Manager, Talent Acquisition Events
Overview
Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare. Benefits include comprehensive health benefits, student loan repayment assistance, family-focused benefits, wellness incentives, ongoing mentorship, and leadership programs.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute enterprise-wide talent acquisition event strategies aligned with workforce planning priorities, organizational hiring goals, employer branding initiatives, and operational workforce needs across OUs.
Design and implement recruitment event strategies for hiring events, conferences, campus recruiting, workforce development initiatives, executive activations, virtual experiences, and community engagement programs.
Research industry trends, competitive benchmarks, and emerging event technologies to introduce innovative solutions, best practices, and continuous improvement strategies into the event experience.
Develop event evaluation methodologies, KPI dashboards, and performance reporting to measure recruitment outcomes, operational impact, candidate engagement, staffing effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
Create and manage a consistent communication cadence for stakeholders, leaders, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition teams, and operational leaders regarding upcoming events, event priorities, staffing needs, event outcomes, and business impacts.
Utilize storytelling with data to communicate trends, event learnings, staffing outcomes, hiring effectiveness, candidate conversion metrics, and operational improvements to executive leadership.
Partner with business leaders and workforce planning teams to align event strategies and event outcomes with operational hiring demands, workforce trends, and organizational priorities.
Oversee end-to-end planning and execution for small and large-scale recruitment events and conferences, including logistics, venue sourcing, transportation, staffing, catering, accommodations, registration management, and operational readiness.
Manage procurement activities, promotional merchandise ordering, inventory management, vendor coordination, event supplies, and operational budgets to ensure operational efficiency and fiscal responsibility.
Develop and maintain event operational tools and documentation, including run-of-show guides, staffing plans, event playbooks, presentations, signage, handouts, and resource materials.
Integrate event technology solutions, attendee engagement tools, and operational best practices into event planning and execution to enhance efficiency and candidate experience.
Build and maintain strategic partnerships with sports organizations, universities, workforce development agencies, community organizations, vendors, and external partners to strengthen recruitment pipelines and employer branding visibility.
Serve as the primary liaison for internal and external stakeholders before, during, and after recruitment events to ensure exceptional partnership management and stakeholder engagement.
Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition leaders, Recruitment Marketing teams, Operations leaders, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and cross-functional stakeholders to drive successful event execution and hiring outcomes.
Manage external partner operations, vendor relationships, sponsorship activations, and strategic alliances while ensuring alignment with organizational recruitment goals and operational priorities.
Lead and facilitate kickoff meetings, status calls, operational planning meetings, staffing reviews, and stakeholder update sessions to drive alignment, accountability, and execution excellence.
Deliver executive-level proposals, presentations, recommendations, and operational updates with executive presence and strong facilitation skills across all organizational levels.
Manage event staffing strategy, including staffing models, staffing requests, workforce deployment, event support assignments, and onsite operational coordination.
Lead, coach, and support event team members while fostering collaboration, innovation, operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, Event Management, or related field required.
Minimum of 7 years of experience in talent acquisition events, recruitment operations, conference management, workforce development, employer branding, or related experience.
Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-wide recruitment events, conferences, executive activations, workforce development initiatives, and high-volume hiring campaigns.
Experience developing stakeholder communication cadences, executive reporting, KPI dashboards, operational scorecards, and event performance presentations.
Experience managing budgets, procurement processes, vendor relationships, sponsorship partnerships, inventory operations, and staffing coordination.
Experience partnering with HR Business Partners, Workforce Planning teams, Talent Acquisition leaders, operational leaders, and executive stakeholders.
Strong experience analyzing event metrics, recruitment outcomes, operational impacts, and translating data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
Experience leading teams, managing cross-functional projects, and driving operational execution across multiple stakeholders and business units.
Knowledge of enterprise recruitment operations, workforce planning, and employer branding strategies.
Familiarity with conference coordination, onsite execution, vendor oversight, and large-scale event activations.
Awareness of reporting methodologies, operational scorecards, event systems, and performance measurement practices.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, Event Management, or related field.
Healthcare, corporate, hospitality, sports partnership, or enterprise recruiting experience.
Experience supporting enterprise workforce development initiatives, diversity recruitment strategies, and community engagement partnerships.
Professional certifications in Project Management (PMP), Event Management, Human Resources, Recruiting, or Change Management.
Experience utilizing recruitment marketing platforms, CRM systems, event management software, and workforce analytics tools.
Experience developing executive dashboards, operational scorecards, and strategic workforce event reporting.
Experience leading enterprise-wide conferences, executive-level events, sponsorship activations, and large-scale hiring initiatives.
Experience managing geographically dispersed teams, vendors, and cross-functional partnerships.