Talent Acquisition Specialist

About Rewards Network Celebrating 41 years, Rewards Network has helped restaurants increase their revenue, traffic, and customer engagement through our innovative financial, marketing services, and premier dining rewards programs. We connect diners to fantastic restaurant experiences by offering unique card-linked offers. Our offers leverage advanced technology and powerful data analytics, providing value to our restaurants, diners, and strategic partners' loyalty programs. Our Culture At Rewards Network, you will find a passionate and diverse group of professionals that enjoy working collaboratively, solving problems, and taking ownership of not only their own careers and success, but the success and continued growth of the organization. We take pride in partnering with the world's most powerful loyalty programs to bring full price paying customers and better ways to access working capital options to local restaurants. We offer a challenging and rewarding environment where you can maximize your potential. Job Overview Rewards Network has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team! The Talent Acquisition Specialist will lead full-cycle recruiting across a diverse set of corporate functions, partnering closely with business leaders to identify, attract, and hire top talent. This position requires the ability to recruit across all corporate departments, including bringing strong experience and credibility in technical recruiting. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will play a key role in building talent pipelines, delivering market insights, and ensuring a seamless, high-quality hiring experience. Responsibilities • Lead full-cycle recruiting across corporate functions, including Finance, IT, Product, Marketing, Data Science, Sales, Customer Success, and Client Relations • Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand hiring needs, define role requirements, and develop effective recruiting strategies • Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies using tools such as LinkedIn and other platforms to attract high-quality, diverse talent • Manage the end-to-end candidate experience, ensuring timely communication, strong engagement, and a positive brand impression • Facilitate interview processes, drive alignment among stakeholders, and guide hiring decisions • Leverage data and reporting to monitor pipeline health, improve recruiting effectiveness, and inform business decisions • Provide market insights and talent intelligence to influence hiring strategies and workforce planning • Represent Rewards Network at recruiting events, networking events, and industry engagements to build brand awareness and talent pipelines • Contribute to employer branding initiatives to strengthen Rewards Network’s position as an employer of choice • Partner cross-functionally with HR and business leaders on broader talent initiatives This is a hybrid position that requires in-office presence 3 days a week in Chicago (Tuesday-Thursday). Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience • 5+ years of corporate, in-house recruiting experience • Proven ability to recruit across multiple corporate functions, including demonstrated success hiring for technical positions • Strong communication (written and oral), organization and collaboration skills • Proven ability to influence and partner with stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives, to drive hiring outcomes • Strong sourcing skills and experience building proactive talent pipelines in competitive markets, including proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter • Experience with applicant tracking systems (e.g., Greenhouse preferred) and related recruiting technologies • Strong track record of d