ABOUT THE ROLE
Standard Group is looking for a strategic and results-driven Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end recruitment for both corporate/shared services and high-volume restaurant operations. This role will oversee talent sourcing, recruitment planning, employer branding, recruitment partnerships, and selection processes to ensure that critical positions are filled efficiently and with the right talent. The successful candidate will build a strong recruitment organization, strengthen direct sourcing capabilities, and establish scalable hiring strategies to support the group's continued growth and expansion.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Store Operations & High-Volume Recruitment
- Lead high-volume recruitment strategies for restaurant operations across multiple locations.
- Ensure adequate manpower availability through direct sourcing, recruitment campaigns, and third-party manpower partnerships.
- Develop workforce plans and recruitment strategies to support new store openings.
- Ensure timely fulfillment of store manpower requirements while maintaining hiring quality.
B. Corporate & Leadership Recruitment
- Lead end-to-end recruitment for corporate, management, and leadership positions.
- Develop sourcing strategies for critical and specialized roles.
- Manage relationships with executive search firms, recruitment agencies, and other talent partners.
- Ensure effective recruitment planning and prioritization in partnership with business leaders.
C. Employer Branding & Recruitment Channels
- Develop and strengthen the company's employer branding strategy across digital and traditional platforms.
- Lead recruitment marketing initiatives through LinkedIn, JobStreet, social media, job fairs, PESO, and other channels.
- Build direct sourcing capabilities to reduce agency dependency and recruitment costs.
- Promote SHG's employer value proposition and career opportunities across its restaurant brands.
D. Recruitment Excellence & Process Improvement
- Establish standardized recruitment processes and quality hiring standards.
- Implement competency-based interviews, structured hiring scorecards, and candidate evaluation tools.
- Institutionalize recruitment policies, hiring specifications, and selection procedures.
- Lead the development of recruitment dashboards and analytics to monitor hiring performance.
- Ensure recruitment activities are aligned with approved manpower requirements and organizational structures.
E. Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, and develop the Talent Acquisition team.
- Establish individual and team recruitment performance targets.
- Monitor time-to-fill, quality of hire, recruitment costs, and new-hire attrition.
- Strengthen stakeholder relationships and hiring manager accountability.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in talent acquisition and recruitment leadership.
- Strong background in both high-volume recruitment and corporate or leadership hiring.
- Experience managing recruitment across multi-site, high-volume organizations.
- Background in QSR, restaurants, retail, hospitality, staffing, or other large-scale industries is highly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in employer branding, direct sourcing, recruitment analytics, and recruitment process improvement.
- Experience managing recruitment agencies, executive search firms, and third-party manpower providers.
- Strong knowledge of competency-based interviewing and structured selection processes.
- Proven ability to lead recruitment teams and influence senior stakeholders.
- Strong business acumen, analytical skills, and execution capabilities.