Department Manager - IT Talent Acquisition

About the role

This leadership role provides strategic direction for IT recruiting and contingent workforce staffing supporting Enterprise Mobility's global IT organization. The successful candidate will lead a team of recruiting professionals, partner closely with IT leadership, and drive innovative talent strategies that support both current and future workforce needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead Enterprise Mobility's IT recruiting function, including internal mobility, external hiring, executive recruiting support, and contingent workforce staffing
• Develop and execute strategic recruiting and workforce planning strategies in partnership with IT leadership to address evolving organizational needs, talent demands, and skill requirements
• Build innovative sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for both experienced and early-career technology talent
• Oversee recruiting operations, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and a positive candidate and hiring manager experience
• Leverage workforce analytics, recruiting metrics, and market intelligence to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
• Manage relationships with external recruiting partners, staffing suppliers, and contingent workforce vendors to ensure quality service, cost effectiveness, and compliance
• Monitor recruiting performance, hiring trends, and workforce metrics, providing actionable insights to senior leadership
• Partner across Human Resources, Compensation, Organizational Development, Immigration, and Legal teams to support complex hiring initiatives
• Lead the optimization and adoption of recruiting technologies, processes, and workforce initiatives through effective change management
• Coach, develop, and mentor recruiting professionals, creating a culture of accountability, growth, and high performance

Qualifications

• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• Must reside in St. Louis, Missouri, or immediate surrounding area
• Must be able to work a schedule within U.S. Central Standard Time core business hours
• 8+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including leadership of recruiting teams for a global business
• Experience recruiting technical talent with demonstrated success building innovative sourcing strategies and talent pipelines
• Experience managing relationships with external recruiting partners, staffing suppliers, and contingent workforce vendors to ensure quality service, cost effectiveness, and compliance
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, or recruiting-related financial planning
• Working knowledge of employment law and recruitment compliance requirements
• Protects our customers, our employees, and our brands by incorporating security and compliance in all decisions; ensures security policy and procedure requirements are met; continuously identifies opportunities for improving security and implements strategies to improve our security posture

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• Advanced proficiency with recruiting technologies, applicant tracking systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
• Experience leading contingent workforce strategy and supplier management programs
• Experience with iCIMS, Fieldglass, Workday, or similar talent management platforms
• Experience building workforce planning, talent analytics, or recruiting operations programs
• Knowledge of technology labor market trends, talent intelligence, and competitive hiring practices

Benefits

• Market-competitive pay
• Comprehensive healthcare packages
• 401k matching & profit sharing
• Schedule flexibility
• Work from home opportunities
• Paid time off
• Organizational growth potential
• Hybrid work schedule (ability to work from home, with in-person presence as needed at Lakeside and/or Clayton Corporate HQ campus locations in St. Louis, Missouri)