Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (Retail)

Adidas; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy (Mon-Thu in office,

Remote Fridays

Medical, dental, vision

401k with employer match

Education assistance

Parental leave

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

adidas is seeking a Senior Manager, Retail Talent Acquisition (North America) to lead strategy and execution for recruiting across the NA retail fleet and back-office corporate functions. You will build a regionally aligned TA model, expanding dedicated support for store leadership roles and partnering with Retail HR for corporate hiring.

You will forecast workforce needs, strengthen leadership pipelines, and enable successful store openings, expansions, and peak seasons.

Qualifications

• University degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive recruiting experience in an agency or in-house environment.
• Significant experience supporting retail, high-volume, multi-site recruiting environments, with experience recruiting corporate or functional roles that support a retail organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Retail Talent Acquisition strategy across the North America retail fleet and Retail back-office corporate function, aligning recruiting priorities with business growth and workforce plans.
• Build partnerships with Retail HR, Regional Directors, District Managers, and field leadership to understand regional talent needs and gaps.
• Lead, coach, and develop a regionally aligned team of recruiters responsible for full-cycle recruitment across store management and leadership roles.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment for store supervisors, store leaders, and other priority retail roles with high-quality candidate experience.
• Lead talent planning and recruitment readiness for new store openings, expansions, remodels, relocations, and seasonal peaks.
• Build proactive pipeline strategy through direct sourcing, internal mobility, referrals, and community partnerships.

Skills

High-volume recruiting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Sourcing platforms

Recruiting analytics

AI in recruiting

Job description

Purpose:

As Senior Manager, Retail Talent Acquisition (North America), you will lead the strategy and execution of recruiting for the North America retail fleet and Retail back-office corporate functions. You will build and lead a regionally aligned recruiting model that expands dedicated TA support across store leadership roles, from Assistant Managers through store leadership, while providing strategic recruiting partnership for corporate positions that enable and support the Retail business.

You will work closely with Retail and HR leaders to anticipate workforce needs, strengthen leadership pipelines, and deliver hiring support for new store openings, expansions, remodels, relocations, peak periods, and other priority business needs. This role is accountable for translating retail growth plans into scalable talent strategies that improve hiring outcomes, reduce administrative burden on store leaders, and allow leaders to spend more time focused on customers, teams, and selling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Retail Talent Acquisition strategy across the North America retail fleet and Retail back-office corporate function, aligning recruiting priorities with business growth, workforce plans, and performance needs.
• Build strong partnerships with Retail HR, Regional Directors, District Managers, and field leadership to understand regional talent needs, hiring risks, and emerging capability gaps.
• Lead, coach, and develop a regionally aligned team of recruiters responsible for full-cycle recruitment across store management and leadership roles.
• Establish clear recruiter scope, regional coverage, service expectations, and escalation paths to ensure consistent and sustainable support across the fleet.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment for store supervisors, store leaders, and other priority retail roles, ensuring a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting support for Retail back-office corporate positions, partnering with functional leaders and HR to define talent needs and deliver effective hiring strategies.
• Provide direct recruiting support for select senior, complex, or business-critical retail searches as needed.
• Lead talent planning and recruitment readiness for new store openings, expansions, remodels, relocations, seasonal peaks, and market-specific hiring demands.
• Build proactive pipeline strategy for recurring and critical retail roles through direct sourcing, internal mobility, referrals, community partnerships, hiring events, and targeted outreach.
• Use recruiting data, labor market insights, talent availability, and business demand to identify risks, shape recruiting strategies, and influence workforce decisions.
• Monitor recruiting capacity, hiring volume, pipeline health, time to hire, quality, and experience metrics to ensure resources remain aligned to business demand.
• Strengthen selection quality through clear role profiles, structured assessments, consistent interview practices, and coaching for hiring leaders.
• Improve and standardize Retail TA processes, tools, communications, and ways of working while maintaining flexibility for regional and local market needs.
• Partner across Talent Acquisition and the broader Talent organization to connect retail hiring with internal mobility, early career, succession, and long-term leadership pipeline strategies.
• Champion adidas as an employer of choice and ensure the employer value proposition is consistently reflected across candidate outreach and hiring experiences.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with company policies, labor requirements, and global and local Talent Acquisition standards.
• Lead change with clarity and accountability, translating strategy into clear priorities and measurable outcomes for the team.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of scalable recruiting models, proactive sourcing, workforce planning, and high-volume or multi-location hiring.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and translate business priorities into practical talent strategies.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, and performance management capabilities with a focus on accountability and development.
• Ability to use recruiting metrics, labor market data, and business insights to identify trends, make decisions, and recommend action.
• Strong operational judgment with the ability to balance service, speed, quality, recruiter capacity, and candidate experience.
• Experience leading change, improving processes, and implementing consistent ways of working across multiple regions or teams.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead multiple priorities, hiring initiatives, and store opening timelines.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Comfort working in a matrixed organization with evolving priorities and local and global partners.
• Strong commitment to equitable, structured, and inclusive hiring practices.
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday

Requisite Education & Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive recruiting experience in an agency or in-house environment.
• Significant experience supporting retail, high-volume, multi-site, or other field-based recruiting environments, with experience recruiting corporate or functional roles that support a retail organization.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading and developing recruiting teams, including direct or indirect people leadership.
• Demonstrated success building and executing talent acquisition strategies across multiple locations, regions, or business units.
• Proven experience partnering with senior business and HR leaders and influencing workforce or hiring decisions.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics and AI to manage performance and improve outcomes.
• Footwear, apparel, consumer, hospitality, or retail industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting new store openings, market expansions, or seasonal hiring is preferred.
• We welcome a combination of education and experience in lieu of a degree.

• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on company performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.