Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager

HMSHost Corporation•Bethesda, MD

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About The Position

Purpose: The purpose of the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager is to lead the Talent Acquisition function in support of Avolta's strong employment brand and act as a key regional partner within the broader North America team. The role ensures alignment, collaboration, and consistency across tools, processes, and initiatives while serving as the subject matter expert for an assigned region and supporting Avolta's business lines as part of a global enterprise.

Requirements

The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years
Requires 3 years of experience executing talent acquisition, human resources, and management strategy
Requires 6 years of Human Resources experience engaged in delivering talent acquisition programs
3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience
Demonstrated experience recruiting in large, multi-state, multi-unit hospitality/restaurant/retail environment with large non-exempt populations
Experience in a corporate/support office providing TA or HR support to large, broadly dispersed field operations
Training that leads to expertise with TA tools and technology, interview guides, job boards, database search techniques, LinkedIn recruiter, etc.
Training or experience that leads to in-depth knowledge of relevant state and federal employment & hiring regulations and statutes
Training or experience that leads to the ability to analyze staffing and retention barriers and to develop solutions for high-volume staffing challenges
Ability to successfully manage 1-2 direct reports with a consultative approach and be able to influence and coach external recruiters, managers, and leaders
Demonstrated knowledge of best-in-class TA strategies, programs, processes, and standards
Ability to coach and influence others without a direct reporting relationship in a remote environment
Requires demonstrated business acumen and understands the implications of talent management decisions
Demonstrated history of balancing the needs of the business with the needs of the employee population and individual circumstances
Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals
This position must be located in the United States; strong preference for candidates in the West region (Mountain and Pacific time zones) with easy access to a major airport
Requires up to 25% travel

Responsibilities

Builds and cultivates strong relationships with field leadership, HR, and hiring managers; fosters a collaborative, transparent, and connected TA community that drives consistency, knowledge sharing, and collective problem-solving across regions and teams
Provides expertise and guidance to business unit leaders to develop TA and sourcing strategies and deploy programs; provides advice, coaching, and support on TA-related issues, hard-to-fill positions, and hourly mass hiring
Serves as a regional extension of global Talent Acquisition function, ensuring enterprise-wide TA tools, systems and initiatives are effectively deployed, adopted and maintained with Avolta's business lines; partners with peers and TA leadership to drive consistency, continuous improvement and operational excellence across all locations
Devises location-based TA strategies and supporting programs to improve high quality diverse applicant flow; supports, trains, and coaches users of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring new ATS users are trained on system usage and optimizing the technology
Understands business objectives and applies deep TA functional knowledge to business and hiring problems
Differentiates Avolta's unique career possibilities, advantages, and rewards; leverages a consistent, compelling message that conveys the most significant motivators to prospective candidates
Manages and supports new and established location-based TA programs, policies, and processes; enhances existing programs and evaluates program effectiveness against desired goals and outcomes
Collaborates with Learning & Development team to create the necessary processes, training, tools, and resources to support and enhance field TA efforts; facilitates delivery of in-person and virtual training to large and small groups
Manages regional Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) vendor resources; manages relationships with TA vendors, community-based organizations, and other candidate sourcing resources; helps manage all vendor relationships, contracts, budgets, and billing
Manages TA marketing and communications, communicates the employee value proposition through social media outreach, develops appropriate position-specific messaging to increase applicant flow, and partners with designated recruitment marketing firms when additional hiring solutions are needed
Manages partial and full-cycle recruitment of key regional positions as assigned (posting, screening, interviewing, selection, hiring, etc.)