Talent Acquisition Associate

At Carriage Services, our purpose is creating premier experiences through empowered partnership and elevated service. We are guided by four values — Trust, Curiosity, Partnership, and Passion — and we believe that the experiences we create for the families we serve begin with the people we hire.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for operations roles at our funeral homes and cemeteries.
• Support corporate recruiting at the associate and coordinator levels as assigned.
• Partner with hiring managers and location leadership to define role requirements, hiring criteria, and realistic timelines.
• Source candidates actively through LinkedIn, Indeed, referrals, and community channels.
• Conduct initial phone screens.
• Create, post, and refresh job advertisements, partnering with Marketing when a role needs added visibility.
• Maintain accurate, current requisition and candidate records in the applicant tracking system.
• Monitor requisition activity and follow up with hiring managers.
• Coordinate interviews, interview panels, and hiring events across multiple locations.
• Support the offer process: prepare recommendations, gather approvals, extend offers, and clear results of background checks.
• Communicate with candidates at every stage so each has a professional, elevated experience.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and difficult‑to‑fill roles.
• Support department projects including job description updates, hiring events, and process improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 2–4 years in full-cycle recruiting, staffing, HR coordination, or internal/corporate recruiting.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in an applicant tracking system, with the discipline to keep records current (Workday experience highly preferred).
• Working knowledge of sourcing tools such as LinkedIn, Indeed, or comparable platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication, representing Carriage professionally to every audience.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple open requisitions across several locations at once.
• Self‑directed: follows up, escalates when appropriate, and moves work forward without being prompted.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential candidate and employee information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
• Ability to travel occasionally to locations, career fairs, and hiring events.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Pay

$75,000 per year

Schedule

Full‑Time (Work from home on Fridays)

Location: 3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 300, Houston, TX 77056