Senior Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Specialist

Mercedes-Benz North America Corporation; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Generous vacation and holidays

Mercedes-Benz Employee Lease Program

Smart benefits package

Job summary

Mercedes-Benz North America Corporation in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Specialist. You will design and execute innovative recruiting strategies, focusing on hard-to-fill, specialized roles, and critical business positions.

You will actively source talent, engage passive candidates, and partner with hiring managers to build sustainable pipelines. Join a team that values proactive recruiting innovation, broad networks, and data-driven decision making, with

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years in recruiting or talent sourcing with difficult-to-fill roles.
• Master's degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field.
• Proven ability to build proactive sourcing pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop customized sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill roles.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to align recruiting plans.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for ongoing needs.

Skills

Sourcing strategies

Active candidate search

Stakeholder management

Consulting

Candidate engagement

Education

Master's degree in HR or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Job Description - Senior Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Specialist (MER0004AG8)

Description

About Us:

Mercedes-Benz North America Corporation is a US subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, one of the most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes-Benz AG, the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of premium and luxury cars and vans. Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG offers financing, leasing, car subscription and car rental, fleet management, digital services for a charging and payment as well as innovative mobility services. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Mercedes-Benz North America Corporation (MBNAC) operates as a holding company for all Mercedes-Benz Group entities in the United States of America. MBNAC provides services to Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiaries in North America in areas such as Treasury, Tax, Accounting, Corporate Communications, Government Relations, Legal and Human Resources.

Why work at Mercedes-BenzNorth America Corporation? Working at Mercedes-BenzNorth America Corporation is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to join an innovative team where you are valued for your contributions. As an employee, you will experience career development in a positive, employee-centric environment. We’re a global company that not only offers best-in-class products to our customers but also best-in-class benefits to our employees. Our employees experience a comfortable, friendly environment and relaxed, inclusive culture.

Job Overview:

The Senior Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Specialist is responsible for developing and executing innovative recruiting and sourcing strategies, with a particular focus on hard-to-fill, specialized, and business-critical positions.

Rather than relying primarily on incoming applications, this role proactively identifies and engages talent through active sourcing, market research, professional networks, referrals, talent communities, and new recruiting channels. The position works closely with hiring managers to understand talent needs, translate them into effective sourcing strategies, and build sustainable pipelines for qualified candidates.

The role also acts as a recruiting innovator, continuously testing new ways, sourcing methods, and partnerships to improve the organization's ability to identify and attract talent.

This expands naturally on the company's current recruiter model, which already places responsibility on Recruiting for defining the recruiting strategy during intake and building pipelines through sourcing, referrals, networking, and talent pools.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing & Active Search

• Develop customized sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill, niche, high-demand, and critical positions.
• Conduct proactive candidate searches rather than relying solely on applicants responding to job postings.
• Identify and approach passive candidates through platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, industry associations, talent databases, referrals, and targeted communities.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and future hiring needs.

Map external talent markets to identify relevant companies, industries, locations, skills, and candidate populations.

Recruiting Strategy & Consulting

• Partner with hiring managers to understand the business needs, ideal candidate profile, must-have capabilities, market availability, and hiring challenges.
• Develop an individual recruiting strategy for positions where traditional recruiting methods are not delivering sufficient candidates.
• Advise hiring managers when job requirements, location, talent availability, compensation expectations, or other factors limit the candidate pool.
• Recommend alternative talent pools, transferable skills, adjacent industries, and sourcing markets.
• Establish clear sourcing priorities, milestones, and communication rhythms with hiring managers.

Candidate Identification & Engagement

• Research and identify prospective candidates whose skills and experience align with current or anticipated talent needs.
• Develop personalized candidate outreach strategies.
• Conduct initial conversations to understand candidate interests, experience, motivation, mobility, and career expectations.

Maintain a professional, responsive, and engaging candidate experience throughout the recruiting process.

When working at Mercedes-Benz North America Corporation, you will enjoy a comprehensive and amenity-rich benefits package offering something for every employee at each stage of their life.

As a new employee, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the following benefits that go beyond – beginning day one:

• Get Rewarded! Competitive salary plus an annual bonus based on company performance and/or personal yearly performance
• Need a vacation? How about just some time for YOU! In addition to our vacation time, you’ll receive fifteen (15) additional corporate holidays, which will allow you to celebrate religious holidays or escape to the spa! Designed to be flexible, we let you decide which days are most important to you!
• Ride in Style - All employees are eligible to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Employee Lease Program
• We want you to be healthy!Outstanding medical, dental, and vision insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability plus on-site exercise facilities
• Is your family growing?Enjoy generous paid Family Leave Programs- Six Weeks for New Parents; Adoption Expense Reimbursement Programs - up to $6k per child
• Want to go back to school?Tuition Assistance Scholar Program - receive up to $8k in vouchers to complete business-related coursework
• $8k for graduate

Qualifications:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application, however visa sponsorship will be considered. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

This position requires approximately 10+ years of recruiting, talent acquisition, executive search, or professional sourcing experience, preferably including difficult-to-fill positions.

Education:

Master's degree in human resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Additional Knowledge:

• Demonstrated experience proactively sourcing and engaging passive candidates.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of sourcing methodologies, professional networking platforms, talent databases, and candidate research.
• Ability to develop recruiting strategies rather than simply execute established recruiting processes.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder-management skills with the confidence to advise and challenge hiring managers constructively.
• Strong communication and candidate-engagement skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate recruiting data and market information into actionable recommendations.

Posting Statement

Mercedes-Benz North America Corporation offers competitive salary commensurate with experience and a full suite of benefits including 401(K) with match, generous vacation and personal time, performance-based bonuses, a Mercedes-Benz car program and more.

Organization

Mercedes-Benz North America Corporation

Primary Location

United States of America-Georgia-Atlanta

Work Locations

One Mercedes-Benz Drive One Mercedes-Benz Drive Atlanta 30328