Talent Acquisition Lead

Morningstar

. Own recruiting outcomes for Morningstar Direct across North America, including quality of hire, speed, and candidate experience .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • United StatesSenior💰 $98,125 - $143,925 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in talent acquisition with a focus on complex and senior searches, while effectively coaching and mentoring recruiters. Proficient in designing AI-assisted recruiting workflows and translating business needs into strategic recruiting initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

7+ Years Recruiting ExperienceComplex Search OwnershipAI-Assisted Recruiting WorkflowsEmployment Law KnowledgeStakeholder Influence

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Hard Skills

Recruiting StrategyMarket MappingCandidate AssessmentData-Driven Decision MakingPipeline Management

Soft Skills

CoachingAdvisory SkillsInfluencing StakeholdersCommunication

Tools & Technologies

WorkdayParadoxHiredScore

Industry Keywords

EEOOFCCPTalent AcquisitionRecruiting Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own recruiting outcomes for Morningstar Direct across North America, including quality of hire, speed, and candidate experience
Set capability standards across intake, sourcing, selection, and closing
Coach recruiters through hands-on feedback that builds advisory skills
Lead complex and senior searches
Build fluency across the Direct business and supported functions
Assess candidate depth and translate business requirements into search strategy and market maps
Serve as senior TA voice with business and HR leaders
Provide market intelligence and a clear point of view
Make structured, fair, evidence-based selection standard across the domain
Facilitate calibrated debriefs
Own pipeline health, forecast risk, and turn recruiting data into stakeholder insight
Design and champion AI-assisted recruiting workflows
Contribute to playbooks, training, and scalable process improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

7 or more years of recruiting experience, including demonstrated time spent mentoring or coaching other recruiters
Personal track record owning complex or senior searches, with measurable outcomes
Ability to learn a business, product, or function quickly and credibly advise leaders
Ability to translate talent needs into recruiting strategy and market maps
Ability to set standards and raise recruiter capability
Ability to influence senior stakeholders with market data and insight
Fluency in designing and coaching AI-assisted recruiting workflows
Solid working knowledge of employment law, EEO, and OFCCP as applied to talent acquisition
Preferred: Experience with Workday, Paradox, and HiredScore
Preferred: Track record building or improving a recruiting program, tool, or training curriculum

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
Stock Ownership Potential
Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision)
Potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
Trust-Based Time Off
6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses
Tuition Reimbursement
Charitable Matching Gifts program
Dollars for Doers volunteer program
Paid volunteering days
15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups
Hybrid work environment with in-person collaboration each week
Tools and resources to engage meaningfully with global colleagues