Talent Acquisition Manager

As the Talent Acquisition Manager at Mortenson, you will play a critical leadership role in guiding and scaling the Experienced and Craft recruiting functions in support of our rapidly growing business. This position provides strategic oversight for a large, multi-level Talent Acquisition organization comprised of leaders and recruiters across multiple recruiting functions. Responsible for attracting, engaging, and hiring exceptional talent across Mortenson’s diverse business groups, this leader will scale talent acquisition capabilities, operating models, and recruiting strategies to meet rapidly evolving business needs.

Working in close partnership with the Director of Talent Acquisition, you will translate enterprise talent strategy into execution while building the leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and recruiting infrastructure required to support continued growth.

This is both a strategic and hands‑on leadership opportunity for someone passionate about talent, workforce planning, and building high-impact teams in a fast‑paced, purpose‑driven environment. The primary focus is leading leaders, building organizational capability, and setting strategy across a large recruiting function rather than carrying an individual requisition workload. The successful candidate will be comfortable building structure where one does not yet exist, leading through ambiguity, and scaling people, processes, and strategy to support Mortenson’s continued growth.

This is a leadership‑of‑leaders role with responsibility for a large, multi-level Talent Acquisition organization. Success requires the ability to set enterprise‑level strategy, develop high‑performing leaders, and drive results through others. The ideal candidate has demonstrated success leading through significant growth, organizational change, shifting priorities, and ambiguous business environments where structure, processes, and talent strategies must continuously evolve to meet emerging business needs.

• Ensure Operational Excellence - oversee the full-cycle professional recruiting processes, including resource allocation, requisition prioritization, and process execution. Track performance metrics, assess trends, and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and Inspire a High-Performing Team - manage a team of Talent Acquisition supervisors and develop a team of Experienced and Craft recruiters, providing coaching, guidance, and performance feedback that supports individual growth and team success.
• Build Organizational Capability - assess leadership and team capabilities, identify development needs, strengthen succession and talent pipelines, and evolve the organization to support continued business growth and changing workforce demands.
• Provide Enterprise-Scale Organizational Leadership - establish direction, operating rhythms, priorities, and accountability across a large, geographically dispersed, multi-level Talent Acquisition organization. Ensure resources, capabilities, and organizational structure remain aligned to evolving business priorities and workforce demands.
• Lead Through Leaders - lead and develop Talent Acquisition supervisors and other people leaders, strengthening their ability to coach teams, manage performance, build capability, and translate strategy into execution.
• Lead Through Ambiguity and Growth - navigate rapidly changing business conditions, workforce plans, and organizational priorities. Create clarity amid uncertainty, assess emerging talent needs, and adapt recruiting strategies, team structures, and resource allocation to support continued business growth.
• Drive Strategic Alignment - partner closely with senior business leaders, HR partners, and workforce planning…