Talent Acquisition Manager

Accountabilities:

• Serve as a Talent Acquisition subject matter expert, partnering with HR and business leaders to proactively identify current and future talent needs and develop recruitment strategies that support organizational growth.
• Build and execute both immediate and long-term talent acquisition strategies that can scale across operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico as appropriate, while aligning recruitment priorities with business objectives.
• Evaluate and continuously improve recruiting systems, processes, workflows, and emerging technologies to modernize and optimize the full-cycle recruitment funnel and deliver more efficient, measurable outcomes.
• Partner with HRIS and People Analytics teams to develop meaningful recruiting reports, KPIs, dashboards, and analytics that measure performance, identify trends, inform decision-making, and enable continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with employment marketing teams to leverage the Employee Value Proposition across social media, paid media, job boards, email marketing, grassroots initiatives, and other channels to attract and re-engage high-quality candidates.
• Analyze talent marketing performance and ROI to help prioritize recruitment spend, targeting, content, engagement strategies, and follow-through based on data and business needs.
• Champion diverse and equitable hiring practices by attracting and selecting candidates whose strengths, backgrounds, and experiences contribute to innovation, growth, and organizational success.
• Develop and maintain a strong external talent network through relationships with schools, alumni organizations, staffing firms, recruiting platforms, job boards, and other professional sources.
• Establish and manage relationships with external recruiting agencies, search firms, and talent vendors, monitoring service levels, costs, performance, and overall return on investment.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with applicable employment laws, regulations, internal policies, and selection processes while promoting consistent and effective hiring practices.
• Support additional talent acquisition initiatives, special projects, and organizational priorities as required, with the ability to travel up to 25%, including international travel.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is required, along with at least five years of progressive Human Resources experience encompassing talent acquisition, people leadership, and stakeholder influence.
• Direct people leadership experience is required, with the ability to build credibility, influence decisions, and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing employment marketing strategies using job boards, social media, sourcing techniques, candidate engagement campaigns, and ROI measurement is required.
• Proven experience managing external recruiting agencies, executive search firms, staffing partners, and other talent acquisition vendors is required.
• Strong experience developing recruiting KPIs, reporting, analytics, and executive dashboards that provide actionable insights into recruiting performance, hiring outcomes, and workforce trends is required.
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and recruiting technologies is required, including the ability to optimize systems, workflows, and tools to improve recruitment efficiency and measurable results.
• Experience leading talent acquisition initiatives across the United States is required, while familiarity with hiring practices, employment regulations, and talent markets in Canada and Mexico is strongly preferred.
• In-house, full-cycle recruiting experience and exposure to executive or senior leadership recruitment are preferred, as is experience supporting manufacturing, food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, or similarly operational environments.
• Experience with Oracle Recruiting Cloud, Oracle HCM, or comparable enterprise recruiting systems is preferred.
• A continuous improvement mindset, strong change management capabilities, creative problem-solving skills, and an ability to evaluate and implement innovative recruiting strategies are essential.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are required, along with strong relationship-building, collaboration, organization, project management, and follow-through abilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills are important for translating recruiting metrics and talent market insights into practical business decisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is required. Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills are preferred.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $101,914.10–$159,871.32, with compensation potentially varying based on skills, experience, job complexity, budget, and location.
• Annual bonus opportunity based on applicable incentive program terms and conditions.
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage beginning on the first day for eligible employees.
• Profit-sharing and 401(k) matching after applicable eligibility criteria are met.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Employee appreciation events and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Opportunities for career growth, professional development, and continued learning.
• A supportive and collaborative environment focused on respect, integrity, employee growth, and helping people perform at their best.