**Department: ****** Human Resources

**Reports To: ******S enior Director, Human Resources

**FLSA Status: ****** Exempt

Location: Garland, TX (Hybrid: 3 days a week in office)

POSITION OVERVIEW

Fortified Brands is seeking a Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Partner to join our team. As a key member of the HR team, this role is responsible for full cycle recruiting and new hire onboarding across all business units and Shared Services. The Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Partner will serve as a trusted partner to leaders and hiring managers, aligning talent acquisition strategies with business needs to attract, assess, and secure top talent.

Beyond hiring, this position plays a critical role in shaping and executing a structured onboarding experience that enables new employees to integrate quickly, understand expectations, connect to the company, and contribute effectively. By combining strong recruiting execution with a focus on candidate and early employee experience, the Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Partner helps strengthen our employer brand, improve hiring outcomes, and drive early-tenure engagement and retention.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Fortified Brands owns, operates, and advances a portfolio of strong, high-performing, future-forward businesses across a wide mix of markets and industries. Purpose-driven to build and invest in businesses that positively impact the world, our current portfolio includes Fortress Perimeter Solutions, Evolution Framing Products, CUBIX Outdoors, Vioscapes, and Saint Augustin Cabinetry.

Unlike passive holding structures, Fortified Brands takes an active leadership role in each brand, providing a strong organizational foundation and the tools, guidance, and operational support they need to unlock new opportunities for growth in today’s ultra-competitive markets. By overseeing core functions and guiding day-to-day performance, we keep our brands focused on what they do best: delivering great products, driving sales, and serving customers.

OUR PURPOSE

Build and invest in businesses that positively impact the world.

OUR NICHE

Fostering and developing products, solutions, and systems.

OUR CORE VALUES

**Lead with Positivity and Respect – **We foster trust, optimism, and respect in every interaction.

**Compete as a Team – **We foster collaboration and teamwork, knowing we win together.

**Innovate with Purpose – **We create bold, lasting solutions that make a real impact.

**Inspire Growth – **We fuel the growth of people, businesses, and brands through bold ideas and relentless execution.

**Own It and Deliver Value – **We take responsibility, act with clarity, and ensure our work creates real impact.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Talent Acquisition (70%)

• Own full cycle talent acquisition and new hire onboarding across all business units and Shared Services.
• Partner with leadership and HR Director to understand workforce planning needs. Develop and execute effective talent acquisition strategies that support business goals.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical, hard-to-fill, or recurring roles.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop accurate and compelling job descriptions. Determine skill sets, competencies, and other hiring criteria for open positions.
• Proactively source and engage qualified candidates, both active and passive, through a variety of methods.
• Source, screen, and evaluate candidates to ensure alignment with role requirements and organizational culture.
• Manage and drive an efficient, high-quality interview and selection process in partnership with hiring managers.
• Collaborate with leadership and HR Director during offer process; draft and extend offers.
• Provide best-in-class candidate and new hire experiences through proactive communication, relationship management, and seamless execution of processes.
• Strengthen employer branding efforts to position Fortified Brands as an employer of choice.
• Manage external recruiting partners, temp and contract staffing, and related vendor relationships.
• Oversee recruiting systems and tools (ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.) and maintain accurate data and reporting.
• Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, etc.) and provide regular updates on hiring progress and effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws and company policies.

New Hire Onboarding (30%)

• Design and manage a structured and engaging onboarding experience focused on compliance, role clarity, company culture, and connection for all new hires.
• Develop and implement role-specific assimilation plans to guide priorities and performance and support early success.
• Coordinate onboarding logistics, including new hire setup, scheduling, and cross-functional communication.
• Partner with leaders to ensure consistent and effective onboarding practices across the organization.
• Train and coach hiring managers on onboarding expectations and new hire engagement best practices.
• Monitor onboarding effectiveness through surveys, 30, 60, 90-day check-ins, and feedback loops.
• Analyze onboarding insights and recommend continuous improvements to enhance the new hire experience.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None

COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Achievement Focus – Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; recognizes and acts on opportunities; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delay, or unexpected events.

Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.

Communication – Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relationships; exhibits tact and consideration; offers assistance and support to co-workers; works cooperatively in group situations; works actively to resolve conflicts.

Customer Focus – Identifies and prioritizes customer needs and recognizes constraints; responds promptly to customer needs; seeks to find out more about customers and provide a better product or service; adopts professional approach to customers; is reliable and delivers on promises.

Initiative – Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.

Project Management – Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; manages project team activities.

Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

_Recruiting & Staffing _– Utilizes recruitment sources; exhibits sound interviewing skills; presents positive, realistic view of the organization; analyzes and forecasts staffing needs; makes quality hiring decisions.

Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

Use of Technology – Demonstrates required skills; adapts to new technologies; troubleshoots technological problems; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience/Additional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, communications, or related field.
• 5+ years of talent acquisition experience conducting nationwide searches across multiple disciplines.
• Proven ability to develop job descriptions, manage the offer process, and serve as a trusted liaison between candidates and hiring leaders.
• Advanced sourcing expertise, including extensive use of LinkedIn Recruiter and other digital tools to identify and engage both active and passive talent.
• Strong working knowledge of local, state, and federal employment laws and recruiting best practices.
• Experience designing and/or delivering new hire onboarding or training programs is a plus.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Adaptable and detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Highly responsive with a strong sense of urgency and customer focus.
• Exceptional communication skills, including active listening, written, verbal, and presentation abilities.
• Relationship-driven, with superb follow-up skills and a track record of building trust and following through to drive results.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and HRIS systems required.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations

• None

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements. Light to moderate lifting is required.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The above job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with it. Responsibilities may change based on organizational needs and other factors.