HR Business Partner - Talent Acquisition NC & SC

Primary Purpose:

Partners with TowneBank leadership in North and South Carolina, Talent Acquisition, and Enterprise HR to develop and execute talent strategies that support workforce planning, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and organizational growth.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Leads the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned markets, including intake discussions, candidate evaluation, interview coordination, offer development, and onboarding coordination.


• Partners with Talent Acquisition, hiring managers, and market leadership to develop and execute recruiting strategies for TowneBank positions in North Carolina and South Carolina.


• Partners with hiring managers to define job requirements, align recruiting plans with business needs, participate in interviews, and support timely, high-quality hiring decisions across the Carolinas.


• Serves as the VIP on-boarder for key hires in North Carolina and South Carolina, partnering with hiring managers, market leadership, and Enterprise HR to deliver a high-touch onboarding experience for strategic talent.


• Serves as the primary HR representative for internal events, market communications, and people initiatives within TowneBank in North Carolina and South Carolina.


• Partners with managers to develop and update job descriptions and support appropriate position classification and FLSA alignment.


• Recommends improvements to recruiting, onboarding, and talent processes to support business growth and an effective candidate and hiring manager experience.


• Promotes a workplace culture that fosters diversity, inclusion, and belonging.


• Travels throughout TowneBank’s footprint, as needed, to support market leaders, recruiting activities, training, and related business needs.


• Adheres to applicable federal laws, rules, and regulations, including those related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).


• Performs other duties as assigned that are reasonably within the scope of this job classification.

Minimum Required Skills & Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity, discretion, sound judgment, and the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.


• Minimum five years of progressive talent acquisition, human resources, or related experience, including recruiting, hiring manager partnership, and onboarding support.


• Communicates effectively and builds credibility with leaders, employees, candidates, and business partners at all levels of the organization.


• Exercises strong judgment, organization, and prioritization skills while managing multiple searches, projects, and stakeholder needs.


• Applies knowledge of talent acquisition practices, employment law, and recruiting support in a multi-state operating environment.

Desired Skills & Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.


• HR certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP preferred.


• Prior Human Resources Business Partner or talent acquisition experience supporting multiple locations, markets, or business lines.


• Experience in banking, financial services, or another regulated business environment.


• Experience partnering with senior leaders on recruiting strategy, hiring decisions, and onboarding for critical roles.


• Experience with Ultimate Software systems.

Physical Requirements:

• Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word via email and verbally.


• Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, use your arms and legs, and sit most of the time.


• Have close visual acuity to perform activities such as analyzing data, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and preparing documentation.


• Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.


• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential responsibilities.