Sr Talent Acquisition Manager

American Dream•East Rutherford, NJ

About The Position

The Senior Talent Acquisition Manager leads American Dream’s talent acquisition strategy and recruitment function to support the organization’s evolving workforce needs. The position partners with operational leaders and hiring managers and oversees full-cycle recruitment, workforce planning, talent pipelines, employer branding, selection processes, and compliance with applicable employment regulations. It combines strategic leadership, operational management, and hands-on recruiting across corporate, hospitality, entertainment, retail, attractions, operations, and leadership functions. The role uses data analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, and recruitment technologies to improve hiring efficiency, candidate experience, time-to-fill, and talent acquisition outcomes. It leads and develops recruiting team members, advises leaders on hiring, manages recruiting operations and analytics, and oversees recruitment vendors and budgets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field.
At least 7 years of Human Resources experience with demonstrated emphasis in staffing.
At least 5 years of leadership or supervisory experience managing recruiters and/or talent acquisition functions.
Demonstrated success implementing recruiting technologies, ATS platforms, automation solutions, and AI-enabled recruitment tools.
Experience developing recruiting analytics, workforce dashboards, and KPI reporting.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data for decision-making.
High proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), HRIS platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Power BI, and AI-enabled recruitment technologies.
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and service excellence.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting across corporate, hospitality, retail, entertainment, attractions, operations, or high-volume environments.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day Talent Acquisition operations and guide, coach, and develop recruiting team members.
Develop and execute recruitment strategies aligned with organizational growth and workforce planning objectives.
Partner with senior leaders and hiring managers to anticipate staffing needs, establish priorities, allocate resources, and build talent pipelines.
Promote a recruiting culture focused on service excellence, accountability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
Manage and participate in full-cycle recruitment, including requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer negotiation, and onboarding transition.
Recruit for exempt, non-exempt, professional, management, and hard-to-fill roles across multiple functions.
Develop competency-based interview guides, selection criteria, job descriptions, and candidate evaluation frameworks.
Ensure effective communication throughout the candidate lifecycle; extend offers and oversee required employment documentation.
Champion and evaluate AI, automation, recruiting platforms, and other technologies to improve sourcing, screening, candidate engagement, scheduling, reporting, and scalability.
Use AI-powered market intelligence, predictive analytics, dashboards, and workforce metrics to inform recruiting strategy while ensuring responsible and compliant AI use.
Optimize Applicant Tracking System workflows to streamline hiring and improve recruiter productivity.
Advise leaders and hiring managers on talent acquisition, workforce planning, interviewing, and hiring decisions.
Train hiring managers on legal compliance, interviewing, unconscious bias awareness, candidate assessment, and selection practices.
Provide updates on candidate pipelines, hiring activity, labor market trends, and recruiting challenges; partner with leaders to improve hiring speed and quality.
Track, analyze, and communicate time-to-fill, time-to-hire, source effectiveness, cost-per-hire, candidate conversion, and offer acceptance metrics.
Maintain accurate records in ATS, HRIS, and related recruiting systems and use analytics to improve recruiting outcomes.
Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations and maintain practices consistent with EEO, OFCCP, ADA, FCRA, I-9, and wage and hour requirements.
Oversee employment documentation, background screening, drug testing, and pre-employment verification; partner with HR leadership on risk and compliance initiatives.
Monitor and audit recruiting procedures for consistency, fairness, and legal compliance.
Oversee employment and careers content and develop employer branding strategies.
Manage recruiting advertising, social media recruiting, employee referral programs, and community outreach partnerships.
Represent American Dream at career fairs, networking events, industry conferences, colleges, universities, and workforce development programs.
Build relationships with recruiting agencies, educational institutions, and community organizations.
Manage recruitment budgets and expenditures, negotiate vendor contracts and service agreements, and oversee service-provider relationships and performance.
Establish performance objectives and accountability measures for Talent Acquisition team members.
Foster collaboration across departments and HR functions and drive continuous improvement in recruiting effectiveness and service delivery.