Talent Acquisition Manager

About the role

This is a player/coach role that combines hands-on recruiting with operational leadership. The Talent Acquisition Manager will personally manage a portfolio of full life-cycle recruiting requisitions while partnering closely with HR and business leaders to develop recruiting strategies, improve hiring outcomes, and deliver exceptional customer and candidate experiences. This position will play a critical leadership role within the Talent Acquisition department by coaching and mentoring recruiters, elevating recruiting capabilities, driving sourcing excellence, improving stakeholder partnerships, developing reporting and analytics, and leading Talent Acquisition projects and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will bring a passion for recruiting, data-driven decision making, and building scalable recruiting solutions that strengthen DRB's ability to attract and hire top talent.

The Talent Acquisition Manager will report to the Sr. Director People & Culture and is an on-site position, 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Personally manage a portfolio of full life-cycle recruiting requisitions
• 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, and manage candidates throughout the recruitment lifecycle
• Serve as a trusted recruiting advisor to hiring managers and HR leadership while delivering a high-touch candidate experience
• Serve as a functional leader in Talent Acquisition by sharing best practices, providing guidance, and helping elevate recruiting capabilities across the team
• Coach and mentor 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
• 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 and stakeholder satisfaction
• 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
• Develop and analyze Talent Acquisition metrics, dashboards, and reporting to drive operational performance and business decisions
• Monitor key performance indicators including: Time to Fill, Quality of Hire, Candidate Experience, Hiring Manager Satisfaction, Offer Acceptance Rate, Recruiter Productivity, and Sourcing Effectiveness
• Present recruiting insights and recommendations to leadership
• Leverage recruiting technologies including Paycom, LinkedIn Recruiter, AI-enabled recruiting tools, and workforce analytics solutions
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment regulations
• Maintain adherence to EEO hiring policies throughout the recruitment process
• Promote consistent recruiting practices, documentation standards, and governance across the Talent Acquisition function

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum eight (8) years of progressive full life-cycle Talent Acquisition experience
• OR in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree, twelve (12) years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Residential construction industry experience
• Experience serving as a senior recruiter, team lead, or Talent Acquisition leader
• Executive search and leadership recruiting experience
• Demonstrated experience coaching or mentoring direct reports
• Experience leading Talent Acquisition projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience developing recruiting metrics and reporting
• Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking Systems such as Paycom, ADP or UKG
• Experience with recruiting analytics, workforce planning, and AI-enabled recruiting technologies

Skills

• Strong consultative skills
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and influence recruiting teams
• Expertise in sourcing strategy, talent mapping, and market intelligence
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate recruiting data into actionable business insights
• Proven experience leading continuous improvement initiatives
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality
• Strong customer service orientation with a passion for delivering exceptional hiring experiences