Financial Services Recruitment Manager

District Partners has been retained to identify a Talent Acquisition Manager for one of the fastest-growing independent wealth and investment management firms in the country.This organization has experienced extraordinary growth over the past decade, scaling into a nationally recognized platform serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions across the United States. With billions in assets under management, a rapidly expanding national footprint, and a deeply client-centric culture, the firm has built a reputation for combining institutional sophistication with entrepreneurial agility.As the business continues to scale organically and through strategic acquisitions, the People function has become a critical strategic priority. This newly created role offers the opportunity to help shape and modernize talent acquisition infrastructure during a transformational period of growth. This is not a maintenance-oriented recruiting role. The ideal candidate is a builder: someone capable of creating scalable processes, elevating recruiting strategy, partnering directly with executive leadership, and helping architect a world-class talent acquisition function that can support the next phase of growth.The Talent Acquisition Manager will operate as both a strategic partner and hands-on operator, balancing leadership responsibilities with direct execution across high-priority searches, employer branding initiatives, recruiting operations, and external talent partnerships. For someone energized by growth environments, organizational building, and high-impact hiring, this is a rare opportunity to directly influence the trajectory of a nationally scaling financial services platform.What Success Looks Like:Successfully builds scalable recruiting processes and infrastructure capable of supporting continued national growthEstablishes strong credibility and trust with executive leadership and hiring managersImproves recruiting efficiency, hiring quality, and candidate experience across the organizationCreates stronger alignment between internal recruiting efforts and external recruiting partnersHelps position the organization as a destination employer within financial services and wealth managementContributes meaningfully to the long-term growth and operational maturity of the People functionWhat You'll Do:Build and Scale Talent Acquisition InfrastructureHelp design and scale a modern internal recruiting function capable of supporting rapid national growthPartner closely with executive leadership and People leadership on workforce planning, organizational growth, and hiring strategyDevelop scalable recruiting processes, interview frameworks, offer workflows, and onboarding coordinationHelp optimize ATS workflows, reporting infrastructure, and recruiting operationsManage Full-Cycle RecruitmentLead end-to-end recruiting efforts across high-priority and strategic rolesPartner with business leaders across wealth management, operations, technology, finance, and corporate functionsDevelop creative sourcing strategies across passive talent markets, referral networks, industry relationships, and competitive intelligenceEnsure a high-quality candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptanceManage External Recruiting PartnershipsServe as a key point of contact for recruiting agencies, RPO partners, and external talent vendorsEvaluate performance, quality, responsiveness, and efficiency of external partnersBuild accountability frameworks and improve alignment between internal stakeholders and external recruiting resourcesSupport Employer Brand and Recruiting StrategyHelp strengthen and communicate the organization’s employer value propositionPartner with marketing and leadership teams to improve recruiting messaging and talent market positioningSupport initiatives related to campus recruiting, industry events, LinkedIn presence, and long-term talent pipeline developmentDrive Data and Recruiting AnalyticsBuild and monitor recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, quality-of-hire, and recruiting funnel conversionUse recruiting data and market insights to improve hiring processes and support strategic decision makingHelp implement scalable and inclusive hiring practices across the organizationWhat You'll Do:7+ years of progressive talent acquisition or recruiting experienceExperience recruiting within high-growth or rapidly evolving environmentsDemonstrated success managing full-cycle recruiting processes across professional or corporate functionsExperience working with or managing external recruiting agencies and search partnersStrong understanding of recruiting operations, ATS systems, sourcing tools, and recruiting analyticsAbility to balance strategic thinking with hands-on executionExceptional communication skills and stakeholder management capabilitiesHigh degree of organization, urgency, and follow-throughExperience within wealth management, investment management, financial services, professional services, or adjacent industries is strongly preferredBachelor’s degree requiredPreferred:You are someone who thrives in environments where growth creates opportunity.You enjoy building structure, improving processes, and solving operational challenges. You are naturally proactive, highly accountable, and capable of operating with both strategic perspective and day-to-day executional rigor.You understand that recruiting is not simply about filling jobs. It is about helping shape culture, growth, leadership capability, and long-term organizational success.You bring urgency without sacrificing quality. You are collaborative but decisive. You hold yourself and your partners to high standards while maintaining a low-ego, solutions-oriented approach.Most importantly, you understand that every hire matters.Why this Role:What makes this organization compelling is not simply its scale or growth trajectory, but the quality of its people and the sophistication of its long-term vision.The firm has built a culture that values collaboration over politics, substance over optics, and long-term relationship building over transactional decision making. Leadership is highly invested in infrastructure, people, and creating a best-in-class employee experience that matches the level of service delivered to clients.Unlike many mature financial institutions, this organization still operates with the energy and urgency of a growth-stage business. The environment rewards initiative, strategic thinking, and individuals who are comfortable operating in ambiguity while building scalable solutions.This role offers meaningful visibility to executive leadership and the opportunity to directly influence how the organization attracts, evaluates, and hires talent across the enterprise.