Talent Acquisition Manager

German American Bancorp • Jasper, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the Bank's talent acquisition function. This position leads and develops the recruiting team while remaining actively engaged in full-cycle recruiting for senior, executive, and other critical positions. The Talent Acquisition Manager partners with business leaders to develop talent strategies that align with organizational goals and workforce plans, serves as a trusted advisor on recruiting and compensation matters, and drives continuous improvement across the recruiting lifecycle. This role is responsible for developing sourcing strategies, building talent pipelines, enhancing the candidate and hiring manager experience, managing recruiting technology and external vendor relationships, monitoring recruiting metrics, and ensuring compliance with employment laws and organizational policies. The Talent Acquisition Manager also leads recruiting initiatives that support organizational growth, including mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic business initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Five (5) or more years of corporate recruiting experience, including experience recruiting professional, senior, or executive-level positions.
• Three (3) or more years of experience leading, coaching, or mentoring a talent acquisition team or recruiting function.
• Leadership experience with a passion for coaching and developing others.
• Demonstrated success sourcing passive candidates using multiple sourcing techniques and building talent pipelines.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and hiring managers as a trusted recruiting consultant.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting best practices, employment laws, and selection processes.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruiting technology.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate recruiting data into meaningful insights.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, lead projects, navigate change, and solve complex problems.
• Ability to professionally de-escalate challenging situations involving candidates, hiring managers, or other stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Financial services or banking recruiting experience.
• Experience managing recruiting vendors or external search firms.
• Employer branding or recruitment marketing experience.
• Experience supporting talent acquisition strategy during mergers, acquisitions, or organizational growth initiatives.
• Experience leading ATS implementations or recruiting technology projects.
• Lean, Change Management, or continuous improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and operational leadership for the Bank's talent acquisition function.
• Leads and develops the recruiting team.
• Remains actively engaged in full-cycle recruiting for senior, executive, and other critical positions.
• Partners with business leaders to develop talent strategies that align with organizational goals and workforce plans.
• Serves as a trusted advisor on recruiting and compensation matters.
• Drives continuous improvement across the recruiting lifecycle.
• Develops sourcing strategies.
• Builds talent pipelines.
• Enhances the candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Manages recruiting technology and external vendor relationships.
• Monitors recruiting metrics.
• Ensures compliance with employment laws and organizational policies.
• Leads recruiting initiatives that support organizational growth, including mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic business initiatives.
• Coaches a recruiter through a challenging candidate situation.
• Negotiates an offer.
• Meets with an external search partner.
• Brainstorms new sourcing strategies or process improvements with the team.
• Manages recruiting vendors.
• Oversees recruiting projects.
• Monitors the department budget.
• Helps shape the future of Talent Acquisition at German American.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Life insurance, etc.
• 17 days paid time off
• 11 paid holidays
• Bereavement leave
• Educational Assistance Program
• Wellness benefits, including access to onsite fitness center
• Paid Bonding Leave
• Life event coverage
• Service awards
• 401(k) match
• Stock purchase plan
• Great deals on both national and local discounts on everything from computers and vacations to phones and retail shopping.

What This Job Offers

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