Talent Acquisition Manager

The Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM) is a strategic role at Ancora responsible for the "Front-End" employee recruitment lifecycle (Sourcing through Final Interview) and ultimately enhancing the employer brand.  The TAM drives the strategy to attract, screen, and deliver high-quality candidates to hiring managers with speed and precision. The Manager oversees the corporate recruiting team, ensuring that "Speed-to-Interview" metrics align with the organization's rapid growth and staffing forecasts. A key component of this role is the strategic partnership with Human Resources; the TA Manager ensures a seamless "baton pass" of selected candidates to HR for the hiring process to include offer, background check, and onboarding. While HR manages ADP system configuration, this role acts as a key advisor on workflow improvements to enhance the candidate experience.

I. Sourcing Strategy & Pipeline Management (The Engine)

• Pipeline Architecture: Responsible for building and maintaining "always-on" candidate pools for high-volume roles to support staffing needs.




• Sourcing Diversification: Moves beyond passive job postings. Develops aggressive sourcing strategies using social media, professional networks/organizations, and employee referral campaigns to drive applicant flow.




• Talent Acquisition Excellence: Strengthens our employer brand by transparently promoting competitive pay and benefits to attract top-tier talent, while standardizing screening protocols and assessments to ensure only "Ready-to-Hire" caliber candidates are presented to Hiring Managers.

II. Leadership & Workforce Planning

• Team Oversight: Manages and mentors the Corporate Recruiter(s), setting daily activity KPIs (outbound calls, screens completed, interviews scheduled) to ensure ample lead flow for open requisitions.




• Forecasting: Partners with the VP and Department Directors to review 30-60-90 day staffing projections, and weekly termination reports, ensuring the recruitment team is sourcing ahead of the need.




• Stakeholder Management: Acts as the primary liaison between Hiring Managers and the Recruiting team, holding regular syncs to calibrate candidate quality and adjust profiles as needed.

III. HR Partnership & System Collaboration

• The "Quality Handoff": responsible for the accuracy and completeness of candidate files before they move to the Offer stage of the hiring process. Ensures HR receives a "clean file" to expedite the offer and onboarding process.




• ADP Collaboration: Serves as the functional expert for the recruiting module within ADP. Collaborates with HR to advise on workflow changes, disposition codes, and automation opportunities to reduce friction.




• Compliance Support: Ensures the recruiting team adheres to all federal (OFCCP and EEOC, ADA, Title VII) and state/local rules to prevent discrimination in job posts/requisitions, ensuring equal opportunity, avoiding biased language, and meeting  requirements during the screening process, partnering with HR to mitigate risk.

IV. Metrics & Analytics

• Funnel Optimization: Tracks and reports on key "Top of Funnel" metrics: Time-to-Submit, Interview-to-Offer Ratio, Time to Fill, and Source Effectiveness.




• Vendor Management: Manages relationships with external job boards (Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.) and staffing agencies, analyzing ROI on spend to recommend budget allocations to leadership.




• Workforce Forecasting & Planning: Monitors termination trends and projected retirement positions to proactively identify talent gaps and initiate sourcing for upcoming requisitions before they become critical vacancies.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, HR, or related field (or equivalent experience).




• 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition or high-volume Recruiting.




• 2 years of leadership experience managing and supporting others.




• Proven track record of managing the Sourcing-to-Interview lifecycle in a fast-paced environment.




• Strong proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ADP Workforce Now experience is a plus).

• Experience in Contact Center, Education, or Sales recruitment.




• Demonstrated ability to partner with HR departments to streamline cross-functional workflows.




• Experience managing recruitment budgets and vendor contracts.




• SHRM Talent Acquisition Credential a bonus

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually not exposed to weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, or requirements associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change. 

I have read and understand the above job description.  I further understand that this is not an all-inclusive list and does not constitute a contract.  My employment remains at will as with all employees of Ancora Education.