Talent Acquisition Specialist

Bask & Lather is building a team through thoughtful recruiting and people operations that keep new hires supported from offer through onboarding. This onsite role in Yonkers, New York combines day-to-day talent acquisition ownership with hands-on onboarding workflow management and HR systems stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for assigned positions, moving searches from approved requisition through accepted offer.
• Run intake meetings with hiring managers to confirm requirements, priorities, interview stages, and timelines.
• Post approved openings and keep job postings current.
• Review applications to identify candidates who meet established position requirements.
• Build pipelines by proactively identifying and contacting prospective candidates through LinkedIn and other approved sourcing channels using personalized outreach.
• Recruit across marketing, creative, e-commerce, operations, commercial, and other business functions.
• Conduct initial and structured interviews using approved questions and evaluation criteria.
• Recommend candidates for advancement and communicate the reasons behind recommendations.
• Coordinate interviews, collect feedback, and follow up with hiring managers on outstanding evaluations and decisions.
• Maintain timely, professional communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.
• Coordinate approved offer steps, including reference checks, background checks, drug screenings, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Participate in career fairs, hiring events, networking opportunities, and recruiting partnerships.
• Escalate compensation questions, offer exceptions, sensitive candidate matters, and stalled decisions to the Senior People Operations Manager.
• Maintain accurate recruiting records for requisitions, applicants, interviews, and pipeline tracking in BambooHR and approved trackers.
• Provide regular updates on open searches, sourcing activity, upcoming interviews, pipeline risks, and next steps.
• Track recruiting measures including time-to-fill, candidate sources, interview progression, and offer acceptance.
• Identify weak or stalled pipelines and recommend adjustments to sourcing or interview processes.
• Support improvements to job description templates, interview questions, scorecards, and evaluation rubrics.
• Own assigned preboarding and onboarding workflows after a candidate formally accepts an approved offer.
• Send approved welcome communications and serve as the new hire’s primary People Operations contact during onboarding.
• Track required forms, pre-employment steps, first-day information, and outstanding items.
• Coordinate Form I-9 completion and employment eligibility verification under established procedures.
• Create and update new-hire records in BambooHR and other approved systems, and coordinate orientation, introductory meetings, first-day schedules, and assigned onboarding activities.
• Request system access and follow up with the responsible internal stakeholders; follow up on incomplete or overdue onboarding tasks.
• Review onboarding records for outstanding documents, access, equipment, and orientation activities, escalating delays or missing information as needed.
• Partner with the Office Administrator to confirm each new hire’s equipment and office requirements, including tracking whether laptops and required equipment are prepared, shipped, or distributed before the start date.
• Complete assigned new-hire reporting for employees hired in New York and other applicable states, including maintaining a tracker of employee work states and assigned employer registration statuses.
• Support administrative steps for state unemployment insurance registration when the company hires its first employee in a new state, coordinating tasks with the Senior People Operations Manager, Finance, the Office Administrator, or outside vendors.
• Retain submission confirmations and supporting records, notify the Senior People Operations Manager of proposed hires in new states before their start dates, and monitor deadlines and notices.
• Maintain accurate employee records, personnel files, HR trackers, and approved BambooHR information; collect, organize, and file required employee documentation.
• Monitor recruitment, onboarding, employee lifecycle, and equipment workflows for missing information or overdue tasks, and respond to routine HR inbox questions using approved templates.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of candidate, employee, compensation, and company information, escalating sensitive topics involving payroll, benefits, policies, performance, employee relations, accommodations, complaints, or other sensitive matters.
• Provide coverage for essential office operations when the Office Administrator is unavailable, including welcoming visitors, receiving deliveries, monitoring supplies, supporting meetings, and escalating facility or vendor concerns.

Requirements

• At least three years of recruiting experience, including recruiting within the CPG industry, beauty, consumer products, retail, or another inventory-intensive business.
• Experience managing multiple searches while actively sourcing candidates, including outreach through LinkedIn or similar channels.
• Experience screening and interviewing candidates and partnering with hiring managers throughout the hiring process.
• Experience supporting onboarding and maintaining confidential employee or candidate records.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system and recruiting platforms.
• Strong organization, written and verbal communication, follow-up, judgment, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage recruiting priorities alongside recurring, time-sensitive People Operations responsibilities.
• Willingness to participate in hiring events and provide essential office coverage when needed.
• Ability to work fully onsite in Yonkers, New York.

Technologies

• BambooHR
• LinkedIn

Preferred Experience

• Recruiting experience in beauty, haircare, wellness, or another consumer brand.
• Experience filling marketing, creative, digital, commercial, and operations roles.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, BambooHR, or comparable systems.
• Experience coordinating Form I-9 requirements, new-hire reporting, or state employer registrations.
• Experience developing sourcing pipelines, recruiting reports, interview tools, or recruiting processes.

Location: Yonkers, NY (onsite)   |   Compensation: USD 30 - 37 per hour