Global Talent Acquisition Manager

Badger Meter • Milwaukee, WI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste. Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation. When you join us, you'll find: Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe. Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential. A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive. Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet. Badger Meter is growing and so is our HR Leadership Team! We’re excited to be adding a Global Talent Acquisition Manager to our team at our Milwaukee, WI Global Headquarters. This is a high‑impact, on‑site role—five days a week—working closely with and reporting directly to our VP of Human Resources. As we continue to scale our global footprint, this leader will shape how we attract, engage, and hire the talent that drives our mission forward. It’s an opportunity to influence strategy, elevate our employer brand, and build the systems and experiences that support a world‑class workforce. The Global Talent Acquisition Manager leads our high impact recruiting function that delivers exceptional talent outcomes and an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience. This role builds a scalable, data-driven, technology-enabled recruiting engine that anticipates workforce needs, strengthens hiring capabilities across the organization, and continuously improves speed, quality, and effective hiring practices. The role blends strategy and execution—owning end-to-end recruiting performance, modern sourcing and assessment practices, and a compelling employer brand. This is a hands-on player/coach role: setting strategy and standards, removing barriers, coaching recruiters and hiring managers, and owning recruiting performance end-to-end.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management with 7+ years of progressive global talent acquisition experience; 3+ years in a global manager capacity
• Demonstrated success leading a global recruitment team responsible for a mix of high-volume manufacturing/production and professional/technical roles.
• Extensive experience with talent analytics, proactive pipeline strategies, and modern assessment approaches to improve speed, quality, and candidate experience—while ensuring compliant, consistent, and inclusive hiring practices.
• Strong data analytics capability with the ability to develop and interpret impactful recruiting metrics and drive meaningful action
• Experience using Workday recruiting
• Experience with skills-based hiring, competency frameworks, and talent development strategies.
• Project management / process improvement experience (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Exposure to AI-enabled recruiting tools and responsible AI governance in HR.
• Core Competencies Strategic thinking + strong execution
• Influential partnership and stakeholder management
• Market intelligence and talent advisory skills
• High standards for candidate experience and process quality
• Data-driven decision making
• Coaching, feedback, and team development
• Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset

Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Enablement Champion best-in-class, forward-thinking talent acquisition strategies that keep our recruiting function ahead of the market—leveraging skills-based hiring, talent segmentation, proactive talent communities, structured and modern assessments, responsible AI/automation, and continuous improvement to measurably improve speed, quality of hire, equity, and candidate experience.
• Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to translate business strategy and talent planning outcomes into transformative talent acquisition strategies.
• Build and maintain market intelligence (compensation trends, location strategies, sourcing channels, competitor insights) that ensures Badger Meter is successful in acquiring top talent.
• Workforce Planning Lead the quarterly workforce planning process that includes forecast vs. actual hiring, talent spend, pipeline health, risk areas, and recommended mitigation actions.
• In conjunction with the Talent Development team, own end-to-end talent pipeline strategy across early career pathways—designing and scaling intern/co-op programs, apprenticeship or trainee models and conversion strategies that build a durable feeder system for key functions including engineering, software, and operations roles.
• Build external talent partnerships with high schools, technical colleges, community colleges, and universities, as well as workforce development boards and community organizations—establishing a repeatable cadence for events, curriculum alignment/input, project collaboration and measurable outcomes (pipeline volume, quality, diversity of slates, and hire/conversion rates).
• Partner with MarCom to strengthen employer brand messaging and recruiting content.
• Maintain a Workday-enabled Talent Planning Dashboard with key metrics
• Full-Cycle Recruiting Leadership, Selection, Hiring Quality Lead the global team of acquisition professionals as well as manage the current contract recruitment agency partnership.
• Set consistent intake practices, service-level expectations, and hiring manager routines that improve quality of hire, time to fill and new hire retention rates.
• Ensure excellent candidate experience through clear communications, well-designed interview processes, and timely feedback.
• Own recruiting process governance: policy adherence, documentation, audit readiness, and consistent interview practices.
• Improve efficiency through a continuous improvement mindset, optimizing Workday
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, data privacy, and internal controls (in partnership with HR/Legal).
• Assessment, Selection & Hiring Quality Implement structured, job-relevant selection practices that ensure quality of hire and cultural fit.
• Drive offer strategy discipline (compelling close plans, counteroffer handling, candidate relationship management).
• Define and track meaningful recruitment metrics that capture time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, source effectiveness, funnel conversion, DEI outcomes, candidate experience, and cost-per-hire.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Annual Bonus Eligible for Annual Pay Increases
• Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation. In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!
• Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more
• Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250
• Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager