Agency Talent Professional

Overview

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We’re moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you’ll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.

Responsibilities

Agency Talent Professionals lead the end-to-end recruitment process by identifying, sourcing, and coaching qualified entrepreneurial candidates, building strong networks, and collaborating with stakeholders to successfully fill entrepreneurial or small business owner openings with high-quality talent, while ensuring an efficient and engaging candidate experience.

• End-to-End Recruitment: Working with candidates through the entire process from sourcing, coaching, interview and potential selection
• Identifying and Sourcing Candidates: Seeking out and attracting qualified agency candidates using deep knowledge of the agency opportunity and industry
• Building Relationships and Networks: Utilizing all provided vendor sourcing tools, cultivating new sources and centers of influence to generate referrals and build robust talent pipelines
• Presenting Agency Opportunities: Communicating the benefits and responsibilities of agency roles to competitive prospects
• Coaching Candidates: Supporting candidates throughout assessment, education and business planning process - providing feedback and coaching on readiness and areas for improvement, while providing meaningful observations to decision makers
• Evaluating Candidates: Overlaying the performance dimensions with candidate background, skills and execution throughout the process to evaluate quality, competencies and readiness
• Experience Execution: Partnering with leadership, business partners, and internal stakeholders to plan and execute effective recruitment and candidate coaching efforts with a focus on quality, pace and a high-caliber candidate experience

Additional requirements:

• Knowledge: Must demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the State Farm Agency distribution system, ICA Limited Tenure Agreement (LTA), Licensed Staff Agreements (LSA) and State Farm company operations, products, and services
• Compliance: Must understand and be compliant with State Farm Agency Recruiting and Human Resources recruiting and employment policies and federal and state law through entire recruiting, interview and screening process, and selection decisions
• Confidential Information: Must handle and maintain confidential and highly sensitive information
• Valid Driver’s License: Must maintain a valid commercial license to lawfully operate vehicles as requested by the company
• Travel: May be required to travel overnight via commercial transportation and/or driving a vehicle to conduct/attend training, conferences, meetings and/or seminars
• May be a need to work some irregular hours including potential nights/weekends

Office Locations: Bloomington, IL; Dunwoody, GA; Tempe, AZ and Richardson, TX

Hybrid Work Arrangement: Employees should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.  Relocation benefits will not apply.

Qualifications

• Strong and proven experience leading the end-to-end recruitment process by identifying, sourcing, and coaching qualified entrepreneurial candidates
• Experience building strong networks, and collaborating with stakeholders to successfully fill entrepreneurial openings with high-quality talent
• Experience ensuring an efficient and engaging candidate experience during the recruitment process
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g., H-1B visa) for this opportunity

Our Benefits

Because work-life-balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!  

• Potential starting salary range: $80,600 - $101,450
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 10% of base salary 

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!