The Talent & Culture Specialist supports both Talent Acquisition and People & Culture initiatives across all Lupoli Companies brands. This role is responsible for delivering exceptional candidate and employee experience by managing recruitment processes, onboarding, and supporting culture, engagement, and retention strategies.

The Specialist plays a key role in shaping the new-hire experience from the first touchpoint through the full lifecycle of each employee. This role will also help develop and lead employee engagement initiatives, to strengthen culture at the Lupoli Companies. 

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition (Approx. 50%)

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for all company roles.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for high-volume positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role needs and improve the hiring process.
• Create and manage job postings, intake meetings, screening processes, interview coordination, and offer execution.
• Strengthen the company’s employer brand through consistent messaging and proactive outreach.
• Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline health).

Culture, Engagement & Retention (Approx. 50%)

• Support culture-building initiatives across all business units.
• Conduct onboarding touchpoints, new hire check-ins, and stay interviews.
• Assist in developing and coordinating employee recognition programs.
• Gather feedback through surveys, pulse checks, and engagement tools.
• Partner with HR Generalist and Operations to enhance the frontline employee experience.
• Support internal communications, team-building activities, and employee experience programs.

Collaboration & Internal Partnerships

• Work closely with HR Generalist onboarding, documentation, communications, and cross-functional HR initiatives.
• Partner with operations leaders, corporate teams, and hiring managers to support consistent People & Culture practices.
• Represent HR in employee-facing interactions that reinforce company values and culture.

Key Competencies

• Relationship Building
• Candidate & Employee Experience Focus
• Communication & Influence
• Initiative & Problem-Solving
• Confidentiality & Professionalism
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Ownership & Accountability