Talent Acquisition Specialist

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Real ownership from day one — you'll run full-cycle recruiting independently as BeLeaf's first-ever dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist, not inherit someone else's process.
• A true build role : launch three brand-new sourcing channels — institutional partnerships, a leadership ambassador program, and adjacent-industry outreach — that are designed and waiting for someone to run them.
• A defined path to more scope and authority as your judgment earns it, at a Missouri cannabis company that has been trailblazing since day 1.
• Competitive pay : $55,000–$65,000 base plus a 7.5% target bonus, earned against clear, documented criteria.
• Full benefits at 100% : medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of your employee premium covered by BeLeaf Medical.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on the first 4% you contribute, plus company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 15 days of Paid Time Off , 10 paid company holidays, 3 paid personal days (that’s 28 total, if you’re counting) and a 40% employee discount at Swade Dispensaries.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

About the Role

What You'll Do

• Own recruitment for every role across retail, cultivation, manufacturing, and corporate, from first contact through offer acceptance.
• Partner with hiring managers on role definition, candidate calibration, and realistic expectation setting.
• Build and maintain active pipelines for the company's highest-volume and highest-turnover roles ahead of need, and support executive searches with panel coordination and interview guides.

• Own the application and resume screen against a structured minimum-qualification checklist.
• Coordinate panel interview scheduling across a rotating cross-functional interview panel.
• Prepare and extend offers within approved bands, and manage stage-appropriate candidate communication.
• Administer the applicant tracking system end to end: configuration, scorecards, interview guides, and reporting.

• Deliver the weekly new hire orientation session at the corporate office, for every role and every brand.
• Own onboarding administration — offer letters, background screening, I-9 compliance, and new hire documentation.
• Administer Missouri agent identification applications and renewals, and ensure first-day readiness alongside hiring managers.

• Launch and operate a leadership ambassador referral channel, from card distribution through candidate screening and attribution tracking.
• Build partnerships with Missouri cannabis, horticulture, and workforce programs — campus presence, guest instruction, facility tours, and practicum placement.
• Extend outreach to workforce boards, veteran employment services, and trade and interest-based associations across the region.
• Administer the employee referral program, including eligibility verification and payout coordination.

• Configure and enforce source tagging in the applicant tracking system before any channel goes live.
• Report the full recruitment metric set monthly — source of hire, cost per hire, time to fill, and offer acceptance — and contribute to retention review at 90 days, 6 months, and 12 months.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field — equivalent directly applicable experience considered in lieu of a degree.
• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, in-house or agency, including demonstrated high-volume hourly hiring.
• Demonstrated sourcing capability — building pipelines through outreach, not just working an inbound queue.
• Hands-on applicant tracking system experience, including configuration and reporting, not just day-to-day transaction use.
• Comfortable presenting to groups, including weekly delivery of new hire orientation.
• Organizational discipline and follow-through to hold service level commitments across a multi-gate hiring process.
• Experience building a recruitment function or channel program from the ground up is a strong plus.
• Experience with structured interviewing, scorecards, or competency-based selection preferred.
• Experience in cannabis, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, manufacturing, or another regulated or high-turnover industry is a plus.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and able to obtain and maintain any Missouri cannabis agent identification card or registration required for this role.
• Must satisfy the background screening requirements applicable to the position, and hold a valid driver's license with reliable transportation for regional travel.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $55,000–$65,000, commensurate with experience.
• Performance bonus: 7.5% of base target ($4,125–$4,875), earned against defined criteria.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance — 100% of the employee premium paid by BeLeaf Medical.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on the first 4% you contribute.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Employee discount at Swade Dispensaries.
• 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year.
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• 3 Paid Personal Days.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

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