Talent Acquisition Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Personally manage a portfolio of full life-cycle recruiting requisitions, including leadership, technical, manufacturing, engineering, finance, and other critical business roles
• Conduct intake meetings to understand organizational needs, business objectives, technical requirements, and success profiles
• Develop customized sourcing strategies utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, direct sourcing, networking, employee referrals, professional organizations, industry associations, and recruitment marketing
• Review resumes, conduct candidate assessments and phone interviews, coordinate interview processes, facilitate candidate debriefs, negotiate offers, and manage candidates throughout the recruitment lifecycle
• Serve as a trusted recruiting advisor to hiring managers and HR Business Partners while delivering a high-touch candidate experience

Talent Acquisition Leadership & Influence

• Coach and mentor Talent Acquisition Advisors on sourcing strategies, stakeholder management, recruiting execution, market intelligence, candidate assessment, and consultative recruiting
• Act as a subject matter expert for complex recruiting challenges, executive searches, difficult-to-fill positions, and sourcing strategy
• Promote consistency in recruiting processes, interview quality, candidate experience, and operational execution across the Talent Acquisition team
• Lead through influence by modeling best-in-class recruiting behaviors and customer partnership

Strategic Business Partnership

• Develop trusted partnerships with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, operational leaders, and executive leadership
• Lead hiring strategy discussions and provide consultative guidance on recruiting approaches, labor market conditions, organizational design, talent availability, and compensation trends
• Influence hiring decisions through market intelligence, competitive insights, and data-driven recommendations
• Drive proactive workforce planning discussions and long-term talent pipeline strategies

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Lead Talent Acquisition process improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, consistency, quality of hire, and overall service delivery
• Identify opportunities to simplify recruiting workflows, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve operational performance
• Develop standardized recruiting tools, interview guides, scorecards, and best practices across the Talent Acquisition function
• Partner cross-functionally to improve hiring processes, recruiter effectiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction
• Lead enterprise Talent Acquisition projects from planning through implementation

Sourcing Excellence & Talent Strategy

• Develop innovative sourcing strategies for critical and hard-to-fill positions across multiple business functions
• Build proactive talent communities and long-term candidate pipelines
• Support employer branding initiatives, networking events, industry conferences, university recruiting, and recruitment marketing strategies
• Continuously evaluate new sourcing tools, technologies, and market trends to improve recruiting effectiveness

Reporting, Analytics & Technology

• Develop and analyze Talent Acquisition metrics, dashboards, and reporting to drive operational performance and business decisions
• Maintain adherence to OFCCP, EEO, and ATI hiring policies throughout the recruitment process
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment regulations
• Partners cross-functionally to improve hiring processes, recruiter effectiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction
• Lead enterprise Talent Acquisition projects from planning through implementation

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum eight (8) years of progressive full life-cycle Talent Acquisition experience supporting manufacturing, engineering, operations, technical, finance, or corporate recruiting
• OR Twelve (12) years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, metals, automotive, or defense recruiting experience
• Experience serving as a senior recruiter, team lead, or Talent Acquisition leader
• Executive search and leadership recruiting experience
• Demonstrated experience coaching or mentoring recruiters
• Experience leading Talent Acquisition projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience developing recruiting metrics, dashboards, and Power BI reporting
• Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking Systems such as ADP RM
• Experience with recruiting analytics, workforce planning, and AI-enabled recruiting technologies
• Combination of corporate and agency recruiting experience preferred

Skills

• Strong consultative recruiting and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and influence recruiting teams without formal people leadership
• Expertise in sourcing strategy, talent mapping, and market intelligence
• Excellent business partnership and executive communication skills
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate recruiting data into actionable business insights
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Able to influence change and drive operational excellence across the Talent Acquisition function
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality
• Strong customer service orientation with a passion for delivering exceptional hiring experiences
• Ability to travel up to 15%