Position Summary

Are you a recruiter with a knack for identifying top-tier insurance talent? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where your work directly shapes the future of a growing organization? If so, we want to meet you.

About Us
Ryan Specialty is a leading service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents, and carriers. As a wholesale broker and managing underwriter, we deliver innovative distribution, underwriting, product development, administration, and risk management services across the insurance landscape.

The Opportunity
We’re expanding our Corporate Talent Acquisition team in Chicago and are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner who brings deep experience hiring insurance professionals. This is your chance to become a trusted advisor to our Broker and Underwriter teams nationwide—helping us attract, engage, and onboard the best in the business.

What will your job entail?

What You’ll Do

• Act as a strategic recruiting partner to hiring managers across the U.S., especially within our brokerage and underwriting functions.
• Own the full recruitment lifecycle, from intake to offer, ensuring a seamless and high-touch candidate experience.
• Build and nurture pipelines of top insurance talent through proactive sourcing and networking.
• Champion our employer brand and bring our values to life in every candidate interaction.
• Drive process improvements and leverage data to inform hiring strategies and decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HRBPs and business leaders to align talent acquisition efforts with organizational goals.
• Lead onboarding efforts to ensure new hires are set up for success from day one.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in both corporate and agency settings, with a strong focus on insurance roles.
• Proven ability to manage multiple searches and stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
• Expertise in sourcing, screening, and closing candidates across a variety of insurance disciplines.
• Strong command of ATS platforms and recruitment analytics. Experience with Workday is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Certifications like CTAP, PHR, or LinkedIn Recruiter are a plus.

Key Skills

• Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development
• Full-Cycle Recruitment Strategy
• Employer Branding & Candidate Experience
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Stakeholder Relationship Management

Why Ryan Specialty?
We’re not just filling roles—we’re building careers and shaping the future of specialty insurance. Join a collaborative, high-performing team where your expertise is valued, your voice is heard, and your impact is felt.

Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions, and benefits of employment.

How We Support Our Teammates 

Ryan Specialty seeks to offer our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that helps them — and their family members — achieve their physical, financial, and emotional well-being goals. In addition to paid time off for company holidays, vacation, sick and personal days, Ryan offers paid parental leave, mental health services and more.

The target salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 annually.

The wage range for this role considers many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, licensure and certification, business needs, and market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits. For additional information on Ryan Specialty Total Rewards, visit our website https://benefits.ryansg.com/. 

 

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation at HR@Ryansg.com 

 

The above is intended to describe this job's general requirements. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.