Talent Acquisition Manager

Howard Hughes•The Woodlands, TX

26d•Hybrid

About The Position

Howard Hughes Communities is seeking a hands-on Talent Acquisition Manager to join their Culture + People team. This role is a working manager responsible for the entire talent acquisition cycle, including sourcing, screening, scheduling, ATS management, reporting, facilitating hiring decisions, and offer negotiations. The manager will partner with hiring managers to ensure a positive candidate and manager experience, optimize processes, and enhance recruitment marketing. This position is crucial for executing company initiatives, creating a positive experience for candidates and associates, and driving excellence in Culture & People and Talent Acquisition functions.

Requirements

5+ Years of Experience: Proven progressive, hands-on experience in talent acquisition, including full-cycle recruiting in a fast-paced or high-volume environment.
Ability to creatively source talent utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, Applicant Tracking Software, Boolean search logic, associations, social media, and internet searches.
Experience in building, cultivating, and sustaining networks of qualified, passive candidates and creating mechanisms to effectively manage a candidate pool.
Ability to interact with a range of personalities to establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems.
Experience with recruiting systems and tools (e.g., TenzoAI, Paradox).
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
Curiosity about artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, with a strong desire to continuously learn and apply new tools to work more efficiently.
Excellent project management, written and oral communication skills.
Self-starter and ability to work with little supervision.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Ability to share information and documents that aid business leaders to effectively manage their respective businesses.
Ability to prioritize assignments, manage interruptions, and meet deadlines in a fast paced and growth-oriented environment.
Exercise sound judgment when making decisions.
Problem solver and creative thinker.
“Lean-In” attitude, pro-active and resourceful.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience leading recruiting projects or mentoring others is preferred, demonstrating strong organizational capabilities.
Experience with Workday a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting for assigned roles from intake through offer acceptance and onboarding handoff.
Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, success measures, compensation parameters, and interview structure.
Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, associations, social media, and other creative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality active and passive candidates.
Conduct prescreens to assess qualifications, competencies, and culture add, ensuring the mission, vision, and culture of Howard Hughes Communities are showcased and elevated through the candidate experience.
Coordinate and schedule interviews (phone, video, and onsite), including any candidate travel logistics such as flights, hotels, onsite transportation, and reimbursements, ensuring a welcoming and professional experience for all candidates.
Facilitate interview debriefs and support managers in making timely, well-informed hiring decisions based on structured, behavior-based evaluation.
Prepare and extend verbal offers, manage offer and compensation discussions within approved guidelines, and draft accurate written offer letters.
Partner with Culture + People Operations to ensure a smooth transition from offer acceptance to onboarding.
Support and enhance our Employer Value Proposition, ensuring that candidates understand our company’s benefits/perks, culture, and experiences.
Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the process, ensuring timely, clear communication and follow-up.
Greet and host candidates during onsite interviews, providing a welcoming and professional environment.
Coach hiring managers on effective interviewing practices, legal considerations, and the use of competency-based questions and evaluation tools.
Maintain a keen sense of urgency and consistency in screening resumes, assessing qualifications and culture fit, conducting interviews, references, and background checks, and supporting onboarding steps.
Continually optimize metrics and the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to create an efficient and effective hiring process, including workflows, templates, and candidate communications.
Ensure accurate and timely data entry for all requisitions and candidates, enabling reliable reporting and compliance.
Produce and share regular reports on key recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, time-in-stage, source effectiveness, candidate pipeline health, offer acceptance).
Identify opportunities to create recruiting efficiencies across the organization, recommending practical solutions that improve consistency and scalability.
Implement updated or new recruiting software and tools and updates to the careers webpage page, including configuration, testing, and user training.
Assist in refining job descriptions, requisition templates, posting requirements, and other talent acquisition compliance matters to support consistent, inclusive hiring practices.
Partner with internal communications and marketing to develop and implement strategic initiatives that expand recruiting pools and strengthen our employment brand, including social media, third-party, and internal platforms.
Lead or support university programming, including internship and externship efforts—scheduling events, coordinating student candidate touchpoints, managing logistics, and maintaining relationships with university partners.
Partner with Culture + People leaders to support hiring managers by sourcing and identifying targeted pipelines of qualified candidates for current and future needs.
Share talent market insights, candidate feedback, and process observations to influence workforce planning and hiring strategies.
Explore and responsibly integrate new tools and technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to support sourcing, scheduling, communication, and reporting.