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Talent & Culture Specialist

12/9/2025

The Talent & Culture Specialist manages recruitment processes and supports culture, engagement, and retention strategies across all Lupoli Companies brands. This role is crucial in shaping the new-hire experience and developing employee engagement initiatives.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

501-1,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Lupoli Companies is an award-winning and community-driven organization spearheaded by social impact entrepreneur, Sal Lupoli. With over two decades of growth and development throughout New England, what started as a small family-run pizza business has grown to include several hospitality and wholesale brands, more than 5 million square feet of commercial and residential real estate, and a charitable foundation that pledges more than $1 million a year to the causes it supports. Sal Lupoli’s entrepreneurial spirit and innovative ideas are the cornerstone of our success. He has continually focused on transforming communities by creating innovative opportunities to live, work, and play. As a result, these communities have seen tremendous positive impact on job creation and economic development. While Sal is known for redefining landscapes in Gateway Cities, he continues to predominately focus on the people and the history of the communities he does business in. The passionate people that make up Lupoli Companies are what help to drive our growth. While we strive to create elevated, innovative brands and experiences, we remain authentic, family-oriented and focused on community. As Lupoli Companies looks to the future, we continue to improve upon our award-winning brands, develop extraordinary new brands and focus on the communities we support. In 2020, some of the most exciting projects in our company’s history are on the horizon, including three new culinary concepts, The Lupoli Family Institute for the Culinary Arts in Haverhill, The Pavilion at Riverwalk in Lawrence, the Dascomb Road Project in Andover and Madison on Main in Andover.

About the Role

Description

The Talent & Culture Specialist supports both Talent Acquisition and People & Culture initiatives across all Lupoli Companies brands. This role is responsible for delivering exceptional candidate and employee experience by managing recruitment processes, onboarding, and supporting culture, engagement, and retention strategies.

The Specialist plays a key role in shaping the new-hire experience from the first touchpoint through the full lifecycle of each employee. This role will also help develop and lead employee engagement initiatives, to strengthen culture at the Lupoli Companies.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition (Approx. 50%)

Manage full-cycle recruiting for all company roles.
Build and maintain candidate pipelines for high-volume positions.
Partner with hiring managers to understand role needs and improve the hiring process.
Create and manage job postings, intake meetings, screening processes, interview coordination, and offer execution.
Strengthen the company’s employer brand through consistent messaging and proactive outreach.
Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline health).

Culture, Engagement & Retention (Approx. 50%)

Support culture-building initiatives across all business units.
Conduct onboarding touchpoints, new hire check-ins, and stay interviews.
Assist in developing and coordinating employee recognition programs.
Gather feedback through surveys, pulse checks, and engagement tools.
Partner with HR Generalist and Operations to enhance the frontline employee experience.
Support internal communications, team-building activities, and employee experience programs.

Collaboration & Internal Partnerships

Work closely with HR Generalist onboarding, documentation, communications, and cross-functional HR initiatives.
Partner with operations leaders, corporate teams, and hiring managers to support consistent People & Culture practices.
Represent HR in employee-facing interactions that reinforce company values and culture.

Key Competencies

Relationship Building
Candidate & Employee Experience Focus
Communication & Influence
Initiative & Problem-Solving
Confidentiality & Professionalism
Collaboration & Teamwork
Ownership & Accountability

Key Skills

Talent AcquisitionEmployee EngagementOnboardingRecruitment ProcessesCulture BuildingCommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingConfidentialityProfessionalismTeamworkAccountabilityRelationship BuildingFeedback GatheringEmployer BrandingMetrics Tracking