Talent Acquisition Manager
The Talent Acquisition Manager plays a critical role in driving the companys talent strategy to support growth, innovation, and shareholder value. This position leads recruitment operations across the enterprise, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, regulatory compliance, and a strong employer brand. The role requires a data-driven, strategic thinker with experience in high-volume and specialized hiring within a publicly traded environment. This role oversees a team of recruiters and coordinators, partners closely with senior leadership, and ensures seamless and inclusive candidate experience. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong operational mindset and a passion for building high-performing teams.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities :
Develop and implement a comprehensive and effective talent acquisition strategy aligned with business goals.
Partner with executive leadership to forecast hiring needs and workforce planning.Drive employer branding initiatives to position the company as an employer of choice.Team ManagementLead, mentor, and develop a high-performing talent acquisition team.
Set performance goals, provide coaching, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.Recruitment OperationsOversee full-cycle recruitment for all levels, including executive roles.
Optimize recruitment processes and tools to improve efficiency and candidate experience.Develop and execute networking strategy with colleges, universities, and trade schools for effective and efficient talent pipeline.Ensure compliance with employment laws and internal policies.Data & AnalyticsTrack and analyze key recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, quality of hire, offer approval rate, cost to hire, diversity metrics).
Provide regular reporting and insights to senior leadership.Maintain and optimize applicant tracking system and HR tech tools.Leverage data analytics to improve sourcing strategies and recruitment outcomes.Compliance & ReportingEnsure recruitment practices comply with federal, state, and local employment laws.
Maintain accurate records and generate reports on hiring metrics, time to fill, and diversity hiring.Diversity, Equity & InclusionChampion inclusive hiring practices and support DEI initiatives across the organization.
Build diverse candidate pipelines through strategic sourcing and partnerships.Employee RelationsResponsible for oversight of the "employee experience" at MTI. Monitor the overall employee-employer relationship and work with management to ensure a positive relationship to keep employees motivated and highly productive.
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Actively participates in all aspects of Operational Excellence, including but not limited to Leader Standard Work, 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work, and Problem Solving.Qualifications / Requirements :
The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and / or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.5+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, including 2+ years in a leadership role.Proven success in developing and executing talent strategies in a fast-paced environment.Strong knowledge of recruitment best practices, employment law, HR technologies, applicant tracking systems (iCIMS preferred), sourcing tools, and recruitment marketing.Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.Passion for people, culture, and building inclusive teams.Proficiency in Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Office 365, ADP, and Oracle preferred.Must have the ability to work independently, be dependable, maintain confidential information, integrity, and composure at all times, communicate effectively with all individuals internal and external to the organization, be adaptable / flexible to changing work assignments, analytical, organized and detail oriented. Must be able to multitask, compose correspondence and other documentation in a professional manner, express ideas constructively, use judgment in decision making and use creativity, persistence, persuasion, and negotiation when necessary to accomplish necessary duties. Must actively listen to others, coach / instruct others, manage time effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, be able to identify / judge the urgency of a situation, learn and memorize procedures, display a cooperative demeanor, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies / procedures, and attend / use all required training.Travel may occur on an intermittent basis, required for career fair coordination and participation.
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