Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (Remote)

S&S Activewear•Bolingbrook, IL

2d•Remote

About The Position

This is a fully remote leadership role with national reach, significant visibility, and tremendous opportunity for impact. At S&S Activewear, we're building something special. We're a fast-growing organization with ambitious goals, an incredible culture, and a People Team that has a genuine seat at the table. We influence strategy, shape the employee experience, and help determine what our company becomes next. This role offers something increasingly rare: The opportunity to build a legacy! Our HR team isn't a support function operating from the sidelines. We are strategic business partners with meaningful influence across the organization. We help shape culture, develop leaders, drive organizational effectiveness, and build the teams that power our success. We're collaborative, high-performing, and deeply committed to each other's success. We challenge one another to think bigger, execute better, and continuously improve, all while genuinely caring about the people we work with. We celebrate wins together, tackle difficult problems together, and hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards. We are building a team of people who make everyone around them better. You’ll lead Talent Acquisition at a pivotal moment of growth and transformation, shaping the strategies, systems, and experiences that bring exceptional talent into our organization. This role influences the future workforce of a company that believes people are our greatest competitive advantage. If maintaining the status quo is your goal, this won’t be the right fit. If you’re energized by building something lasting, elevating others, solving complex problems, and using technology to unlock better outcomes, you’ll thrive here. As Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will lead the strategy and execution of recruiting across corporate, field, and distribution center operations. You’ll build and develop a world‑class TA function that blends human connection with AI‑driven insights, maximizes the capabilities of Workday Recruiting, and delivers exceptional experiences for candidates, hiring managers, and business leaders. You’ll also serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping workforce strategies that support our continued growth and long‑term success.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience.
4+ years leading and developing recruiting teams.
Demonstrated success supporting both Corporate/exempt hiring & Field and distribution center/non-exempt hiring.
Mandatory experience with Workday Recruiting.
Strong experience using recruiting metrics, analytics, and data to drive decisions.
Experience implementing AI-enabled recruiting practices and technologies.
Experience managing ATS platforms, vendors, and recruiting operations.
Strong Excel capabilities, including pivot tables and advanced formulas.
AI-driven and data-centric, using technology to improve outcomes and unlock value.
An exemplary leader whose reputation is built on integrity, humility, and results.
Someone who holds yourself to higher standards than anyone else ever could.
A strategic thinker capable of translating vision into execution.
A trusted partner who builds credibility and influence across all levels of an organization.
A servant leader who consistently puts the success of others ahead of personal recognition.
Accountable, resilient, and unwavering in your commitment to excellence.
The kind of person whose work ethic and character are beyond reproach.

Nice To Haves

Recruitment marketing and employer branding experience preferred.
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Lead with Respect: Build authentic partnerships with leaders across the organization to understand business needs and talent priorities. Foster an inclusive, candidate-centered hiring experience that reflects our values and culture. Develop and mentor a high-performing Talent Acquisition team through coaching, feedback, and servant leadership.
Never Settle: Continuously evaluate and improve recruiting processes, tools, and strategies to drive efficiency and effectiveness. Challenge conventional approaches and identify innovative solutions to complex hiring challenges. Raise the standard for execution, accountability, and hiring excellence.
Innovation Powers Our Hustle: Champion an AI-driven, data-centric approach to Talent Acquisition. Leverage Workday Recruiting and emerging technologies to improve quality, speed, and decision-making. Develop recruiting dashboards and analytics that translate data into actionable business insights. Use workforce data to identify trends, predict challenges, and proactively develop solutions.
Own the Outcome: Lead enterprise recruiting strategies supporting corporate, exempt, field, and distribution center hiring. Establish clear expectations and accountability measures across the Talent Acquisition function. Ensure recruiting processes are efficient, compliant, scalable, and consistently executed. Conduct root cause analyses on staffing challenges and implement targeted action plans.
Win Together: Partner closely with HR, Communications, Learning, Marketing, and business leaders to strengthen our employer brand. Serve as a strategic advisor to executives on talent planning, hiring priorities, and workforce trends. Build strong relationships across all levels of the organization to drive shared success.
Build a highly engaged, high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
Create a scalable recruiting engine capable of supporting rapid organizational growth.
Fully embrace AI and emerging technologies to transform how Talent Acquisition operates.
Reduce time-to-fill while improving quality of hire and candidate experience.
Strengthen strategic partnerships with leaders throughout the business.
Establish consistent, best-in-class recruiting practices across all regions and functions.
Elevate S&S Activewear's reputation as an employer of choice in our markets.
Become a trusted advisor influencing workforce planning and organizational strategy.
Leave a measurable, lasting impact on our culture, our teams, and the future of our company.