Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition ManagerThe Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for leading recruiting activities including discovering top talent, building a strong employment brand, and building great relationships with both candidates and Team Members. The Talent Acquisition Manager will lead a team of recruiters focused on both field and corporate recruiting. The Talent Acquisition Manager will oversee sourcing, screening, selecting, and placing qualified candidates in a timely manner to meet the staffing needs of the organization while ensuring compliance with EEO and ADA guidelines as well as Company policies.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Partner with business and HR leaders to develop proactive staffing and talent acquisition strategies. Serve as a talent advisor by identifying workforce challenges and recommending solutions based on business needs, market conditions, recruiting results, and talent trends.Analyze recruiting, retention, quality of hire, pipeline, sourcing, and hiring data to identify trends and opportunities. Translate insights into actionable recommendations and continuously improve recruiting strategies and processes.Develop and implement innovative talent attraction strategies, including sourcing channels, talent pipelines, recruiting campaigns, community partnerships, employment branding, technology, and other approaches tailored to specific markets and positions.Lead and continuously evaluate the organization's flexible recruiting support model, ensuring the appropriate level of Talent Acquisition partnership based on business needs. Identify opportunities for additional recruiting support, consultation, and training.Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and business leaders by providing guidance on recruiting strategy, candidate selection, interviewing, market conditions, and hiring best practices.Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and support to the Talent Acquisition team. Set strategic priorities, drive accountability, and foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.Oversee recruiting efforts across the organization, utilizing a variety of sourcing and selection strategies. Personally manage select corporate, leadership, critical, and hard-to-fill positions as needed.Lead employment branding and talent attraction initiatives that strengthen candidate awareness, engagement, and the organization's ability to attract qualified talent.Oversee recruitment and selection activities, including screening, interviews, assessments, pre-employment checks, offers, and other selection processes.Stay current on recruiting practices, technology, candidate behaviors, and labor market trends to identify opportunities to strengthen the organization's talent acquisition strategy.Lead or participate in additional projects and perform other duties as assigned.Qualifications:Experience and expertise in a variety of interviewing skills and techniquesKnowledge of state and federal employment lawProven track record of building strong, mutually respectful relationships with hiring managersAble to give and receive feedback appropriatelyExcellent communication skills at all levels, adapting communication to suit the receiverProven ability to maintain confidentialityAbility to develop and motivate othersAbility to use creative sourcing techniquesAbility to develop, use and apply recruiting metricsEducation and/or Experience:3+ years experience leading or supervising a team5-7 years Corporate Recruiting experiencePhysical Demands:Must be able to constantly remain in a stationary position.The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.Occasionally may require light lifting up to 25 pounds.Work Environment:Office environment.Occasional travel may be required.It is the policy of World Acceptance Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The duties listed are the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made unless they create an undue hardship to the Company. Physical and environmental requirements are representative of those needed to successfully perform the job.