About the Company

Halo Investing, located in downtown Chicago, is a well-funded, financial technology startup who has the first independent multi-issuer platform focused on an investment product known as Structured Notes. Structured Notes are a pre-defined outcome investment product offering downside protection, previously only available to the ultra-high net worth. Halo is empowering and democratizing access to the product by building technology to analyze, purchase and manage the full lifecycle of the product while building efficiencies for Issuing banks. We have an established business, amazing talent & mentorship, and we're hiring!

Halo is looking for a Human Resource & Recruiting Manager to help organize, motivate and acquire new talent for our rapidly growing business. We are looking to recruit and retain highly motivated professionals who can keep pace with current growth and be valuable contributors to Halo’s success. This position must have experience working with early stage firms during periods of rapid growth and talent acquisition. The successful candidate will have a keen eye when reviewing resumes and conducting interviews and work closely with the Management team developing policies and programs that excite and retain employees.

We believe a Human Resource & Recruiting Manager will have a greater chance of success at Halo if they exhibit the following qualities (in no particular order):

• An entrepreneurial work ethic – you don’t not need big company name behind you to be successful; you have an ability to work in an unstructured environment, and pick up things quickly, etc.

• Serve as a trusted employee advocate for new hires as well as established employees.

• Work closely with outside recruiting agencies, when required, but be innovative in finding new sources of candidates without the assistance of recruiting agencies.

• Provide valuable feedback to employees and managers highlighting processes to enhance and areas of improvement to optimize culture, performance and retainment.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the human capital of the firm.

• Identification, qualification and management of recruits in all areas of the firm.

• Develop and maintain job descriptions for all roles.

• Arrange for interview scheduling, travel and accommodations, as necessary.

• Candidate Screening: responsible for screening resumes to determine which candidates meet the minimum requirements to move to the next step in the hiring process.

• Interviewing: conducting initial interviews and narrow the number of potential candidates who will be interviewed by the hiring manager. Set up interview appointments between the chosen candidates and the hiring manager.

• Reference and Background Checks: coordinate the reference and background checks, conducting reference checks by verifying employment information and contacting the professional and personal contacts provided by the candidate.

• Building and maintaining a strong database of information to support the salary and benefit structures of new hires and existing employees.

• Benefits/Employee Wellness: Participate and guide the company process in selecting and communicating company benefits that attract and maintain employees. Manage the annual renewal processes for Medical, Dental and any other annual program(s).

• Working closely with management on handling all post-meeting(s) follow up and next steps.

• Stay on top of changing national, state or local laws regarding employee legislation and policy enforcement.

• Working closely with Halo legal or COO to prepare and negotiate job offers, and manage other aspects of HR.

• Excellent ability to communicate at all levels within an organization required.

Job Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or similar.

• 3-5years of HR and/or recruiting experience.

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

• Strong judgement abilities to determine proper fit within the firm.

• Experience working for an early stage fintech company a plus.

• Ability to build a recruitment strategy and execute.

• Must be self-motivated and enthusiastic regarding the challenges of an early stage firm and dynamic environment.

• Make hiring recommendations to any hiring manager.

• Effective negotiation skills

• Familiarity with recruiting agencies as well and recruitment sites.