Talent Acquisition Lead

Talent Acquisition Lead

The Talent Acquisition (TA) Lead will be responsible for supporting high-volume recruiting efforts while driving best-in-class candidate experiences and strategic hiring initiatives. The TA Lead will recruit for a variety of positions including but not limited to Professional, Technical, Production and Temporary roles as well as support and lead the day-to-day execution of the organization’s talent acquisition strategy by ensuring a consistent, efficient, and high-quality hiring process across all business functions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day operational lead for the Talent Acquisition function, ensuring recruiting priorities align with business objectives.
• Drive consistency and accountability throughout the recruitment lifecycle by standardizing hiring practices, interview processes, candidate evaluations, and communication.
• Support the allocation and balancing of requisition workload across the recruiting team to maximize efficiency and service delivery.
• Monitor recruiter productivity, requisition progress, pipeline health, aging requisitions, and hiring metrics to proactively identify challenges and implement solutions.
• Coach, mentor, and develop recruiters on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, stakeholder management, interview best practices, and recruiting effectiveness.
• Provide guidance and support on complex or difficult-to-fill searches while serving as an escalation point for recruiting challenges.
• Partner with the Director of Talent to establish recruiting priorities, workforce planning initiatives, and continuous improvement strategies.

Recruitment & Sourcing

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for high-volume roles across departments, from requisition to onboarding.
• Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, social media, and networking.
• Maintain strong pipelines of qualified candidates for both immediate and future needs.
• Screen, interview, and assess candidates based on role requirements and organizational fit.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand business needs, job specifications, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Provide regular updates, guidance, and support to hiring teams throughout the recruitment process.
• Provide consultative guidance to hiring managers regarding labor market trends, compensation competitiveness, candidate availability, and hiring best practices.
• Conduct intake meetings and facilitate debriefs to ensure alignment and consistency in decision-making.

Employer Branding

• Collaborate across HR and Rhoads leadership to promote employer brand initiatives and recruitment campaigns.
• Champion a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.
• Represent the company at recruiting events, career fairs, and networking engagements.

Reporting & Compliance

• Track and analyze recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, source effectiveness, candidate conversion rates).
• Supporting Talent Director in preparing weekly/monthly reports and present key insights to HR and senior leadership.
• Ensure recruiting practices align with internal policies and compliance standards (e.g., EEO, OFCCP, GDPR).
• Aid in the development of the job descriptions and create compelling and accurate job postings to attract qualified candidates.
• Post job openings on various platforms in compliance with the company’s AAP Plan and monitor the responses.

Process Improvement & Talent Strategy

• Lead initiatives to standardize recruitment workflows, documentation, interview guides, and hiring manager practices across the organization.
• Continuously evaluate recruiting processes and recommend improvements that increase efficiency, reduce time-to-fill, and improve candidate quality.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to optimize Applicant Tracking System (ATS) workflows and reporting capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, EEO, OFCCP, affirmative action requirements, and employment laws throughout the hiring process.
• Aid in the implementation of recruiting technologies, automation initiatives, and process enhancements.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs additional related duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.