Recruiting Manager

Recruiting ManagerAs the Recruiting Manager, you will lead and develop a team of recruiters while managing your own portfolio of open roles. This hands-on leadership role combines team development with full-cycle recruiting, allowing you to coach and support your team while helping set the standard for how we attract and hire talent.This is an in-office, five days a week role where you will partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand talent needs, shape effective recruiting strategies, and deliver a positive hiring experience while strengthening recruiting practices to support current and future growth.As a premier consulting and technology firm, Alliant is focused on providing solutions to help businesses transform and thrive, while serving as their ongoing growth partner.Key ResponsibilitiesLead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters, fostering accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and consistent, candidate-focused recruiting practices.Monitor recruiting workloads and outcomes, adjusting priorities and resources based on hiring needs, business priorities, and team capacity.Establish and reinforce consistent recruiting, interviewing, and selection practices that align with organizational policies and applicable employment requirements.Manage a portfolio of open positions while leading full-cycle recruiting from intake and sourcing through candidate evaluation, offer development, and pre-hire transition.Develop targeted sourcing strategies and talent pipelines to support current and anticipated hiring needs.Deliver a professional, engaging candidate experience through timely communication and effective representation of the organization and its employee value proposition.Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs, define candidate profiles, and establish clear expectations for the recruiting process.Serve as a trusted recruiting advisor, providing guidance on sourcing, talent availability, interviewing, and hiring decisions throughout the search.Partner with People/HR leaders and key stakeholders to advance workforce and talent priorities.Use recruiting data and trends to identify challenges and recommend improvements to recruiting processes, tools, workflows, and stakeholder experiences.Support talent acquisition initiatives, including employer brand, referrals, talent pipelines, recruiting technology, and talent-market trend monitoring.Apply emerging recruiting practices and talent-market insights to strengthen the organization's approach to attracting talent.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional background is required.Progressive talent acquisition background, including full-cycle recruiting and demonstrated knowledge of sourcing, interviewing, candidate assessment, and selection practices.Proven success leading, coaching, and developing recruiting professionals while managing individual recruiting responsibilities.Track record of partnering with hiring managers and business leaders across functions and organizational levels.Strong interpersonal, communication, consultation, and relationship-building skills.Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies.Competency in leveraging recruiting data and insights to identify trends and inform decision-making.Exposure to recruiting across multiple business functions, geographic locations, or specialized talent areas preferred.Involvement in talent acquisition process improvement, recruiting operations, or employer branding initiatives preferred.Strong prioritization and time-management skills, with a sense of urgency and consistent follow-through in a fast-paced, changing environment.Openness to performance feedback and continuous improvement within a team environment is essential.Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.Candidate must reside or relocate to Houston, TXAlliant offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including 100% employer paid medical/dental premiums for single coverage for certain options, 401(k) matching, PTO, company provided life insurance and disability, onsite gym and group exercise classes, paid covered parking, and more!Do Work That Matters. Alliant