Strategic Talent Acquisition Lead

Rhoads Industries, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health insurance packages

401k matching

PTO

Job summary

Rhoads Industries, Inc. in Philadelphia seeks a Talent Acquisition Lead to oversee high-volume recruiting and recruiting operations across professional, technical, production and temporary roles.

You’ll drive a consistent hiring process, partner with business leaders, and improve candidate experiences while shaping employer branding. As part of a fast-growing team, you’ll balance full-cycle recruitment with operational oversight, recruiter coaching, and workload planning in a hands-on, on-site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years in full-cycle recruitment, with 5+ years in high-volume or corporate environments.
• 3+ years in lead or recruiting operations roles.
• Strong ATS, sourcing tools, and MS Office proficiency.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with data-driven recruitment and employer branding.
• HR certifications (PHR, SHRM-CP) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day operational lead for the Talent Acquisition function, ensuring recruiting priorities align with business objectives.
• Drive consistency and accountability throughout the recruitment lifecycle by standardizing hiring practices, interview processes, candidate evaluations, and communication.
• Support the allocation and balancing of requisition workload across the recruiting team to maximize efficiency and service delivery.
• Monitor recruiter productivity, requisition progress, pipeline health, aging requisitions, and hiring metrics to proactively identify challenges and implement solutions.
• Coach, mentor, and develop recruiters on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, stakeholder management, interview best practices, and recruiting effectiveness.
• Provide guidance and support on complex or difficult-to-fill searches while serving as an escalation point for recruiting challenges.
• Partner with the Director of Talent to establish recruiting priorities, workforce planning initiatives, and continuous improvement strategies.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, social media, and networking.
• Maintain strong pipelines of qualified candidates for immediate and future needs.
• Screen, interview, and assess candidates based on role requirements and organizational fit.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role profiles and expectations.
• Provide regular updates to hiring teams and leadership on pipelines and performance.
• Promote employer branding across platforms and recruiting campaigns.
• Track and analyze recruiting metrics and prepare reports for HR and senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with EEO, OFCCP, GDPR and internal policies.
• Lead initiatives to standardize recruitment workflows and improve efficiency.
• Support ATS workflows and reporting enhancements across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Communication

ATS proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

HR certification (PHR/SHRM-CP) a plus

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Microsoft Office

Sourcing tools

Job description

Rhoads Industries, Inc. in Philadelphia seeks a Talent Acquisition Lead to oversee high-volume recruiting and recruiting operations across professional, technical, production and temporary roles.

You’ll drive a consistent hiring process, partner with business leaders, and improve candidate experiences while shaping employer branding. As part of a fast-growing team, you’ll balance full-cycle recruitment with operational oversight, recruiter coaching, and workload planning in a hands-on, on-site