Talent Sourcing Specialist

Seven Seas Water Group

Seven Seas Water Group () is a portfolio company owned by investment funds managed by EQT. Headquartered in Tampa with operations across the U.S. Caribbean and Latin America Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) delivers annually over 20 billion gallons of water to industrial commercial governmental municipal and hospitality customers. SSWG designs builds owns and operates delivers new facilities or acquires and upgrades existing facilities with the goal of optimizing project risk transfer between the public and private sectors. We have more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants in operations throughout the United States Caribbean and Latin America. With an outstanding reputation for decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions the SSWG Water-as-a-Service approach seeks to help solve global water and wastewater infrastructure challenges.

SSWG operates two businesses within the water infrastructure space. Seven Seas Water which provides water treatment and desalination for governmental hospitality and industrial customers in United States Latin America and the Caribbean and the AUC Group () which provides decentralized water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial and municipal customers in the United States.

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset EQT has a track record of more than three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business development from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 273 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management) as of 30 June 2025 within two business segments Private Capital and Real Assets.

With its roots in the Wallenberg familys entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does.

The EQT AB Group comprises EQT AB (publ) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries which include general partners and fund managers of EQT funds as well as entities advising EQT funds. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe Asia and the Americas and has more than 1900 employees.

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The role:

The Talent Sourcing Specialist will be an integral part of the Seven Seas Water Group HR team. This role will report to the Talent Manager and work closely with the SVP- HR and other HR team members and be responsible for helping source talent and other aspects of the recruitment process from posting of jobs to scheduling screens and holding feedback calls with Hiring Managers. This individual will be responsible for sourcing and recruiting top talent at all levels of the organization sourcing passive candidates building a pipeline for future talent and establishing relationships with university and other community partners. Candidates will help source candidates for roles across all of the Seven Seas Water Group in the U.S. as well as in South America and the Caribbean. Ideal candidates will have a passion for providing outstanding customer service to internal stakeholders and for sourcing top talent from entry level to professional engineers to manage level team members. They will be extremely organized schedule/goal driven self-directed individuals with a history of being a key team member in the sourcing process. Qualified candidates who thrive in a fast paced entrepreneurial team environment are encouraged to apply!

This role works a hybrid schedule Tuesday-Thursday from the Tampa Corporate office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Responsible for pre-screening assessing interviewing and coaching hiring managers on all areas of Talent Acquisition while ensuring integrity in the recruitment process
• Partnering with the HR team to drive the talent acquisition lifecycle for assigned roles from workforce planning through to onboarding
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with the HR team and Business Leaders to drive effective talent hiring strategies
• Lead and conduct Intake meetings with hiring managers and Talent Manager or SVP of HR to discuss talent acquisition strategy and define staffing requirements
• Strategic delivery of creative sourcing strategies to source for open requisitions and future needs of the organization
• Partner and coach hiring managers through the hiring process to align expectations quality hiring decisions and champion talent acquisition best practices
• Provide hiring recommendations based on expertise within assigned functional area and other objectives collected throughout the interview process
• In successfully partnering with operations leaders the Talent Acquisition Specialist must understand business and staffing requirements provide market data to assist store leaders in making decisions on recruiting activities help leaders develop local sourcing strategies and pilot new recruiting ideas
• Act as a sourcing and selection process expert for hiring store management by facilitating the hiring process from pre-screen to hire
• Understand the staffing requirements (permanent and temporary placements) for the organization and work collaboratively with business leaders/hiring managers to successfully action plan
• Embed continuous improvement mindset in all activities and deliver improvements to processes and programs
• Leverage expertise in talent attraction skills to develop recommendations to source and attract candidates
• Proactively communicate with key stakeholders and leadership and provide weekly updates to ensure consistency of communication
• Identify gaps in recruiting outreach and build tools/training to address
• Embed the employment brand vision and mission into the TA recruitment process
• Continuously looks for ways to improve and streamline processes while maintaining a dedicated focus on providing a great candidate experience
• Assist with scheduling interviews for hiring managers
• Help complete pre-employment background checks and screening processes
• Some travel may be needed to Texas or throughout other locations in the Caribbean or South America

Qualification/Requirements:

• 3 or more years of related experience in full life cycle recruiting that includes success in building robust talent pipelines through passive candidate sourcing.
• Proven organizational skills; ability to multi-task and handle many different responsibilities each day.
• Flexibility and willingness to embrace change is a must; Talent Acquisition Team members work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively communicate to varying levels of the organization and candidates through email text and phone.
• Must have the ability to work with individuals from varying cultures and languages to fill roles in a Global organization.
• Must be self-motivated and able to self-direct daily work to meet goals and deadlines.
• Prefer experience utilizing talent sourcing software and an ATS to track candidates.
• Previous experience with social media and other media and advertising partners to help attract talent.
• Must have experience with Microsoft 365 including Outlook Power point Calendar management Word and Excel.
• Working knowledge of creating and executing projects and working to exceed established hiring target dates.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources communication marketing business or other related field is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience establishing relationships with Colleges and Universities.
• Previous experience attending career fairs in person and virtually.
• Experience with leading behavioral interviews.
• Previous staffing agency experience or experience working in a business talent function sourcing talent is required.
• 3 years in agency or corporate recruiting experience hiring across multiple levels of an organization is strongly preferred.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish speaking candidates are also strongly desired.

How to Apply

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We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute including race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital or veteran status pregnancy or disability or any other basis protected under applicable accordance with applicable law we make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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