Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Relate Search has partnered with a high-growth, consumer-facing food and beverage organization in its search for a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition to lead recruiting operations and drive scalable hiring strategies across the business. This role will play a critical part in building and enabling a high-performing talent acquisition function, ensuring the organization attracts and hires top talent in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Reporting into HR leadership, this individual will lead a team of recruiters, partner closely with business leaders, and optimize recruiting processes, tools, and strategies to deliver a best-in-class candidate and hiring manager experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end Talent Acquisition operations, ensuring consistent, efficient, and high-quality recruiting processes across all functions and levels.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of recruiters and coordinators, driving performance, accountability, and strong hiring outcomes.
• Partner with business leaders and HR to align hiring strategies with workforce needs, providing market insights and guidance on talent decisions.
• Oversee recruiting tools, systems, and workflows, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, candidate experience, and process scalability.
• Manage recruiting budget and external vendor relationships, ensuring effective use of agencies, tools, and hiring investments.

Qualifications:

• 5–7+ years of experience in talent acquisition or recruiting, with full-cycle recruiting expertise across multiple functions.
• 2–3+ years of experience leading or managing recruiting teams.
• Demonstrated ability to improve recruiting processes and leverage ATS or recruiting technologies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence hiring decisions and partner with leadership.
• Ownership mentality with the ability to navigate "scrappy" environments with changing priorities
• Data-driven mindset with experience using recruiting metrics to drive performance and decision-making.