Talent Acquisition Manager

Job Description: Title: Talent Acquisition Manager Location: Milwaukee, WI (Hybrid) Salary: $70,0000.00 - $85,000.00 (Plus Commissions) Job Summary: Ontech Talent is seeking an experienced and results-driven Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and oversee the company's recruiting operations. This individual will be responsible for managing and developing a team of recruiters while ensuring the successful execution of recruiting strategies across multiple client accounts and open positions. The Talent Acquisition Manager will have ownership over recruiter performance, account activity, open requisitions, candidate pipelines, recruiting metrics/KPIs, and overall delivery. This person will ensure recruiters are appropriately aligned with client needs, positions are actively worked, candidates move efficiently through the hiring process, and recruiting goals are consistently achieved. In addition to leading recruiting operations, this position will serve as a key point of contact for select client accounts and may function as an Account Manager when needed. The Talent Acquisition Manager will work closely with company leadership, recruiters, clients, and hiring managers to identify priorities, resolve challenges, improve recruiting processes, and ensure Ontech Talent provides a high level of service to both clients and candidates. Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Lead, manage, coach, and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists/Recruiters. · Oversee the day-to-day recruiting operations of the company and ensure recruiting activity aligns with company goals and client expectations. · Assign and prioritize open requisitions across the recruiting team based on workload, urgency, recruiter strengths, and client needs. · Conduct regular recruiter one-on-ones, team meetings, pipeline reviews, and performance discussions. · Provide coaching and guidance around candidate sourcing, interviewing, candidate presentation, follow-up, negotiation, and closing strategies. · Identify performance gaps and implement coaching, training, or process improvements when necessary. · Establish consistent recruiting processes, expectations, and best practices across the organization. · Remain hands-on with recruiting and sourcing efforts for priority, difficult-to-fill, or leadership-level positions when necessary. · Account & Requisition Management · Manage multiple client accounts and oversee all open positions associated with those accounts. · Develop a strong understanding of each client's business, culture, hiring needs, technical requirements, compensation structure, and recruiting priorities. · Lead or participate in client intake calls to thoroughly understand position requirements and establish an effective recruiting strategy. · Monitor the status, aging, activity, pipeline, and priority level of all assigned requisitions. · Serve as an Account Manager for select clients and act as a primary point of contact between Ontech Talent and client hiring teams. · Communicate regularly with clients regarding candidate pipelines, interviews, feedback, hiring challenges, market conditions, and recruiting progress. · Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships, including additional positions, departments, locations, or staffing needs. · Ensure recruiters receive timely client feedback and have the information necessary to effectively recruit for each position. Metrics, KPIs & Performance Management Develop, monitor, and report on recruiting metrics and KPIs for individual recruiters, client accounts, and the recruiting department. Track key recruiting activity such as: · Candidate submissions · Interviews generated · Offers · Placements/starts · Time-to-fill · Submission-to-interview ratios · Interview-to-offer ratios · Offer acceptance rates · Requisition aging · Recruiter activity and pipeline development · Client response and turnaround times · Use recruiting data to identify trends, bottlenecks, performance gaps, and opportunities for improvement. · Establish clear recruiting expectations and hold team members accountable for individual and team goals. · Provide company leadership with regular updates regarding recruiter performance, client activity, open requisitions, pipelines, placements, and potential risks. · Develop sourcing and recruiting strategies for difficult-to-fill, technical, professional, and high-priority positions. · Ensure the recruiting team effectively utilizes job boards, LinkedIn, ATS/CMS platforms, internal databases, referrals, networking, social media, and other sourcing channels. · Evaluate recruiting technology, processes, and resources to improve recruiter productivity and candidate quality. · Maintain consistent standards for candidate screening, interviewing, documentation, submittals, and client communication. · Identify inefficiencies within the recruiting process and develop solutions to increase speed, quality, and overall placement success. · Partner with leadership on workforce planning, recruiting capacity, recruiter hiring, training, and growth initiatives. · The existing Talent Acquisition Specialist position emphasizes full-cycle recruiting, candidate relationships, recruiting best practices, reporting, and protecting Ontech Talent's reputation and brand. The Manager should own those standards across the entire recruiting team rather than only within an individual desk. · Establish expectations for a professional and responsive candidate experience throughout the recruiting process. · Ensure candidates receive appropriate communication, interview preparation, feedback, and follow-up. · Partner with recruiters to resolve candidate or client issues before they impact a placement. · Serve as an escalation point for recruiting, candidate, or client-related concerns. · Maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and client stakeholders. · Represent Ontech Talent professionally and reinforce the company's reputation as a trusted recruiting partner. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position. Education & Preferred Qualifications · Associate’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Management, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered. · 7 years of recruiting, talent acquisition, or staffing experience preferred, ideally within a staffing/recruiting agency environment. · 3 years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing recruiters or talent acquisition professionals preferred. · Experience managing multiple client accounts and a high volume of simultaneous job requisitions. · Proven ability to lead recruiting teams against measurable goals and KPIs. · Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate presentation, offer negotiation, and placement. · Experience managing client relationships and interacting directly with hiring managers, HR leaders, and company executives. · Strong understanding of recruiting metrics, funnel conversion rates, pipeline management, and recruiter productivity. · Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Candidate Management Systems (CMS), LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and related recruiting technology. · Ability to analyze recruiting data and convert it into actionable performance improvements. · Excellent leadership, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. · Strong sense of urgency with the ability to prioritize multiple accounts, recruiters, and open positions simultaneously. · Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. · Ability to hold employees accountable while maintaining a collaborative, team-oriented leadership style. · Comfortable operating in a fast-paced staffing and recruiting environment where priorities may change quickly. Physical and Mental Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk or hear; and use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Working Environment: Only those present in a normal office setting, no known significant hazards. Will work with a wide range of different people and personalities. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Employee will be required to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time. Employee may be required to lift up to 50 pounds. This statement reflects the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation describes and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work that may be inherent in the occupation. Benefits: · Comprehensive health benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for positions of 30 hours or more per week. · Company provided Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Short-Term Disability. · Voluntary Life Insurance, Spousal Life, Child Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long-Term Disability. · 401(k) with matching contribution. · Generous amount of PTO, plus 8 Paid Holidays. · Wellness program with monthly themes, quarterly challenges, onsite flu shot clinics and biometric screenings. · Clean and safe work environment. Equal Opportunity Employer: We are proud to foster an inclusive and diverse workplace culture. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We value diversity and believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to drive innovation, foster creativity, and achieve success. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring a fair and equitable recruitment and employment process for everyone. Company Description: Ontech Talent, is where innovation meets expertise in the dynamic realm of IT and Engineering recruiting and staffing. Founded by industry visionary Nicole Whitbeck Dohnal, Ontech Talent has emerged as the premier strategic partner for Fortune mid to large companies seeking unparalleled talent solutions.

Salary : $70,000 - $85,000