Talent Acquisition Manager

Title: Talent Acquisition Manager Position Type: Professional Tech Full time College: Front Range Community College Division: Organizational Development & Human Resources Department: FRCC Talent Acquisition Campus: Westminster Campus, or Boulder County Campus Location: Westminster, CO or Longmont, CO Salary Range: $63,393 - $66,563 annually ***This position has the opportunity to be based either the campus located in Longmont, CO (Boulder County Campus), or Westminster, CO (Westminster Campus). *** **Who We Are: ** With three campuses along Colorado's Front Range, FRCC is the state's largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities. Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the "Top Online Colleges" in the country by Newsweek. One of FRCC's main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college's strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment---one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body. The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive. At FRCC, employees and leaders bring our values to life through their actions. We collaborate across roles and campuses, seek and value diverse perspectives, follow through on our commitments, and turn thoughtful ideas into meaningful improvements which are measured for success. We take pride in our work, support one another, and make decisions that advance student success, equity, and excellence. We seek people who will actively contribute to this culture and demonstrate these commitments every day. **Job Summary: ** Reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition and Classification, you will provide strong leadership and mentorship to a team of Talent Acquisition Partners, ensuring equitable workload distribution and awareness of evolving policies. Serving as a subject matter expert on recruitment processes and the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), you will help ensure that consistent, compliant hiring practices are in place for APT, Faculty, Part-Time, and Student Employment jobs, while managing ATS configuration and conducting periodic audits to safeguard documentation and retention guidelines. You will use data to identify bottlenecks, track progress toward key performance indicators, and drive continuous improvement, while staying current on emerging recruitment models to strengthen FRCC's talent strategy. You will also identify learning opportunities and resources for Talent Acquisition Partners. Additionally, you will partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to develop resources for hiring managers and search committees, ensuring a smooth hand-off from recruitment to new hire integration. This role also represents FRCC at career fairs and community events to build strong talent pipelines. Throughout this work, you will exemplify FRCC's core values, demonstrating integrity through recruitment compliance and confidentiality, promoting Inclusivity in hiring practices, strengthening community through partnerships and outreach, and advanci g Innovation in tools, workflows, and recruitment strategy. This position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but does require a strong on-campus presence and may require occasional travel to all three FRCC campuses. *Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E-Verify employer. * **Duties & Responsibilities: ** **Supervision & Team Leadership ** - Hire,?mentor?and support a team of Talent Acquisition Partners. - Supervise and mentor Talent Acquisition Partners, providing coaching and guidance to strengthen team performance and professional growth. - Monitor workload distribution to ensure?timely?completion of recruitment, ensuring TA Partners have the resources and feel adequately supported in their job. - Ensure TA Partners stay informed of new and changing policies or procedures that?impact?their?work. **Recruitment Process & Systems Expertise ** - Serve as the subject matter expert on recruitment processes across full time, faculty, part-time, and student employment populations, ensuring consistent and compliant practices across employee types. - Act as a resource and expert on the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), supporting effective use of the platform across the talent acquisition team. - Conduct periodic audits of recruitment files and ATS records to ensure documentation accuracy and compliance readiness. - Manage ATS configuration, user permissions, and workflow settings to support evolving recruitment needs across employee types. Data-Informed Decision Making & Continuous Improvement - Continuously evaluate and update recruitment workflows based on data and research, ensuring processes support the timely hiring of highly qualified employees whose values align with FRCC. - Analyze recruitment and hiring data to identify bottlenecks and process inefficiencies, implementing solutions to keep the team on track toward key performance indicators (KPIs). - Use data-informed insights to guide decisions related to employee performance and workflow processes, ensuring continuous improvement across the talent acquisition function. - Stay abreast of emerging recruitment models and industry best practices, recommending innovative approaches to strengthen FRCC's talent acquisition strategy. **Tools, Training and Resource Development ** - Equip Talent Acquisition Partners and hiring managers with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively utilize the ATS and follow best practices. - Support the development of job aids to standardize and simplify recruitment and hiring practices. - Help facilitate "Strategies for Effective Hiring" training for search committee members. **Talent Engagement & Transition ** - Ensure a smooth, well-coordinated hand-off from recruitment to new hire integration for new employees. - Help represent FRCC at career fairs and community events, promoting the college as an employer of choice and building talent pipelines. **Competencies/KSAs: ** - Talent Acquisition Expertise - Applies comprehensive knowledge of full cycle recruitment, candidate sourcing, applicant screening, selection practices, search committee processes, employment offers, onboarding transitions, and applicant tracking systems. Provides subject matter guidance and ensures recruitment practices are consistent, effective, and appropriate for varied position types and employment groups. - Strategic Thinking & Talent Planning - Anticipates evolving workforce needs and translates institutional priorities into forward looking talent plans. Uses recruitment data, labor market trends, succession considerations, and stakeholder insights to identify talent gaps, establish priorities, strengthen candidate pipelines, and recommend scalable approaches that position the College to meet both immediate an