HR Manager Recruiting Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

HR Manager Recruiting Specialist

Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but energetically shaping it? Join the Microvast Team (NASDAQ: MVST), a technology innovator that designs, develops and manufactures lithium-ion battery solutions. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Houston, TX, Microvast is renowned for its cutting-edge cell technology and its vertical integration capabilities which extend from core battery chemistry (cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator) to battery packs. By integrating the process from raw material to system assembly, Microvast has developed a family of products covering a broad breadth of market applications. More information can be found on the corporate website:

Job Summary

Microvast is seeking a HR Manager Recruiting Specialist to lead the strategy, governance, and delivery of enterprise recruiting programs that build qualified talent pipelines, support workforce plans, and provide a consistent candidate and hiring-manager experience. The role aligns recruiting priorities with business needs, directs recruiting operations and team capability, strengthens compliance and data quality, and improves the cost, speed, and effectiveness of talent acquisition across domestic and global operations.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Alignment

• Lead recruiting strategy, annual priorities, and delivery plans in alignment with workforce demand, business growth, internal mobility, and retention objectives.
• Partner with business and HR leaders to translate workforce plans into recruiting capacity, sourcing, selection, and hiring priorities across corporate, technical, field, and international roles.
• Establish measurable recruiting goals and service expectations, evaluate progress, and adjust resources or programs to address critical talent gaps. 

Team Leadership, Stakeholder Partnership & Vendors

• Lead, coach, and develop recruiting team members through clear accountabilities, workload planning, feedback, capability development, and performance expectations.
• Build trusted partnerships with hiring managers, HR partners, and business leaders by providing market insight, practical recruiting guidance, and transparent status communication.
• Select, negotiate with, and oversee recruiting vendors and employment service providers; monitor cost, quality, responsiveness, contractual performance, and business value.

NON-ESSENTIAL (ADDITIONAL) FUNCTIONS

• Support enterprise HR projects, organizational initiatives, audits, and special workforce programs as assigned.
• Represent the organization at selected recruiting events, professional forums, campus activities, and community partnerships.
• Contribute recruiting expertise to employer-brand, on-boarding, retention, talent development, and workforce-planning initiatives.

Skill

Proficiency

Application in Role

Staffing Strategy

Advanced

Translates business and workforce priorities into scalable recruiting plans, capacity decisions, and measurable outcomes.

Talent Sourcing

Advanced

Directs multi-channel sourcing approaches that build qualified pipelines for varied and difficult-to-fill roles.

Talent Assessment

Advanced

Establishes structured, job-related selection practices and guides sound evaluation and hiring decisions.

Human Resources Systems

Advanced

Governs applicant tracking workflows, recruiting data standards, user practices, and system improvements.

Employment Regulations

Proficient

Applies employment requirements and company standards to recruiting policies, documentation, and selection practices.

Data Management

Proficient

Maintains reliable recruiting data and reporting for operational, compliance, and leadership use.

Performance Analysis

Proficient

Evaluates recruiting activity, pipeline health, service outcomes, and vendor performance to drive improvement.

Vendor Negotiation

Proficient

Negotiates and manages recruiting service providers for quality, cost effectiveness, and value.

Team Management

Advanced

Sets direction, allocates work, coaches recruiters, and builds accountable team capability.

Cross-functional Teamwork

Advanced

Aligns closely with hiring leaders, HR partners, and support functions to resolve recruiting needs.

Communication Strategy

Advanced

Shapes clear recruiting, candidate, and stakeholder communications across varied audiences.

Budget Development

Proficient

Supports recruiting budgets, forecasts, vendor spend controls, and resource planning.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Five to seven years of progressive recruiting experience, including experience supporting a multi-location or global organization.
• Three or more years of people leadership or supervisory experience in recruiting or talent acquisition.
• Experience leading full-cycle recruiting programs, sourcing and selection practices, recruiting operations, vendor relationships, and applicant tracking systems.
• Working knowledge of ADP with a strong ability to analyze recruiting data to improve processes in a service-oriented environment. 
• Working knowledge of applicable employment regulations, equal employment opportunity practices, recruiting documentation, and data reporting.
• Strong leadership, consultation, negotiation, written communication, and stakeholder-management skills across organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

The following are valued but not required. Candidates demonstrating equivalent skills through alternative pathways may be considered.

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or comparable professional HR certification.
• Experience recruiting for energy, industrial, engineering, technical, field operations, or offshore drilling roles.
• Experience with global recruiting, cross-cultural candidate engagement, and multi-jurisdiction hiring practices.
• Experience improving applicant tracking systems, recruiting analytics, employment marketing, or talent acquisition operating models.

Expected Compensation

Annual salary + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Applicants for employment at Microvast must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Microvast is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran status and disability status, protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Microvast is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.

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