Talent Acquisition Manager

About the role

The Manager, Talent Acquisition is responsible for designing, executing, and continuously evolving a comprehensive company-wide talent acquisition strategy, serving as a trusted partner to line of business leaders, ensuring that talent strategies are tightly aligned with the bank’s strategic plans, culture, and long-term workforce needs.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes a scalable, company-wide talent acquisition strategy aligned with the bank’s business strategy, growth plans, and workforce requirements.
• Builds, leads, and mentors a high-performing talent acquisition team, fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and a strong service mindset.
• Fosters an inclusive work environment.
• Establishes clear operating models, governance, and performance and recruitment metrics (time to fill, quality of hire, diversity outcomes, cost effectiveness, candidate experience) to ensure consistent, high-quality recruiting outcomes across the organization.
• Stays abreast of market and internal data to anticipate talent risks, inform workforce planning, and assist in guiding decision-making.
• Serves as a credible, influential ambassador of the bank’s employer brand and culture while acting as the primary talent acquisition partner for specific lines of business.
• Oversees end-to-end recruiting operations, including workforce planning, sourcing selection, offer management, and onboarding partnership, continuously seeking improvement and simplification opportunities to enhance efficiency, quality of hire, ease of process for line of business partners, and candidate experience.
• Ensures recruiting practices are compliant with all applicable employment laws, banking regulations, and internal risk standards.
• Pairs with Marketing and HR Communications to develop compelling messaging and outreach strategies, strengthen and differentiate First Financial’s employer brand in a competitive market, and build strategic relationships with external partners, including executive search firms, universities, professional associations, and community organizations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of general human resources experience, and at least five years of recruiting experience.
• Excellent relationship building, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong management/coaching and development skills.
• Strong experience leveraging applicant tracking systems and other recruiting technologies to achieve goals.
• Strong computer software skills to include MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Effective time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources and/or a related field.
• Experience with Workday.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of industry trends and best practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.

Benefits

We have relevant, thoughtful benefits and programs that support every aspect of our associates' holistic wellbeing. Please review our Benefits Guide.

Pay

Pay Range: $107,000/year - $142,760/year

Schedule

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