Talent Acquisition Manager

Context: Lead talent acquisition strategy for a regional team, combining people leadership with recruiting operations, systems, and mobility responsibilities in a hybrid role in Appleton, WI.

• Assign business units and recruiting portfolios to balance requisition workload across the team
• Develop and run the annual recruiting strategy aligned to business objectives across the region
• Translate workforce plans into department priorities, including recruiting goals, service levels, and performance standards
• Create sourcing strategies for high-volume, professional, technical, leadership, and hard-to-fill roles
• Build talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions using strategic sourcing, community partnerships, and employer relations
• Develop approaches to reduce reliance on external recruiting agencies
• Partner with stakeholders to shape the employer-of-choice strategy
• Ensure recruiting practices and processes are consistent across units while supporting legitimate local differences
• Monitor systems, vendors, and processes to confirm effective operation
• Identify improvements and process automation initiatives to enhance recruiting efficiency, data accuracy, user experience, and scalability
• Develop and execute mobility operations and community relations strategies
• Maintain strong relationships with P&C and business stakeholders to track hiring needs and team performance
• Own team scorecards and share labor market intelligence with the GBS team and stakeholders
• Own the annual budget and vendor management (including background checks and compliance reporting)
• Set individual performance expectations; run regular one-on-ones and performance reviews to ensure progress toward annual goals and development
• Coach and mentor recruiters on difficult searches
• Manage executive and critical requisitions, up to 10 requisitions during high-volume periods
• Review recruiting pipelines and requisition aging to ensure resources are prioritized appropriately

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field
• 7–10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition and/or recruiting experience
• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting and people leadership
• Experience with high-volume and professional recruiting
• Background in recruiting strategy and workforce planning
• Recruiting analytics experience
• ATS/HRIS experience and recruiting technology exposure
• Systems implementation and process automation experience
• Talent pipeline development experience
• Vendor management experience

• ATS
• HRIS

• Hybrid remote in Appleton, WI 54911

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Strategic Talent Leadership
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  Aligns department strategy with business objectives and long-term needs
• Business Partnership & Influence
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  Builds trusted relationships and provides informed guidance on talent, labor markets, and hiring decisions
• People Leadership
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  Develops a high-performing team through coaching, accountability, and development
• Data-Driven Decision Making
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  Uses recruiting metrics and market intelligence to identify opportunities and improve outcomes
• Change Leadership
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  Implements new technologies and processes across the region
• Operational Excellence
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  Drives consistent, efficient, and scalable recruiting practices while maintaining quality and candidate experience
• Collaboration
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  Builds strong partnerships across P&C, Operations, Finance, IT, Legal, and external community organizations
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
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  Identifies opportunities to improve recruiting effectiveness, efficiency, and employer brand
• Judgment & Integrity
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  Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, and ethical decision-making