Talent Lead - Manufacturing & Supply Chain

About the role

Own hiring strategy, execution, and tracking for Fluidstack's Manufacturing and Supply Chain org, building the annual delivery plan while staying hands-on closing critical searches yourself.

Lead and scale a talent acquisition function across manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations business units.

Partner directly with senior hiring managers to forecast headcount, map talent needs, and align hiring strategy to business objectives.

Build, mentor, and manage a team of TA Partners, Sourcers, and Coordinators with clear direction and performance accountability.

Design hiring processes that balance speed with candidate quality, driving recruitment for hard-to-fill skilled trades, procurement, and supply chain roles to high offer-acceptance rates, and own the hiring metrics and recruiting infrastructure (ATS workflows, interview rubrics, calibration) that keep the funnel healthy.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring strategy, execution, and tracking for Fluidstack's Manufacturing and Supply Chain org, building the annual delivery plan while staying hands-on closing critical searches yourself.
• Partner directly with senior hiring managers to forecast headcount, map talent needs, and align hiring strategy to business objectives.
• Build, mentor, and manage a team of TA Partners, Sourcers, and Coordinators with clear direction and performance accountability.
• Design hiring processes that balance speed with candidate quality, driving recruitment for hard-to-fill skilled trades, procurement, and supply chain roles to high offer-acceptance rates, and own the hiring metrics and recruiting infrastructure (ATS workflows, interview rubrics, calibration) that keep the funnel healthy.

Requirements

• You've built and run hiring for manufacturing, supply chain, or industrial operations orgs in a hyper-growth environment, ramping headcount without dropping the bar.
• You lead a team and set strategy but stay in the work. You take the hard searches, model great execution, and don't delegate your way out of accountability.
• You know the difference between competent and exceptional and won't compromise on it, for your team's hires or your own. Every hire raises the average.
• You build for the year but can lead quick pivots. You anticipate hiring needs and map talent landscapes so your team never starts a critical role from zero.
• You measure what matters (pipeline conversion, source quality, time-to-hire) and use it to manage performance and make decisions.
• You give clear, honest feedback and build trust by being straight with your team, not easy on them.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Proven track record of success in managing and scaling a TA function through rapid headcount growth.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial operations, or supply chain markets.
• Strong understanding of immigration and global mobility coordination.
• Effective employer branding and recruitment strategies.

Skills

• Strategic planning and execution.
• Team leadership and management.
• Process design and optimization.
• High-level communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to handle complex HR issues and challenges.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $170,000–$250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.