Manager Talent Acquisition - Product Development

Rivian • Atlanta, GA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever, building emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles and attracting curious, courageous individuals. The company constantly challenges what’s possible, reframing old problems and seeking new solutions in unknown areas. The team shares a love for the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. As a Manager of Talent Acquisition, you will lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of recruiters and sourcers to drive the core product development hiring strategy. This role serves as a critical bridge between the broader TA vision and daily execution, requiring a hands-on player-coach approach while adhering to a "Back to Basics" methodology focused on process and data. Ultimately, the position is dedicated to cultivating internal TA talent by equipping the team with essential skills in stakeholder management, structured interviewing, and complex negotiations.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth, corporate environments.
• 1–3+ years of people management or formal team lead experience, with a demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and drive performance in junior-to-mid-level recruiters.
• Strong tactical knowledge of technical recruiting, understanding the nuances of hiring across multiple technical teams.
• Proficiency in running pipeline review meetings, diagnosing funnel issues using ATS data, and holding both team members and hiring managers accountable to SLAs.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills, with the ability to manage up and push back constructively with Director-level stakeholders.
• A deep understanding of core recruiting technologies (iCIMS, Workday, etc.) and how to drive user adoption within a team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating in a "player-coach" capacity, balancing team management with individual requisition delivery.
• Background in developing training materials, onboarding programs, or standard operating procedures for recruiting teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of full-cycle recruiters and sourcers, providing regular 1:1 coaching, pipeline reviews, and performance feedback.
• Guide your team through complex requisition negotiations, offer approvals, and hiring manager escalations.
• Foster a collaborative, high-resilience team environment, ensuring workloads are balanced and recruiters are supported through challenging searches.
• Serve as the primary TA partner to Directors, Senior Directors, and Vice Presidents within the Product Development organization.
• Lead regular pipeline review meetings with functional leaders, ensuring alignment on candidate quality, speed, and any necessary adjustments to the search strategy.
• Act as a "player-coach" when necessary, carrying a highly targeted requisition load for critical-path or sensitive roles to support the team's capacity.
• Monitor daily and weekly funnel metrics (time-to-interview, conversion rates, aging reqs) to spot bottlenecks early and course-correct before they impact the business.
• Enforce standardized processes across your team, ensuring every candidate receives a consistent, high-quality experience and that hiring managers are completing scorecards in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with TA Director to feed on-the-ground insights into macro capacity models and quarterly business reviews.
• Work with your team to pressure-test and refine their sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill roles, ensuring they are effectively leveraging AI tools and market mapping techniques.
• Drive adherence to inclusive hiring practices on the front lines, ensuring your team is actively mitigating bias in resume screening, interview panel construction, and debrief sessions.

Benefits

• paid vacation
• paid sick leave
• competitive portfolio of insurance benefits, including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees
• opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• annual performance bonus
• equity awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed