Talent Acquisition Lead

About Morningstar

Good investing decisions start with good information. Morningstar builds the research, data, and technology that help individual investors, financial advisors, and institutions make sense of markets. We are independent by design: our data and opinions answer to evidence, not to outside influence. That independence makes us a force for good in the markets, bringing transparency and unbiased information to the people who rely on us.

We can only empower investors if our people feel empowered, and that starts with how we hire. Talent Acquisition brings in the people who move that work forward, and for many of them it is their first experience of Morningstar.

About the Role

As a Lead Recruiter, you own recruiting outcomes for Morningstar Direct's technical and non-technical hiring across North America, and you set the standard for what great hiring looks like. This is a senior individual-contributor role: you run the most complex searches yourself and raise the bar for the recruiters around you through example and expertise, not direct reports.

Recruiting here works the way Morningstar's research does, on evidence, independence, and a clear point of view. You bring that same rigor to every search, every debrief, and every partnership you build with leaders across the Direct business.

What You'll Do

• Own recruiting outcomes for Morningstar Direct across North America, including quality of hire, speed, and candidate experience.

• Set the capability standard across intake, sourcing, selection, and closing. Coach recruiters with hands-on feedback that builds genuine advisory skills.

• Lead the most complex and senior searches in your area, bringing evidence, judgment, and a clear point of view to every stage.

• Build genuine fluency across the Direct business and the functions you support, enough to hold credible conversations, assess real depth rather than keywords, and translate business requirements into search strategy and market maps.

• Serve as the senior TA voice for your domain with business and HR leaders, bringing market intelligence and a clear point of view.

• Make structured, fair, evidence-based selection the standard across your domain. Facilitate calibrated debriefs that sharpen team judgment over time.

• Own pipeline health for your domain: forecast risk early, intervene before problems compound, and turn recruiting data into insight for stakeholders and TA leadership.

• Design and champion AI-assisted recruiting workflows, driving adoption while keeping use responsible and compliant. Contribute to playbooks, training, and process improvements that scale beyond your own searches.

Required Qualifications

• 7 or more years of recruiting experience, including demonstrated time spent mentoring or coaching other recruiters

• A personal track record owning complex or senior searches, with measurable outcomes you can speak to specifically

• Demonstrated ability to learn a business, product, or function quickly, well enough to credibly advise leaders and translate talent needs into recruiting strategy

• Demonstrated ability to set standards and raise the capability of the recruiters around you

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with market data and insight

• Fluency in designing and coaching AI-assisted recruiting workflows

• Solid working knowledge of employment law, EEO, and OFCCP as applied to talent acquisition

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday, Paradox, and HiredScore

• A track record building or improving a recruiting program, tool, or training curriculum

Compensation and Benefits

At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. That’s why we champion your wellness through a wide range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:

• Financial Health

  • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary

  • Stock Ownership Potential

  • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission

• Physical Health

  • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages

  • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual

  • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance

• Emotional Health

  • Trust-Based Time Off

  • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program

  • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave

  • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave

  • Adoption Assistance

  • Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities

  • Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses

  • Tuition Reimbursement

• Social Health

  • Charitable Matching Gifts program

  • Dollars for Doers volunteer program

  • Paid volunteering days

  • 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups

Total Cash Compensation Range

$98,125.00-143,925.00

Inclusive of annual base salary and target incentive

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

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