Hiring Specialist

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois southwestern Florida northwestern Indiana west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago Denver Milwaukee Grand Rapids Mich. and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont Illinois and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WTFC.

Why join us

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical dental vision life a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
• Family-friendly work hours
• With 175 community bank locations we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
• Promote from within culture

Why join this team

• We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
• We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility

Job Description Summary

The Hiring Specialist is responsible for assisting in Wintrust recruiting and Talent Acquisition methods and strategies across Mortgage and Investment lines of business. They are responsible for supporting hiring managers in the mortgage and investment companies to fill open positions and meet companys workforce needs and goals. This role oversees the numerous and often complex hiring stages in Workday and DocuSign from offer through onboarding.

What Youll Do

Support Hiring Process

• Communicate with high level executive hiring managers and candidates to keep them apprised of hiring and offer process and progress.
• Communicate document and facilitate the offer process for but not limited to mortgage loan originators and wealth management professionals.
• Coordinate communicate and lead our internal hiring process for mortgage and investments job openings
• Screen resumes applications and other forms based on essential criteria set by the Mortgage and Investment Executive Leadership teams
• Send and communicate job offer letters and document terms with both hiring managers and potential new hires
• Adhere to state and federal hiring laws rules and regulations

Transformational Change

• Accountable for driving transformational change and operational excellence to limit errors
• Fully understand Workday capabilities to continue to make process improvement recommendations

Qualifications

• 3-5 years executive admin contracts/proposals or paralegal experience required. HR experience not required.
• H.S or GED required Knowledge of general hiring and offer processes systems and documentation
• Strong written and oral communication as this position has visibility and works directly with executive leadership.

Benefits

Medical Insurance Dental Vision Life insurance Accidental death and dismemberment Short-term and long term Disability Insurance Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount Critical Illness Insurance Accident Insurance Transportation and Commuting Benefits Banking Benefits Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimatedhourly ratefor this role is $24.04 - $31.25 along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actualpayrate may vary based on several factors such as a candidates qualifications skills and experience.

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From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.