Manager, Talent Acquisition

Materion Corporation; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion Corporation is seeking a Manager, Talent Acquisition to lead the full TA function and provide strategic direction across recruiting initiatives.

You will partner with HR leadership and business stakeholders to design and optimize recruitment strategies, oversee the team, and ensure a best-in-class candidate experience across all hiring levels.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of professional recruiting experience with leadership responsibility.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Proven ability to lead a team of recruiters and drive performance.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and best practices in talent acquisition.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinker with a track record of driving recruitment initiatives.
• Proficient with ATS and recruitment marketing tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop the recruitment team to ensure operational excellence.
• Oversee the TA budget process and resource planning.
• Partner with HR leadership to design enterprise-wide recruitment strategies and report progress with metrics.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment across all levels, ensuring quality and candidate experience.
• Manage relationships with external recruiting vendors and platforms.
• Oversee vendor SLAs, performance, and cost-effective recruiting support.
• Coordinate with partners on advertising, background checks, branding, and tech enhancements.
• Leverage analytics to measure performance and optimize processes.
• Develop candidate attraction strategies across channels such as job boards, social media, and events.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Relationship management

Recruiting analytics

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)

Recruitment marketing platforms

Vendor management tools

Job description

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us!The Manager, Talent Acquisition leads the full talent acquisition function, providing strategic direction, operational oversight, and leadership for the recruiting team. This role partners closely with the HR functions (Field HR, HRIS, Compensation), HR Senior Leadership and business stakeholders to design, execute, and optimize recruitment strategies aligned with organizational objectives.

Work Environment

Location: This position will be based in Mayfield Heights, OH or remote. If remote, preference will be given to candidates located in the Eastern Time Zone.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop the recruitment team, including Senior and Lead Recruiters, ensuring operational excellence and strategic alignment across all talent acquisition activities.
• Provide oversight of the TA budget process.
• Partner with the VP, Global HR to design and implement enterprise-wide recruitment strategies; report progress using metrics and insights to guide decision-making.
• Oversee the execution of all full-cycle recruitment activities (e.g., screen resumes, conduct interviews, evaluate candidates, campus recruitment, executive-level recruiting), ensuring process quality, consistency, and best-in-class candidate experience across all hiring levels.
• Manage relationships with key external recruiting vendors and platforms to ensure high-quality service delivery and alignment with hiring objectives.
• Oversee vendor performance, SLAs, and compliance to ensure consistent support for recruiting activities.
• Coordinate with external partners on advertising strategies, background checks, employer branding initiatives, and recruitment technology enhancements.
• Evaluate vendor solutions, identify improvement opportunities, and ensure cost-effective use of recruiting resources.
• Leverage recruitment analytics to evaluate performance, optimize processes, benchmark best practices, and continuously elevate Talent Acquisition effectiveness.
• Develop and manage candidate attraction strategies through various channels, including job boards, social media, networking events, and employer branding initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of professional recruiting experience, with proven leadership responsibility in high-volume and strategic recruitment environments.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven ability to effectively manage and lead a team of recruiters, driving performance and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and best practices related to talent acquisition.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset and a track record of driving recruitment initiatives to meet organizational goals.
• Proficiency in utilizing recruitment technologies and tools, including applicant tracking systems and recruitment marketing platforms.

Preferred

• HR Certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP).
• Experience working within the automotive or advanced manufacturing sector, or in a similarly fast-paced, highly technical, and high-volume environment, with the ability to support complex operations and evolving business needs.
• Prior experience in implementing and optimizing HRIS, ATS, and recruitment marketing tools.
• Demonstrated success in building and executing recruiting strategies to attract top talent (exempt, non-exempt, campus, executive).

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

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