Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Planning

• Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth plans and workforce needs.
• Partner with business leaders and HR colleagues to identify current and future talent requirements.
• Provide workforce planning recommendations based on talent market trends, business priorities, and succession needs.
• Anticipate hiring challenges and develop proactive solutions for critical and hard-to-fill positions.

Talent Pipeline Development & Strategic Sourcing

• Create and maintain talent pipelines for leadership, technical, professional, and high-demand positions.
• Design innovative sourcing strategies that leverage talent intelligence, market mapping, networking, referrals, and AI-enabled sourcing tools.
• Build and nurture relationships with passive candidates and talent communities.
• Develop targeted initiatives to expand access to diverse and specialized talent pools.

Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

• Partner with Marketing and Communications to strengthen the organization's employer brand and employee value proposition.
• Drive recruitment marketing initiatives across digital, social media, campus, industry, and community channels.
• Promote a compelling candidate experience that reflects organizational culture and values.
• Monitor candidate feedback and employer reputation metrics to continuously improve talent attraction efforts.

Recruiting Operations & Technology

• Lead the optimization and effective utilization of applicant tracking systems, recruitment marketing platforms, CRM tools, and sourcing technologies.
• Identify opportunities to streamline recruiting processes through automation and emerging technologies.
• Establish recruiting standards, policies, and best practices to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, data privacy requirements, and company policies throughout the hiring process.

Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain recruiting metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Monitor key performance indicators, including time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, and candidate conversion rates.
• Use data and external market intelligence to recommend process improvements and resource investments.
• Evaluate vendor relationships and recruiting partnerships to ensure maximum return on investment.

Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with universities, trade schools, professional associations, workforce development organizations, and recruiting partners.
• Establish long-term talent pipeline programs that support organizational workforce needs.
• Represent the organization at industry events, networking opportunities, career fairs, and community outreach initiatives.

Leadership & Team Development

• Coach and develop recruiting team members on sourcing strategies, consultative recruiting, interviewing practices, and stakeholder management.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop recruiting playbooks, toolkits, and training resources that enhance team effectiveness.

Executive & Critical Talent Acquisition

• Lead recruitment efforts for executive, leadership, and other business-critical positions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on talent availability, market conditions, compensation positioning, and hiring strategies.
• Conduct talent mapping and competitive intelligence to support strategic hiring decisions.
• Manage confidential and sensitive searches with professionalism and discretion.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• 7 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, workforce planning, or related HR functions.
• 3 years of leadership or people management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success recruiting for leadership, technical, professional, and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Experience leveraging ATS, CRM, sourcing platforms, recruitment marketing tools, and talent analytics solutions.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Strategic workforce planning and talent acquisition expertise.
• Advanced sourcing and talent pipeline development capabilities.
• Strong understanding of labor market trends and talent intelligence.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Data-driven decision-making and analytical abilities.
• Knowledge of employment laws, recruiting compliance, and fair hiring practices.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution.
• High degree of professionalism, confidentiality, and business acumen.