Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (TA) will report to the Vice President of Human Resources and is based at our corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA.

In this role, you will build on a foundation of executional excellence and play a key role in designing, leading, and optimizing our talent acquisition strategy across the United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive recruiting strategies that build a diverse and robust talent pipeline.
• Partner with hiring managers to own the full recruitment cycle, from intake and sourcing through interview coordination, offer, and onboarding.
• Ensure key hiring goals are met and foster a culture of continuous improvement, best-practice sharing, and “out of the box” thinking to enhance recruiting strategy and results.
• Drive innovative sourcing strategies to proactively generate pipelines of qualified, diverse candidates, including senior and executive-level talent.
• Lead recruitment branding initiatives to attract and engage top talent and position the organization as an employer of choice.
• Perform analysis of hiring needs and provide hiring forecasts and talent strategies to business leaders.
• Manage and optimize the candidate experience, leveraging efficiencies and creative solutions throughout the recruitment process.
• Establish and execute compliance oversight, visibility, and reporting to ensure adherence to established policies, procedures, employment law, and regulations.
• Support the evolution and innovation of how recruitment services are delivered, including employer branding, social media, technology platforms, and diversity recruitment strategies.
• Manage external partnerships with recruitment process outsourcing partners, universities, and third-party recruitment agencies.
• Evaluate and measure recruiting performance; continuously work to reduce time-to-hire and cost-per-hire.
• Manage job postings across career pages, HRIS/ATS systems (e.g., BambooHR), LinkedIn, and other online talent platforms.
• Assist the Human Resources Department with additional responsibilities and projects as needed.
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; master’s degree preferred.
• 8 years of Human Resources experience, including a minimum of 3 years focused on recruiting/talent acquisition.
• HR certification preferred (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, aPHR, PHRca).
• Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules, regulations, industry standards, and practices.
• Advanced expertise in identifying, executing, and scaling recruitment strategies and in optimizing recruitment processes and technology.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships across teams and functions to achieve key business objectives.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects from concept through implementation.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, and developing hiring managers and early-career talent.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated collaboration and problem-solving capabilities.
• Innate ability to connect with people and build trust quickly.
• Consistently positive attitude, high level of professionalism, and a service-oriented mindset.
  
  

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid – 4 days in office, 1 day work from home; schedule subject to change at any time without notice)

Compensation: Up to $50.00 per hour

Employment Type: Freelance / Contract – Up to 3 month assignment could be longer