Agency Recruiting Manager in Bloomington, Illinois at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Location US-IL-Bloomington;US-AZ-Tempe;US-GA-Dunwoody;US-TX-Richardson
Job Category Marketing, Design, and Communications
Position Type Regular Full Time
Req ID 45549
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

The Agency Talent Acquisition Team (ATA) is responsible for executing enterprise recruiting strategies that attract, develop, and place high-quality agency candidates while supporting the long-term success of State Farm's agency force. The team partners closely with Agency Field Leadership and enterprise stakeholders to provide strategic direction, talent insights, and operational excellence throughout the recruiting lifecycle. They are an agile organization that balances today's recruiting priorities with the evolving needs of the business, ensuring a consistent and exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.

The Agency Recruiting Manager is responsible for leading a diverse team that supports the end-to-end agency recruiting process. This role provides leadership to managers overseeing the Agency Talent Professional team, while also directly overseeing the Field Liaison team that serves as a key connection between recruiting and Agency Field Leadership. The manager is responsible for developing talent strategies, driving operational excellence, fostering strong partnerships across the enterprise, and ensuring alignment between recruiting efforts and business objectives. Success in this role requires exceptional leadership, collaboration, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate business needs into actionable recruiting strategies that strengthen the future agency force.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership, strategic planning, direction, and coordination for the recruiting function and across Agency Optimization
• Assists Director and/or Department leadership in establishing, implementing, and communicating short and long-term recruiting strategies
• Leverages strategic goals and outcomes to make decisions regarding Agency recruiting processes and programs
• Responsible for leading innovation and enhancements including research, business case development, and competitive market insights
• Identifies strategic integration and connection across the agent lifecycle to enhance the overall candidate experience, influence candidate selection, and inform the hand-off to Agency Learning
• Responsible for implementation of the agent placement plan, recruiting strategy, vendor relationships, and candidate process based on the strategic vision and integration of recruiting plan
• Applies knowledge of agent compensation, policies, practices, structure, philosophy, including agent agreements and placement goals for execution of agency recruiting results in alignment with enterprise goals
• Provides leadership, expertise, and direction in support of business objectives/goals and change initiatives
• Responsible for the selection, training, development, performance management, and salary administration activities of assigned employees

Work Locations: Bloomington, IL-Corporate, Dunwoody, GA-ParkCenter Hub, Richardson, TX-CityLine Hub or Tempe, AZ-Marina Heights Hub locations.

Hybrid Work arrangement: A "Hybrid" position means selected candidates will be assigned to a facility and will spend some time working both in office and from their home.

Relocation benefits will not apply.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience required:

• Influences diverse business area initiatives and stakeholders to help drive collaboration and identify efficiencies.
• Demonstrates broad business acumen to drive connectivity and strategy of impactful projects.
• Leads strategically by making forward-thinking decisions that are grounded in data and focused on driving results.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver completed staff work.
• Possesses strong organization, collaboration, and communication skillsets.
• Prior leadership experience
• Prior experience and knowledge of planning and analysis, data analytics, agency, and/or field experience.
• Ability to problem solve, think critically, influence adoption or new business practices and model a growth mindset while working in ambiguity.
• Possess attention to detail while also being able to drive pace and speed to market.
• Ability to anticipate and act appropriately to identify and solve problems.

Additional information:

• Job may require travel overnight via commercial transportation or driving motor vehicles to any office locations where the Company does business, or other locations to conduct/attend training, conferences, meetings, and/or seminars. If in Claims, must maintain a valid license to lawfully operate vehicles as directed/requested by State Farm.
• May work extended hours, weekends and holidays.
• May manage teleworkers.

***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: $137,000 - $185,000
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience

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!