Talent Acquisition Manager

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15d

About The Position

The US Talent Acquisition Manager is a hands-on role focused on developing and executing recruiting plans for US-based positions, managing US Talent Acquisition team members, and acting as a hands-on recruiter for key roles or based on the overall hiring needs. This position is responsible for identifying and partnering with key stakeholders to create and implement talent acquisition and sourcing strategies, lead university relations and talent pipeline programs, as well as managing and optimizing recruiting tools and processes for US-based positions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience in talent acquisition, with 5 years minimum experience managing a team of professional recruiters.
• Demonstrated track record of developing and executing strong playbooks for talent acquisition.
• Ability to act in a “hands on” recruiting capacity to fill roles for key positions, as needed.
• Strong business acumen, and ability to influence across all levels of an organization.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, share, and impart knowledge.
• Excellent knowledge of current US talent acquisition trends and practices.
• Experience using and optimizing applicant tracking systems to support recruiting operations.
• Must possess excellent project management and organization skills in order to balance the overall work of the team and lead several initiatives simultaneously, effectively, and efficiently.
• Well-developed experience using multiple recruiting strategies and sources, including advanced use of social networking sites, for passive and active candidate recruitment.
• Comfortable working in a global and multi-cultural environment where collaboration, cooperation, consensus building, persuasion, and a team approach to management are the norm.
• Ability to build and develop a high performing team of talent acquisition professionals through mentorship, coaching and effective performance management.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in human resources or related field preferred.
• Relevant HR certification (such as PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages and oversees full life-cycle talent acquisition process for US-based positions.
• Directly manages the US Talent Acquisition team, which includes training the team, managing their ongoing performance, and allocating workload based on the current requisition volume.
• Acts as a hands-on recruiter, directly owning and recruiting for open positions, based on hiring needs (including key roles reporting to higher level leaders, and/or when requisition volumes are high).
• Owns and executes the rollout of global Talent Acquisition initiatives for US markets and locations.
• Builds and executes plans that support effective and efficient recruiting processes and employment branding (e.g. leverages social media) to attract the best talent.
• “Owns” relationships with key external vendors used for sourcing executive or hard to find roles and is responsible for negotiating contract terms aligned to business requirements.
• Consults with HR Business Partners, Generalists and business leaders to initiate and develop in-depth and innovative recruiting strategies and plans to fill position vacancies or to provide guidance and subject matter expertise for future talent acquisition planning.
• Analyzes KPIs against metrics to create and execute plans to achieve ongoing improvement in the talent acquisition experience and outcomes in the US.
• Designs and implements external candidate marketing and proactive recruiting programs and processes that attract, assess, select, and retain a qualified, diverse workforce.
• Build and implement operational efficiencies and practices that drive strong performance across all recruitment-related metrics including time to fill, quality of hire, cost per hire, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Oversees and leads US college recruiting initiatives aligned with the Company’s university relations and broader talent pipeline programs.
• Recommends and operates within the associated US Talent Acquisition budget.
• Performs and supports broader people and culture initiatives and activities as requested or appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager