What are the responsibilities and job description for the Talent Acquisition Manager position at Elmington?
Position Summary:
Elmington is a privately owned real estate investment and development firm based in Nashville, TN. Since 2010, we have focused on delivering extraordinary results, recruiting the best talent, and paving our own path. Elmington has completed over $4 billion in real estate transactions and is among the largest privately held real estate companies in the southeast, with properties in over 29 states and over 40,000 units.
Position Summary:
The Talent Acquisition Manager plays a critical role in attracting, engaging, and hiring top-tier talent while serving as a trusted partner to hiring managers across Elmington’s diverse lines of business.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
We're creating a different kind of company at OneElmington. We promise we will never be ordinary, which we hope you can see by this job description. There will be many days you simply aren't comfortable. You will be pushed to accomplish more than you ever thought possible. You will be challenged by your team leader and your peers to achieve more and to find better ways. With that said, we know OneElmington is not for everyone. BUT, if you believe in yourself, enjoy a challenge and appreciate working with exceptional people, then OneElmington could very well be the last company you ever work for.
Elmington is a privately owned real estate investment and development firm based in Nashville, TN. Since 2010, we have focused on delivering extraordinary results, recruiting the best talent, and paving our own path. Elmington has completed over $4 billion in real estate transactions and is among the largest privately held real estate companies in the southeast, with properties in over 29 states and over 40,000 units.
Position Summary:
The Talent Acquisition Manager plays a critical role in attracting, engaging, and hiring top-tier talent while serving as a trusted partner to hiring managers across Elmington’s diverse lines of business.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Proven ability to manage a high-volume requisition load (40 positions simultaneously) across varied functions and seniority levels
- Strong relationship management skills with the ability to coach, influence, and collaborate effectively with hiring managers and leadership
- Expertise in strategic sourcing, talent pipelining, and market research
- Experience in property management recruiting with successful placements including Community Directors (Property Managers), Assistant Community Directors (Assistant Property Managers), Leasing Consultants, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Technicians, and Groundskeepers
- High-level organizational skills and the ability to prioritize competing demands
- Proficiency in recruiting platforms and internet tools (LinkedIn, Indeed, applicant tracking systems, etc.)
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ethical conduct and commitment to confidentiality
- Ability to identify process improvements and drive efficiency
- Recruitment Metrics: Track and analyze recruitment metrics to assess the effectiveness of hiring strategies and make data-driven improvements.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze recruitment metrics and make data-driven decisions.
- Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address recruitment challenges and improve processes.
- Serve as a strategic talent advisor to hiring managers, consulting on hiring needs, market trends, and recruitment strategies
- Build and maintain strong relationships with leaders, ensuring clear alignment between role requirements and candidate profiles
- Manage a requisition portfolio of 40 openings, prioritizing based on business needs and timelines
- Develop targeted sourcing strategies using multiple channels, including direct outreach, job boards, social media, referrals, and networking events
- Screen and assess candidates to ensure qualifications, cultural fit, and long-term potential
- Lead the interview process, from scheduling and coordination to candidate debriefs and hiring decision support
- Maintain consistent communication with candidates and hiring teams to ensure a transparent, positive experience
- Lead employment branding efforts to promote Elmington as an employer of choice
- Support onboarding processes to ensure smooth new hire transitions
- Utilize ATS (Paycor Recruiting) to maintain accurate candidate records, track metrics, and ensure compliance
- Attend and represent Elmington at job fairs, career events, and industry networking functions
- Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and elevate the overall talent acquisition function
- Perform all other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Marketing, or related field preferred but not required
- 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in property management, preferably with high-volume, multi-department corporate roles
- Demonstrated success managing 40 requisitions concurrently
- Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and executives to influence hiring outcomes
- Proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Glassdoor, and applicant tracking systems (Paycor Recruiting preferred)
- Frequently sit, stand and walk.
- Regularly required to talk or hear.
- Frequently required to use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
- Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Temperature in the workplace is typically moderate, though the ability to withstand seasonal cold and heat of the outdoors is necessary.
- Travel up to 10% of the time.
We're creating a different kind of company at OneElmington. We promise we will never be ordinary, which we hope you can see by this job description. There will be many days you simply aren't comfortable. You will be pushed to accomplish more than you ever thought possible. You will be challenged by your team leader and your peers to achieve more and to find better ways. With that said, we know OneElmington is not for everyone. BUT, if you believe in yourself, enjoy a challenge and appreciate working with exceptional people, then OneElmington could very well be the last company you ever work for.