Talent Acquisition Manager

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Management Mesquite, TX, US

2 days ago Requisition

$ To $ Annually

Position Summary:

The Talent Acquisition (TA) Manager leads the buildout, execution, and continuous improvement of the organization's recruiting function. This role translates the broader Talent Management strategy into scalable recruiting processes, hiring standards, staffing partner governance, and day-to-day recruiting operations.

This is a high-impact builder and operator role for a leader who can establish infrastructure, strengthen hiring partnerships, support high-volume workforce needs, and create a consistent candidate and hiring manager experience across warehouse, field, and support operations.

Reporting to the Director of Talent Management, the TA Manager partners closely with Operations, HR, Marketing and Communications, and business leaders to anticipate hiring needs, improve recruiting performance, and position the organization as an employer of choice in key labor markets.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Talent Acquisition Infrastructure & Process Design
  • Build, implement, and continuously improve scalable recruiting workflows, intake processes, interview frameworks, selection tools, and hiring standards.
  • Develop standardized recruiting toolkits, including job description templates, hiring manager intake guides, interview guides, evaluation rubrics, offer workflows, and communication templates.
  • Identify process gaps and implement practical improvements that increase consistency, speed, quality, and compliance across the hiring process.
  • Support implementation and optimization of recruiting systems, tools, dashboards, and reporting practices in alignment with Talent Management strategy.
• Recruiting Operations & Full-Cycle Execution
  • Lead and directly support full-cycle recruiting for high-volume hourly, temporary, salaried, and professional roles across warehouse, field, and support operations.
  • Manage recruiting activity from intake through sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate communication, offer management, and hiring support.
  • Maintain a hands‑on recruiting approach, stepping into sourcing, screening, and closing activity when needed to meet immediate operational demands.
  • Ensure hiring managers are equipped with clear expectations, timely communication, and consistent selection practices throughout the recruiting process.
• Staffing Partner Governance
  • Establish and manage relationships with third‑party staffing agencies and temporary labor providers, including service level agreements (SLAs), performance expectations, and accountability measures.
  • Lead staffing partner performance reviews, including quarterly business reviews, KPI analysis, service‑level follow‑up, and action planning to improve fill rate, quality, safety alignment, responsiveness, and cost effectiveness.
  • Partner with HR, Legal, Operations, and staffing partners to support compliant temporary labor practices, including role clarity, staffing partner accountability, documentation expectations, and risk mitigation related to co‑employment or joint employment exposure.
  • Monitor staffing partner performance and elevate risks, service gaps, or opportunities for improvement to the Director of Talent Management and appropriate business leaders.
• Employer Brand & Candidate Experience
  • Partner with Marketing and Communications, HR, and business leaders to strengthen the organization's employer brand and Employee Value Proposition (EVP).
  • Develop recruiting communications and candidate engagement strategies that reflect the organization's mission, culture, core values, and employee experience.
  • Ensure a professional, efficient, respectful, and transparent candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
  • Identify opportunities to improve candidate attraction, communication, interview preparedness, and offer acceptance.
• Create and maintain recruiting dashboards and metrics to track hiring performance, pipeline health, time-to-fill, fill rate, candidate flow, source…