Senior Recruiter, Insurance Talent US & Bermuda
Markel International · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Posted Jun 26, 2026
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Markel is seeking a Senior Recruiter to join our dynamic Talent Acquisition team! This key role will be responsible for executing a full-life cycle recruitment strategy to attract top talent to our organization. The ideal candidate will use strategic sourcing expertise and market awareness to shape the way we attract, engage, and recruit top talent.
This is a high impact role requiring exceptional partnering skills. The Senior Recruiter will be influential to Business Leaders and HR partners across the organization and will develop and executive strategic staffing plans in line with timely deliverables. The Senior Recruiter will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization by connecting top talent with exciting opportunities. The ideal candidate is passionate about the candidate experience and works consistently to promote a distinctive talent advantage for all stakeholders.
What you'll be doing
- Manage a recruitment strategy for open requisitions with an emphasis on talent pipeline to ensure we meet current and future staffing requirements.
- Full life-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening & assessment, candidate submittals, manage the interview process, and negotiate offers on behalf of Markel.
- Partner with senior leaders to strategize on recruiting initiatives, understand trends, provide competitive intelligence, and ensure headcount alignment.
- Provide regular updates and needs calibration to hiring teams and HRBP's.
- Leverage the Markel EVP to implement marketing strategies aligned with Markel's brand, vision and core values to attract and hire exceptional and diverse talent.
- Develop sourcing strategies to includesourcing 'passive' candidates. Leverage networking skills, as well as Workday Recruiter, social media, job boards, employee referrals, search engine optimization and LinkedIn recruiting tools.
- Proactivelyestablishingandmaintainingbeneficialbusinessrelationships throughnetworkingwithindustrycontacts,associationmembers,tradegroups,employmentgroupsand/orsocial media.
- Contribute to the enhancement of TA processes and operations to optimize efficiency
About you
- 5+ years of full-life cycle corporate recruiting experience, with a track record of successfully identifying and engaging top talent.
- Can perform all aspects of talent search including leveraging AI tools, internet search optimization, innovative candidate sourcing programs, passive candidate mining and networking, pre-screening, offer negotiations, and candidate relationship management
- Proficiency in utilizing various sourcing techniques, tools, and platforms; including AI, Boolean search, market research, LinkedIn Recruiter, and social media
- Exceptional client service and candidate relationship management skills required.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and handle highly sensitive/confidential information.
- Able to demonstrate critical thinking based on in-depth data, substantiating information, considering/respecting of other's input, personal values and ethics.
- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS), Workday preferred.
- Able to comprehend and apply related federal, state, and local laws
- Insurance or financial services recruitment experience preferred
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US Work Authorization
US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
Pay information:
The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.The national salary range for Senior Recruiter position is $80K-$90K with a 15% bonus potential.
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE - MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
We're all about people | We win together | We strive for better
We enjoy the everyday | We think further
What's in it for you:
In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
- We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees' needs at all stages of life.
- All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan option…