Strategic Talent Outreach Manager

S & C Electric Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Strategic Talent Outreach Manager, where you will play a vital role in sourcing and recruiting top talent. This dynamic position allows you to shape the future of the energy sector by ensuring a diverse and skilled workforce. Your expertise in innovative sourcing techniques and recruitment lifecycle will be crucial in attracting the best candidates to support the company’s mission. With a commitment to employee ownership and a collaborative culture, this role offers you the chance to make a real impact while advancing your career in a meaningful way.

Benefits

Health and Welfare Benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Parental Time

Vacation Time

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing Resources

Qualifications

• Strong experience in sourcing and recruiting candidates.
• Knowledge of recruitment lifecycle and innovative sourcing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Perform candidate sourcing and develop sourcing strategies.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of diverse candidates for key roles.

Skills

Sourcing Candidates

Recruitment Lifecycle Knowledge

Boolean Searching

Data Mining

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Social Media Platforms

Job description

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $94160 - $124762 . Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C’s annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

Join Our Team as a Strategic Talent Outreach Manager

Are you passionate about recruiting top talent? S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to work closely with our talent acquisition team. As a Strategic Talent Outreach Manager , you will play a crucial role in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team. This position involves sourcing and recruiting specific functions within the talent acquisition department and collaborating with various client groups across the company to identify the best talent to support business needs. The role requires strategic planning and a deep understanding of talent acquisition trends and business processes.

Key Responsibilities:

•Perform candidate sourcing and research activities through the development and execution of research and sourcing strategies and plans, ensuring an optimal experience for potential candidates, stakeholders, and talent acquisition teammates
•Implement targeted sourcing efforts, social media utilization, and innovative outreach programs to attract and retain diverse talent
•Maintain strong pipeline of diverse candidates for key roles
•Monitor and track metrics aligned to recruitment efforts, evaluating the effectiveness of sourcing strategy
•Effectively articulate a compelling value proposition and business strategy to both prospects and candidates
•Cultivate relationships with external talent for current and future opportunities
•Network closely within the industry and functional areas to identify the right talent and companies to target
•Representing S&C across a broad spectrum of stakeholders from high school student pipeline programs to C-level leadership community engagement.
•Identify and articulate the qualifications, strengths, and opportunities of candidates to both recruiting teammates and hiring managers

•Leverage a variety of sourcing methods, techniques, and technologies, inclusive of social media, leveraging Boolean searches to scan through publicly accessible code repositories, etc.
•Implement key strategies and partnerships to include, but not limited to professional associations, technology and diversity recruitment conferences, community outreach programs and events, industry networking events and associations, etc.
•Create target lists of companies and individuals for active and future openings
•Research target companies to develop lists of individuals (names / titles) as a match for active & future roles through utilizing industry directories, social media, complex internet searches, diversity resources, internal networking, resume databases, direct sourcing, industry research, external networking events, blogs, associations, and career events
•Fully leverage technology for optimal talent relationship management utilizing campaign management, lead tracking, and to identify and continuously engage with leads, referrals, and other potential prospects
•Attend staff meetings, business meetings, townhall events with recruitment partners and hiring teams
•Recruit candidates for assigned requisitions, conduct thorough screenings, evaluate potential candidates for interest, qualifications, and compensation, and attract elusive passive talent by understanding the business and employee value proposition.

What you’ll Need To Succeed:

•BA / BS degree or equivalent practical experience
•Strong experience in sourcing or recruiting candidates with heavy emphasis on research, sourcing, recruitment and/or other relevant experience / transferrable job skills
•Knowledge of the recruitment lifecycle, inclusive of Boolean and/or Semantic searching, data mining, professional networking, passive candidate cold calling and innovative sourcing techniques
•Experience identifying, cultivating, and maintaining productive partnerships with community organizations.
•Knowledge of and demonstrated adherence to EEO / OFCCP compliance
•Excellent communication and presentation skills, including verbal and written
•Strong curiosity, creativity, and a drive to succeed
•Meticulous organizational skills and attention to detail
•Resourceful, with exceptional problem-solving skills
•Ability to maintain confidential information
•Demonstrated reporting and analytic skills
•Strong work ethic and sense of personal accountability
•Experience contacting high-potential prospects through targeted cold calling
•Experience in a role where multiple projects and competing demands are the norm
•Demonstrated experience developing strong, collaboration relationships with teammates, stakeholders, candidates, and customers in ever-changing environment

Preferred:

•LinkedIn Certification
•Airs Certification
•Knowledge of ORC or other applicant tracking systems
•Experience in a highly transformational environment
•Experience in consulting and/or working in a consultative role where multiple projects and competing demands are the norm

Ready to make an impact and become an employee-owner? Apply now to join our inclusive and innovative team! Explore open positions.

S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us [e-mail] .

No fixed Deadline

About Us

In 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.

With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first organization, S&C is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace where team members advance their careers through robust talent-development programs and involved leadership.

S&C’s deeply rooted belief diversity fosters greater creativity, innovation, and success guides the company to advance and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture.

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Lifeand AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resourcesincluding Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Leave Benefits: VacationTime, Sick Time, Paid Holidaysand Company Shutdowndays, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Timeand Military Leave

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11%of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).

About the Team

On the(Admin, HR, General Management, Strategy, IT, F&A, HSE, S&L)team, we are responsible for several core business functions and collaborate with departments across S&C to collectively achieve S&C's mission. We are key players in facilitating how S&C provides long-term value to our employee owners. Always focused on the big picture of revolutionizing the energy sector, we take pride in the impact we have on S&C by empowering our team members to succeed.

Job Info

• Job Identification 105190
• Job Category Human Resources
• Posting Date 05/09/2025, 07:46 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift 1
• Locations 6601 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60626, US 6601 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60626, US (Hybrid)

6601 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60626, US