The Houston Texans are in a season of growth and are seeking an individual for the position of Talent Acquisition Specialist.
Our Texans Teammate Habits:
Dedication to the team
Be adaptable
Passion for work
Win with integrity
Own the outcome
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a key contributor to the continued build-out of the Houston Texans' Talent Acquisition function, partnering closely with department leaders to attract, engage, and hire talent across the organization, from coordinators through managers. This position owns two connected priorities: leading full-cycle recruitment for the organization's early careers programs, including internships and full-time entry-level pipelines, in close partnership with the team member who owns early careers program design and management, and leading high-volume, gameday event-staff recruiting. This role also plays a hands-on part in advancing the department's annual Talent Acquisition priorities around candidate experience, hiring guides, university/community partnerships, and early careers talent pool development.
BASIC FUNCTION
Lead full-cycle recruitment for the organization's early careers programs in close partnership with the program's owner, and lead high-volume, gameday event-staff recruiting, while serving as a boots-on-the-ground partner for university and community talent relationships.
OUR CHARGE
At the Houston Texans, we take tremendous pride in being Champions in Every Way by Cultivating Excellence and Fearlessly Evolving. Our CHARGE habits define how we show up, and this leader is expected to model them at every level, setting the tone for the team they lead:
- As a Leader: Inspire Others · Think Strategically · Lead Change · Identify Talent · Be Authentic
- As a Manager: Get Better Mindset · Make Informed Decisions · Develop Talent · Build Relationships · Drive Results
- As a Teammate: Dedicated to the Team · Be Adaptable · Passion for the Work · Win with Integrity · Own the Outcome
We hire and promote leaders who raise the standard and make everyone around them better.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the primary recruiting partner for the organization’s early careers programs, owning full-cycle recruitment for internships and entry-level full-time roles while partnering closely with the team member who owns early careers program design and management to support its ongoing success.
- Own full-cycle recruiting for coordinator, specialist, and manager-level positions across departments, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer coordination.
- Lead high-volume, high-velocity recruiting efforts for seasonal and gameday event-staff positions, applying best practices from blue-collar/hourly recruiting environments.
- Plan and facilitate new hire orientation sessions for gameday staff, confidently presenting to and engaging large groups in a fast-paced, live-event environment.
- Serve as a visible, consistent presence in the community, developing partnerships with top universities and community organizations to build a diverse, ongoing talent pipeline.
- Represent the organization at career fairs, campus events, and community hiring events, prioritizing in-person, boots-on-the-ground relationship building over desk-based sourcing.
- Ensure every candidate experiences an engaging recruitment process with multiple, personalized touchpoints - maintaining consistent communication and timely feedback at every stage of the hiring journey.
- Issue and maintain hiring guides for supported positions to help hiring managers identify and assess key talent.
- Provide hiring managers and teammates with consistent visibility into open roles across the organization.
- Partner with Learning & Organizational Development to train managers on recruiting best practices, including structured interviewing and consistent evaluation criteria.
- Train hiring managers on best practices for identifying and evaluating top talent within their functional areas.
- Support the evolution of end-to-end recruiting operations, including maintaining and improving early careers and gameday talent pool databases within the applicant tracking system (Teamwork Online and Dayforce).
- Manage requisitions, candidate pipelines, and reporting within the ATS, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
- Track and report on recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, source of hire, pipeline conversion, program participation) to inform continuous improvement.
- Drive continuous improvement of recruiting processes and workflows by identifying inefficiencies, recommending solutions, and implementing enhancements that improve speed, quality of hire, and candidate experience.
- Assist Club and Club staff in a professional manner during assigned Texans gamedays (per the Human Resource department's shared gameday rotation), LSSE Events, LOVB Volleyball Houston events, and duties within the Business Operations offices.
- Perform various other tasks that may be assigned from time to time by the Talent and Organizational Development Manager.
QUALIFICATIONS — EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 2 years working in full-cycle recruiting, including early careers/campus recruiting and/or high-volume recruiting, required.
- Proven ability to build and manage relationships with universities, student organizations, and community partners; comfortable serving as a visible, in-the-community representative of the organization.
- Confident public speaker, comfortable facilitating orientation and training sessions for large groups of new hires.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Applicant Tracking Systems.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple requisitions and priorities simultaneously.
- Highly personable with strong interviewing and interpersonal skills; able to assess talent effectively and consistently.
TRAVEL & WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Travel: Frequent local travel to university campuses, career fairs, and community partner events throughout the greater Houston area, with occasional domestic travel for early careers conferences or recruiting events.
- Work environment: This is a hybrid role, with regular time in the community and out of the office prioritized over desk-based work — including frequent presence at university campuses, career fairs, and community partner events. Home game attendance is not a regular requirement of this role; consistent with the Human Resource department's shared gameday rotation, this position supports one home game per season as its assigned gameday duty. Work is primarily sedentary (lifting up to 15 lbs.) in an office/community setting, with event presence requiring standing/walking for extended periods and occasional evening or weekend availability to support recruiting and community events outside standard business hours.
- Required license or certification: None.
Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Human Resources
Reports to: Talent and Organizational Development Manager
Please note that while resumes of all candidates will be considered, as a way for the Texans organization to acknowledge and reciprocate the tremendous support given the Team by local fans and the local community in general, qualified candidates with permanent addresses in the Houston metropolitan and surrounding areas will be given first consideration whenever possible.
If your skills and experience match our available position requirements, a Human Resources representative will contact you directly. Due to the volume of resumes received by the Houston Texans, we are unable to provide updates on the status of individual applications.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.