Manager, Talent Acquisition

AmeriVet Veterinary Partners; Connecticut; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Mental health resources

Paid time off

Holidays

Career development programs

Job summary

AmeriVet Veterinary Partners seeks a Manager of Talent Acquisition to lead a regional recruiting team and build a scalable operating model. You will translate business needs into recruiting plans, drive analytics, and partner with regional leaders to meet hiring targets across partner clinics.

You will coach recruiters, optimize ATS workflows, improve candidate experience, and deliver insights that shape talent strategy.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience managing recruiters or talent acquisition professionals, including coaching and performance management.
• Experience working in a decentralized, multi-site, healthcare, veterinary, or similar field-based operating environment.
• Ability to build and execute regional recruiting strategies that meet hiring targets.
• Experience using ATS, CRM, sourcing platforms, reporting dashboards, and candidate engagement tools.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret recruiting data and translate insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead Regional Recruiting Team: manage, coach, and develop regional recruiters.
• Build a Consistent Operating Model: establish a scalable recruiting operating model.
• Develop Regional Hiring Strategies: partner with leaders to meet hiring targets.
• Drive Recruiter Effectiveness: optimize ATS workflows and sourcing platforms.
• Stakeholder Partnership: align recruiting priorities with business goals.
• Analytics & Insights: provide funnel health and market insights.
• Performance Management & Coaching: set expectations and provide feedback.
• Candidate & Stakeholder Experience: ensure high-touch experience reflecting company values.
• Process Optimization: improve processes, templates, and reporting.
• Market Intelligence: monitor hiring trends and compensation benchmarks.

Skills

Team management

Regional recruiting

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

ATS

CRM

Sourcing platforms

Reporting dashboards

Candidate engagement tools

Job description

As the Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will lead a team of regional recruiters responsible for delivering consistent, high-quality recruiting support across AmeriVet’s regions. In this high-impact role, you will build and manage an operating model that enables recruiters to leverage available tools, follow standardized practices, and execute regional strategies that support hiring targets. You will partner closely with regional and divisional leaders to translate business needs into scalable recruiting plans, provide meaningful talent analytics, and help shape AmeriVet’s overall talent acquisition strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Regional Recruiting Team: Manage, coach, and develop a team of regional recruiters, ensuring they are aligned to business priorities, equipped to support their regions, and accountable for delivering results against hiring goals.
• Build a Consistent Operating Model: Establish and continuously improve a scalable recruiting operating model that drives consistent support, clear expectations, standardized processes, and effective use of available recruiting tools and technology.
• Develop Regional Hiring Strategies: Partner with regional and divisional leaders to assess talent needs, identify market dynamics, and build regional recruiting strategies that help meet hiring targets across AmeriVet’s partner clinics.
• Drive Recruiter Effectiveness: Ensure recruiters are leveraging ATS workflows, sourcing platforms, candidate engagement tools, reporting dashboards, and other resources to improve productivity, pipeline quality, and stakeholder experience.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as a strategic talent acquisition partner to Regional Vice Presidents, Operations Directors, Practice Managers, and other leaders, aligning recruiting priorities with operational goals and business growth plans.
• Analytics & Insights: Provide robust recruiting analytics to regional and divisional leaders, including funnel health, pipeline activity, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, and market insights that inform strategy and decision-making.
• Performance Management & Coaching: Set expectations, monitor performance, provide ongoing feedback, and create development plans that strengthen recruiter capability and support a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Candidate & Stakeholder Experience: Champion a consistent, high-touch experience for candidates and internal stakeholders that reflects AmeriVet’s values and strengthens the organization’s employer brand.
• Process Optimization: Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, workflows, tools, templates, and reporting practices to increase efficiency, consistency, and hiring outcomes.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor regional hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, competitor activity, and talent availability to help shape recruiting strategy and guide business leaders.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience managing recruiters or talent acquisition professionals, including coaching, performance management, workload prioritization, and team development.
• Experience working in a decentralized, multi-site, retail-style, healthcare, veterinary, or similar field-based operating environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build and execute regional recruiting strategies that support hiring targets and operational business needs.
• Experience using key recruiting technologies, including an applicant tracking system, CRM, sourcing platforms, reporting dashboards, and candidate engagement tools.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret recruiting data, identify trends, and translate insights into recommendations for regional and divisional leaders.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively across regions and levels of leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

At AmeriVet, we’re committed to your growth, development, well-being, and success. We empower team members with the resources, support, and opportunities needed to thrive in their careers and make a lasting impact in our communities.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Tailored development programs, mentorship, and career pathing to help you achieve your unique goals.
• Competitive pay, performance bonuses, 401(k) matching, and student loan assistance to foster your financial well-being.
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and mental health resources to support your overall well-being.
• Generous paid time off and holidays, because your personal time matters.
• A supportive, collaborative environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.

Please note: Any Benefits listed above apply to full-time employees.

At AmeriVet, your unique skills and passion are celebrated, and every team member has the tools to thrive. Our people-focused approach is centered on helping you grow in your career while making a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.