Talent Acquisition Partner
Job Description
Job Summary
At Cambridge, our purpose is to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our financial professionals, their clients, and our associates. As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will play a critical role in delivering on that purpose—partnering with business leaders to attract, engage, and hire top talent aligned to our values and long-term strategy.In this role, you will translate hiring needs into thoughtful, effective recruiting strategies—owning the full-cycle recruiting process while ensuring a consistent, high-quality experience for candidates and hiring leaders. You will serve as a trusted partner, providing market insights, guiding hiring decisions, and reinforcing best practices that support both business outcomes and the associate experience.
You will collaborate closely across HR to deliver a seamless, compliant, and values-driven hiring process. Your work will directly support the strength and stability of Cambridge teams as they serve our financial professionals and their clients.
Key Deliverables and Responsibilities
Partner with leaders to understand business needs and translate them into clear, effective recruiting strategies.
Own full-cycle recruiting (intake through offer and close) for assigned roles.
Proactively build talent pipelines through sourcing, networking, and market engagement.
Serve as an advisor to hiring leaders—providing guidance on selection decisions, interview practices, and candidate experience.
Lead structured interview processes that promote consistency, fairness, and strong hiring outcomes.
Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through clear communication, timeliness, and professionalism.
Partner with HR to develop competitive, equitable offers aligned to Cambridge practices.
Use recruiting data and insights (pipeline health, time-to-fill, sourcing effectiveness) to inform decisions and improve outcomes.
Strengthen hiring manager capability through coaching, tools, and clear expectations.
Ensure compliance with employment laws, internal policies, and regulatory requirements.
What We Are Looking For
A consultative, service-first approach: you listen well, build trust quickly, and provide thoughtful, practical guidance.
3-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, interviewing, and closing candidates in competitive markets.
Ability to influence hiring decisions while maintaining a high standard for fairness, consistency, and quality.
Strong relationship-building skills across all levels of the organization.
A high level of personal accountability, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Why Cambridge? Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance. We offer paid time off, paid holidays and floating holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability, and company-paid life insurance. Associates also enjoy volunteer time off, wellness incentives, and additional benefits that support you both personally and professionally.
You can find more details about our comprehensive benefits package here.
Company Overview: At Cambridge, our purpose is simple: to make a difference in the lives of our financial advisors, their clients, and our associates. Founded in 1981, we have nearly 45 years of experience supporting independent financial advisors with industry-leading tools, compliance, and transition services. Guided by our core values—integrity, commitment, flexibility, and kindness—we put financial advisors first in every decision we make.
Cambridge is an internally controlled, growth-focused independent broker-dealer with $254 billion in assets under advisement and $1.97 billion in annual revenues. We rank among the largest and fastest-growing firms in the industry, providing financial advisors with the flexibility, resources, and support to thrive. With home offices in Fairfield, Iowa, and Phoenix, Arizona, and a nationwide reach, our 900 associates maintain a 4:1 advisor-to-associate ratio to ensure personalized service.
Our community of over 4,000 producing financial advisors includes diverse business models—RIA, corporate RIA, hybrid, fee-only, and brokerage—and offers a broad selection of investment solutions with no proprietary products. At Cambridge, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and empowering workplace, where 60% of our associates and 18% of our financial advisors are women, and 17% of our advisors are under 40.
Join us to help financial advisors succeed, make an impact, and discover your Something Wonderful. For further information about Cambridge, please visit https://www.joincambridge.com/
Work Environments
This role offers a hybrid schedule, requiring three days weekly in the office. Applicants should be located near one of our hubs (Fairfield, IA or West Des Moines, IA) and must be willing to work this schedule. Cambridge is not considering remote candidates at this time.
Recruiting Agencies: This position is being managed directly by Cambridge’s Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners in the rare instance we require additional talent options. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited submissions. Your respect for this process is appreciated.
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