Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader

Burnett Staffing Specialists; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Burnett Staffing Specialists is seeking a Recruiting Manager to lead our talent acquisition strategy and partner with Firm leadership to grow a high-caliber workforce in Austin, Texas.

You will direct end-to-end recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles, mentor the recruiting team, build actionable metrics, manage vendor relationships, and drive internship programs while ensuring pay equity and compliance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–5+ years of recruiting leadership or talent acquisition management experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement talent acquisition strategies to attract top professionals.
• Direct end-to-end recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles, from sourcing to onboarding.
• Partner with department heads to evaluate staffing needs and craft recruitment approaches.
• Mentor and develop recruiting staff while promoting a collaborative team culture.
• Build recruiting metrics, dashboards, and workflows to measure program success.
• Manage relationships with external staffing agencies and resources.
• Create internship and entry-level hiring programs to build a pipeline.
• Ensure pay equity, recruiting guidelines, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Talent acquisition leadership

Recruiting strategy design

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Mentoring & coaching

Analytics & dashboards

Vendor management

Budget oversight

Pay equity

Hiring compliance

Internship programs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Job description

Burnett Staffing Specialists is seeking a Recruiting Manager to lead our talent acquisition strategy and partner with Firm leadership to grow a high-caliber workforce in Austin, Texas.

You will direct end-to-end recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles, mentor the recruiting team, build actionable metrics, manage vendor relationships, and drive internship programs while ensuring pay equity and compliance across the organization.