About this role
When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: Award-winning culture Inclusion and diversity as a priority Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution Mental health support Career advancement opportunities Student loan repayment options Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments *All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans . And that’s just the beginning… With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! General Summary: General Summary This position is responsible for the design, development and delivery of candidate recruitment and selection for designated area of specialism i.e. Actuarial, Finance & Accounting and Technology & Transformation. Provides mentoring to Talent Acquisition Consultants and Talent Acquisition Specialists. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Development and execution of comprehensive sourcing and recruitment strategies for exempt and non-exempt openings which position Unum to meet current and ongoing staffing requirements. Development of strong rapport/working relationships with diverse audiences including but not limited to business management; faculty and academic administration; student organizations, vendors and community resources. Expertly cold call, network, recruit and close candidates. Consult and educate managers and selection teams on recruiting and selection-related topics and issues. Proactively source and identify candidates for pipeline and introduce to hiring managers. Evaluation and selection of colleges and universities from which to source candidates and develop relationships, based on business needs. Plan, coordinate and execute on-campus recruitment efforts (information sessions, career fairs, interviews). Set challenging performance goals and high-performance standards to support achievement of business results. Promote the employee referral bonus program to create additional pools of quality talent. Provide expertise on the regional employment market to ensure competitiveness in hiring. Develop alternative recruiting strategies as needed. May perform other duties as assigned. Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree required. 5+ years of successful recruitment and selection experience required. 3+ years recruiting for roles in designated area of specialism required. Insurance industry experience and HR certifications preferred. Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time. Strong written and oral communication skills; highly organized. Strong knowledge of OFCCP requirements and expertise in effectively managing full life cycle recruitment. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately. Demonstrated ability to perform at both strategic and tactical levels. An expert level of knowledge in all full lifecycle recruiting components including, but not limited to, sourcing, qualifying, networking, assessing, legal, job analysis, wage and salary trends, relationship management, and due diligence. Excellent negotiation, decision making and persuasion skills. #LI-MF1 ~IN1 Unum and Colonial Life are part