Manager of Talent Acquisition

GardaWorld•St. Louis, MO

8d•$100,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Talent Acquisition is the operational leader for GardaWorld Security Services (GWSS) Corporate and Operational Leadership recruiting activities and reports to the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition. In a player-coach role, the Manager leads a team of four Recruiters while personally managing a full-cycle recruiting workload averaging 15–20 requisitions. The position supports Corporate Headquarters, technical, professional, leadership, and other business-critical hiring. As the primary onsite Talent Acquisition partner at the St. Louis Corporate Headquarters, the Manager works with executive leadership to align recruiting strategies with business priorities, improve recruiting performance, implement AI-enabled recruiting solutions, and develop scalable processes. The role oversees daily recruiting operations, coaches the recruiting team, maintains recruiting process integrity, and builds proactive strategies using market intelligence, workforce and succession planning, pipelines, benchmarking, and hiring forecasts. Travel of up to 50% may be required to support business needs.

Requirements

Authorized to work in the United States.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Five or more years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience supporting corporate, professional, technical, or leadership positions.
Two or more years of recruiting leadership experience or demonstrated experience leading teams, projects, or recruiting operations.
Experience partnering with executive and senior business leaders.
Strong knowledge of applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Manage an average portfolio of 15–20 full-cycle requisitions, including technical and IT, finance and accounting, human capital, legal, marketing, director-level leadership, confidential, and business-critical searches.
Conduct strategic intake meetings with hiring leaders and develop customized recruiting strategies and sourcing plans.
Source active and passive candidates through multiple recruiting channels; screen, interview, and assess candidates.
Present qualified candidate slates to hiring managers, coordinate interviews, and facilitate hiring decisions.
Negotiate offers and manage candidate experience through onboarding.
Build proactive talent pipelines for recurring and critical business positions.
Serve as the primary Talent Acquisition partner for Corporate Headquarters leadership by advising on labor markets, talent availability, compensation, and competitive market conditions.
Guide hiring managers through structured selection processes and influence hiring decisions with data and market intelligence.
Lead daily recruiting execution by monitoring requisition aging and recruiter capacity, driving Time-to-Slate and Time-to-Fill performance, and maintaining consistent workflows and hiring practices.
Maintain applicant tracking system compliance and recruiting process integrity; improve hiring manager responsiveness and interview execution.
Identify operational risks, implement practical solutions, and standardize recruiting best practices across the team.
Develop recruiting strategies using competitive market intelligence, workforce planning, succession planning, talent pipelines, salary benchmarking, labor market analysis, and forecasts of hiring needs.
Manage metrics and performance, including KPIs for Time-to-Slate, Time-to-Fill, quality of hire, and hiring manager satisfaction.
Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team of four Recruiters.
Support reduced agency use and increased recruiter productivity through proactive internal recruiting, AI adoption, automation, and process optimization.