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Talent Acquisition

The Talent Acquisition Manager plans, directs, and manages recruiting staff based on the strategic direction established by the director. This position ensures that the University recruiting plan and strategy are implemented and that milestones and goals are met.

• Plan, direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate the work activities of the talent acquisition team in their efforts across the University
• Mentor, guide, advise, and counsel staff and the University community regarding recruiting and sourcing, policies, procedures, and best practices
• Provide oversight to the team and implement the recruiting plan and strategy across the University
• Assess business processes, strategies, and methods; identify and solution for technology and business process challenges
• Compile, analyze, and capture insights from Talent Acquisition Specialists, customers, and data to inform process and strategy improvements
• Review and evaluate University-wide talent acquisition practices and policies to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws; research and analyze best practices and make recommendations to assist in the development of new policies and programs
• Establish standards and protocols to deliver extraordinary recruitment and sourcing services to clients; develop innovative recruitment strategies to create diverse high-quality candidate pools based on current and future University needs
• Develop recruitment project plans for implementation
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow effectiveness; oversee process documentation, projects, and improvement initiatives
• Provide continuous feedback as well as performance evaluations to grow and develop staff

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 16
• Minimum – $123,200.00
• MidPoint – $157,100.00
• Maximum – $191,000.00