Talent Acquisition Manager

Opportunity@Work is a nonprofit social enterprise with a mission to increase career opportunities for the 71 million adults in the U.S. who do not have a four-year college degree but are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs).

For STARs, the American Dream has been fading due in part to an “opportunity gap,” in which access to the good jobs required for upward mobility often depends less on people’s skills and more on whether and where they went to college, who they know professionally and socially, or even how they look.

We envision a future in which employers hire people based on skills rather than their pedigree. We are uniting companies, workforce development organizations and philanthropists in a movement to restore the American Dream so that every STAR can work, learn and earn to their full potential.

As part of the larger People & Culture team, the Talent Acquisition Manager acts as a gatekeeper of Opportunity@Work’s culture by providing an exceptional experience to both our internal colleagues and candidates alike.

Reporting to the Vice President of People & Culture, the Talent Acquisition Manager will be responsible for the full life cycle recruiting efforts for a variety of positions. The ideal candidate will have a background in DE&I sourcing strategies to build pipelines of diverse talent. This role requires excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work with all levels of an organization. We are passionate about providing candidates and hiring leaders a great experience through our recruiting process and hope you share this passion!

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full cycle recruiting for professional hires across a variety of corporate functions and business units.
• Partner with hiring leaders in the development and execution of diversity hiring strategies in support of our hiring objectives and in alignment with our DEIB strategy.
• Drive data-driven recruitment programs, convey insights and decisions and leverage new and existing data to inform how we attract, select, grow, and retain talent.
• Measure effectiveness of external and internal partner strategies and foster and manage those relationships.
• Develop and maintain networks internally and externally to ensure a strong pipeline of potential candidates.
• Assess position requirements and candidate qualifications to ensure alignment with business requirements and provide accurate and insightful candidate assessments and rankings.
• Prepare candidates for interviews by providing detailed information on our organization, business strategy, department, and the hiring leadership.
• Facilitate our candidate selection process by ensuring key hiring rationales are appropriately prioritized, collecting and reviewing stakeholder feedback with hiring leadership, and candidate comparatives are clearly articulated.
• Track, monitor, disposition, and report ongoing recruiting activities through the disciplined use of our Applicant Tracking System which ensures data integrity for metrics/reporting.
• Work to identify, drive and update recruiting processes designed to improve efficiencies and create a positive recruiting experience for hiring managers and candidates.
• Build a candidate pipeline for key positions and maintain regular contact with possible future candidates.
• Recruit effectively against measurable metrics & industry benchmarks
• Function as in-house consultant and the subject matter expert in recruitment & staffing.
• Effectively support multiple clients within our business and manage against hiring deadlines for business-critical roles.

• 5+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience within a corporate or agency environment.
• 2+ years of experience developing and executing diversity & inclusion strategies that meet business needs.
• Experience exploring and recommending new diverse partnership opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality results and utilize intelligent business approaches to identify & attract high quality candidates.
• Ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Experience with direct sourcing is required with a focus on diversity sourcing.

Opportunity@Work is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.