Talent Acquisition Manager

Dow Chemical•Houston, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions has an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Manager located in Houston (TX). Will also consider other Diamond Infrastructure Solutions key sites. As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will play a critical role in delivering Diamond Infrastructure Solutions’ enterprise talent strategy by implementing the full scope of talent hiring activities across all employees, functions, and sites. This role ensures the organization has the workforce capabilities needed to meet current operational needs, support future growth, and advance Diamond’s business priorities. You will partner with site leaders, HR Business Partners, Labor Relations, and external talent sources to build strong pipelines for hourly, salaried, and skilled technical roles. This role also supports collective bargaining requirements, seniority administration, internal job movement, and contract interpretation. The ideal candidate brings business acumen, strong recruiting experience, labor relations knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to build trusted relationships across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking AND 5 years of experience, OR 8–10 years of progressive experience in recruiting, staffing, labor relations, workforce planning, or employee relations in a manufacturing, industrial, unionized, or operational environment.
Minimum of 2 years of End to End recruiting experience required.
Working knowledge of Workday or other HRIS/ATS platforms.
Must have current valid, US driver’s license.
Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card.
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.
No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting union-represented workforces, collective bargaining agreements.
Manufacturing, industrial, operations, construction, infrastructure, or energy industry experience.
Experience building recruiting partnerships with schools, trade programs, community organizations, or workforce development agencies.
Analytical thinking: Uses data, metrics, and workforce trends to make informed staffing decisions and improve recruiting outcomes.
Organizational skills: Effectively manages multiple requisitions, priorities, and staffing processes while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Communication: Clearly communicates with candidates, hiring leaders, HR partners, and labor representatives to drive effective hiring decisions.
Relationship building: Develops trusted partnerships with leaders, employees, unions, schools, and external talent sources to support workforce needs.
Confidentiality & Prioritization: Manages sensitive information with discretion while balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Business acumen: Understands operational priorities and workforce challenges to align talent strategies with business objectives.

Responsibilities

Deliver against Diamond Infrastructure Solutions’ talent strategy by leading and executing end-to-end hiring activities for employees across all sites and workforce segments, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and support through Day 1.
Provide consult and implement staffing plans with site leaders and HR to meet current and future workforce needs.
Build talent pipelines through sourcing, schools, community partnerships, apprenticeship programs, professional associations, and industry networks.
Use hiring metrics and workforce trends to improve recruiting effectiveness and candidate experience.
Serve as a recruiting subject matter expert for leaders and hiring managers.
Attend on-site recruiting events
Administer contractually required staffing actions, seniority lists, postings, bidding procedures, and awards for represented positions.
Interpret labor agreements, established practices, and company policies related to staffing and workforce movement.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs.
Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)