Talent Acquisition Manager

We are seeking a seasoned Recruiting Leader to build and run a high-performing recruiting and talent acquisition function. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has led agency staffing operations inside a corporate environment and who has personally recruited at a high level. You will own the strategy, the team, and the results, from sourcing and client or hiring-manager partnership through offer and retention.

The ideal candidate understands the economics of staffing (fill rates, margins, time-to-fill, recruiter productivity) and knows how to turn a recruiting team into a growth engine for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters, sourcers, and account or delivery managers, setting clear performance standards and holding the team accountable.
• Hire, onboard, and train new recruiting talent; build a bench of future leaders.
• Establish a high-accountability, high-energy culture built on activity metrics, quality of hire, and results.

Strategy and Operations

• Design and execute the recruiting strategy aligned to business growth goals and client or internal hiring demand.
• Own recruiting P&L and operating metrics, including submittals-to-interview, interview-to-offer, offer acceptance, fill rate, time-to-fill, and gross margin where applicable.
• Manage the ATS/CRM and reporting so leadership has accurate, real-time visibility into pipeline and performance.
• Build repeatable processes, playbooks, and scorecards that scale.

Executive and Senior-Level Recruiting

• Personally lead searches for senior, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles, including director-level and executive positions.
• Develop and maintain a deep network of passive candidates and industry relationships in the Northeast Florida market and beyond.
• Guide candidates and hiring managers through negotiation, offer structure, and close.

Client and Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, hiring managers, and clients on workforce planning, market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and talent availability.
• Manage key client or internal relationships, including service-level expectations and escalations.
• Partner with sales, finance, HR, and operations leaders to forecast demand and align recruiting capacity.

Vendor and Agency Management

• Manage relationships with job boards, sourcing tools, MSPs, and third-party agencies; negotiate terms and evaluate ROI.
• Ensure compliance with employment law, EEO requirements, and client or corporate policies.

Qualifications

Required

• 4+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 1 year in a leadership role managing recruiters or a recruiting team.
• Proven experience managing agency or staffing operations (contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire) within a corporate organization.
• Demonstrated record of recruiting at a high level, including senior, executive, or niche roles, with measurable placement results.
• Strong command of staffing metrics and financial acumen, including margin, bill/pay rates, and recruiter productivity.
• Experience with an ATS/CRM and modern sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, Bullhorn, or similar).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills at the executive level.
• Working knowledge of employment law, EEO, and compliance requirements in Florida and nationally.
• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred

• Established professional network in the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida market.
• Experience building or scaling a recruiting function, or launching a new service line.
• Background across multiple industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, technology, logistics, professional services).
• Staffing or HR certifications (e.g., CPC, SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR).

Core Competencies

• Results-driven and metrics-oriented
• Coaching and talent development
• Executive presence and influence
• Strategic workforce planning
• Sales mindset and business development
• Integrity, discretion, and sound judgment

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: [$90,000 to $130,000], commensurate with experience
• Performance-based bonus or commission tied to team and company results
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holidays