Talent Acquisition Manager

SUMMARY

The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for leading recruiting delivery across assigned programs while remaining actively engaged in full-cycle recruiting. This role ensures consistent candidate flow, quality submissions, and timely fulfillment of customer requirements.

This position provides day-to-day leadership to recruiters, maintains visibility into recruiting activity, and partners closely with Program Management to align on priorities and delivery needs. The Talent Acquisition Manager is a hands-on leader who drives execution, maintains momentum across requisitions, and supports overall recruiting effectiveness.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Recruiting Delivery: Own full-cycle recruiting for assigned and priority requisitions, including sourcing, screening, and candidate submission
  • Team Oversight: Provide daily direction and support to recruiters, ensuring alignment on priorities, workload, and expectations
  • Requisition Management: Drive progress across open roles, maintaining urgency and consistent candidate movement
  • Candidate Quality: Ensure submitted candidates meet customer requirements and are properly qualified
  • Pipeline Management: Build and maintain active candidate pipelines to support current and upcoming hiring needs
  • Program Alignment: Partner with Program Management to understand role requirements, demand shifts, and delivery priorities
  • Activity Visibility: Maintain awareness of recruiting activity and pipeline health, identifying gaps and adjusting focus as needed
  • Process Consistency: Reinforce consistent recruiting workflows and expectations across the team
  • Issue Resolution: Address bottlenecks in recruiting flow, including sourcing challenges or candidate drop-off
  • Communication: Provide clear updates to internal teams on recruiting progress, challenges, and needs

KNOWLEDGE

  • Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting within aerospace, manufacturing, or technical staffing environments
  • Familiarity with high-volume and/or specialized recruiting environments
  • Understanding of candidate evaluation and qualification alignment
  • Working knowledge of recruiting tools, CRM/ATS systems, and sourcing strategies; Paycom preferred
  • Basic understanding of recruiting metrics such as pipeline activity and time-to-fill
  • Proficient in MS Office, Outlook, and Excel

COMPETENCIES

  • Ability to balance individual recruiting responsibilities with team support
  • Strong organization and prioritization across multiple requisitions
  • Results-driven with focus on delivery and quality
  • Clear communicator with candidates and internal stakeholders
  • Problem-solving mindset with ability to adjust to changing priorities
  • Accountability and follow-through

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing and candidate management
  • Prior experience in a lead or mentoring capacity preferred
  • Experience in aerospace or technical recruiting environments strongly preferred

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Primarily office-based with frequent communication across internal teams, candidates and customers
  • May require extended hours based on recruiting demand and program needs
  • Limited travel may be required

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

  • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • If a Security Clearance is required:
    • Candidates "must/may need" to be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
    • Successful candidates must be able to secure Program Access approval
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