Manager, Talent Acquisition - America's

Aspen Technology; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AspenTech, based in Houston, TX, seeks a seasoned Americas Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and develop a cross-regional recruiting team. You will partner with business leaders and HR to build talent pipelines across NA, LATAM, and SA regions within a matrix environment.

This role emphasizes hands-on coaching, data-driven recruiting, and continuous process improvement. The work location follows a 4‑1 hybrid model, with four days in the office and one remote day.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 8+ years of recruitment experience with proven expertise in recruiting solutions, strong operational focus, utilizing data to influence, talent mapping, and direct sourcing.
• Prior leadership experience required. Prior experience in managing geographically dispersed teams highly preferred.
• Strong operational experience in various talent acquisition principles: cost per hire, compa ratio, hiring budgets, geographic hiring strategies, etc.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, providing ongoing guidance, feedback, prioritization support, and development opportunities.
• Manage a small requisition load as needed, serving as a hands-on player-coach who models strong sourcing, screening, stakeholder management, compensation partnership, mobility support, and pipeline development.
• Partner with senior leaders in the business and colleagues within HR to further enhance and develop our future talent pipelines.
• Cultivate a network of relationships inside and outside the organization, feeding back intelligence and insight to key stakeholders.
• Develop and communicate recommendations to hiring managers based on knowledge of the markets, candidates, and talent strategies.
• Set clear expectations for team performance, stakeholder partnership, candidate experience, and recruiting discipline across the Americas region.

Skills

Leadership experience

Recruitment strategy

People development

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

Emerson’s Aspen Technology (AspenTech) business is a global leader in industrial software, powering the future of the world’s most critical industries. We drive innovation through AI-powered, model-based solutions to enable customers to run industrial operations with greater performance, safety and environmental responsibility. At AspenTech, you will be part of a global market-leading company with double-digit growth and a blue-chip customer base.

We offer the opportunity to make an impact, to drive innovation and to be an agent of positive change. Our culture and vision have taken dramatic leaps forward over the past two years and we still have work to do. We need extraordinary individuals to pave the way ahead.

The America’s Talent Acquisition Manager will be based in Houston, TX and bring a builder’s mindset to advance our Talent Acquisition maturity model. This role will lead, coach, and develop a team of Senior and Principal Talent Acquisition Consultants supporting North America, Latin America, and South America, while partnering closely with business leaders, Global and Regional HR Business Partners, and other HR functions in a matrixed environment. Reporting to the Global Talent Acquisition Director, the manager will provide consultative talent solutions, strengthen team capability and accountability, and maintain a small requisition load to stay connected to the business and model effective recruiting practices.

Your Impact

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, providing ongoing guidance, feedback, prioritization support, and development opportunities.
• Manage a small requisition load as needed, serving as a hands-on player-coach who models strong sourcing, screening, stakeholder management, compensation partnership, mobility support, and pipeline development.
• Partner with senior leaders in the business and colleagues within HR to further enhance and develop our future talent pipelines.
• Cultivate a network of relationships inside and outside the organization, feeding back intelligence and insight to key stakeholders.
• Develop and communicate recommendations to hiring managers based on knowledge of the markets, candidates, and talent strategies.
• Set clear expectations for team performance, stakeholder partnership, candidate experience, and recruiting discipline across the Americas region.
• Champion continuous improvement by coaching the team through process changes, driving adoption of scalable recruiting practices, and creating a more efficient experience for recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates.
• In partnership with HR Business Partners, Talent Management and the business leaders, support short- and long-term hiring strategies to balance “build vs. buy,” succession, and internal mobility.
• Help mature the sourcer/recruiter model by clarifying roles, improving collaboration, and enabling the team to scale Americas talent acquisition delivery.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 8+ years of recruitment experience with proven expertise in recruiting solutions, strong operational focus, utilizing data to influence, talent mapping, and direct sourcing.
• Prior leadership experience required. Prior experience in managing geographically dispersed teams highly preferred.
• Strong operational experience in various talent acquisition principles: cost per hire, compa ratio, hiring budgets, geographic hiring strategies, etc.
• Demonstrated results in a matrix environment, self-resourcing and developing creative solutions to solve problems.

Work Authorization

AspenTech will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Work Location

AspenTech has a global hybrid workplace for most of our roles. Employees are expected to work in the office 4 days per week and may work remotely 1 day per week, unless the employee has a reasonable accommodation or other approved exception to the hybrid workplace schedule. This role follows our 4-1 hybrid model and is based in our Houston, TX office.