Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader — Remote-Friendly

UNKNOWN; Elmwood Park (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Life & LTD

401k Matching

Work-life balance

Volunteer program

Flexible hours

Remote work

Employee discounts

Parental leave

Gym stipend

Job summary

ELLKAY is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead the development and execution of recruiting strategies that support the organization’s growth. You will partner with business leaders and hiring managers to anticipate workforce needs, attract high-quality talent, and build scalable hiring practices.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balances immediate priorities with long-term objectives, and mentors recruiters to deliver an

Qualifications

• At least 10 years' end-to-end recruitment experience, including a minimum of three years in a talent acquisition management role with direct reports.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting technology talent, including specialist, senior and hard-to-fill positions.
• Strong understanding of technical talent markets, sourcing channels and structured assessment practices.
• Experience leading and developing recruiters in a complex, fast-moving or matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, advise hiring managers and manage competing priorities.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, recruitment technology and talent analytics.
• Strong commercial, analytical, communication and project-management capabilities.
• Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute talent acquisition plans aligned with workforce priorities, hiring demand and approved budgets.
• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, from intake and sourcing through assessment, offer management and pre-employment handoff.
• Lead recruitment for technology roles, including specialist, senior and hard-to-fill positions across engineering, product, data, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure.
• Build targeted talent pipelines and provide leaders with practical market intelligence on skills, availability, location and compensation.
• Lead, coach and allocate work across the talent acquisition team, setting clear expectations and service standards.
• Act as a trusted adviser to executives, People leaders, hiring managers and technical leaders.
• Strengthen direct sourcing, employee referrals, talent communities and the employer brand while managing external recruitment partners.
• Deliver a responsive, transparent and inclusive experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Maintain consistent, structured and job-relevant selection practices that support fair hiring decisions.
• Ensure recruitment activity complies with applicable employment, privacy, equal-opportunity and record-keeping requirements.
• Optimize the applicant tracking system, recruitment technology, processes and reporting.
• Use data and stakeholder feedback to improve quality, speed, cost and service delivery, including responsible use of automation and artificial intelligence.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Talent acquisition management

Stakeholder influence

Data analytics

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Recruitment technology

Talent analytics

Job description

ELLKAY is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead the development and execution of recruiting strategies that support the organization’s growth. You will partner with business leaders and hiring managers to anticipate workforce needs, attract high-quality talent, and build scalable hiring practices.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balances immediate priorities with long-term objectives, and mentors recruiters to deliver an