Talent Acquisition & HR Manager

Kapella Group; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Kapella Group is seeking an on-site Talent Acquisition & HR Manager in Centennial, Colorado to drive proactive recruiting and strengthen core HR practices. The role combines hands-on talent sourcing, candidate closing, and partnership with executive leadership to support scalable recruiting and HR systems as the organization grows.

Lead recruiting for leadership and operational roles, build strong pipelines, and collaborate with CEO and department leaders to ensure timely hires and compliant HR

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition and recruiting experience.
• Proactively source and recruit passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting professional, management, sales, or hard-to-fill roles.
• Strong sourcing, networking, interviewing, and candidate closing skills.
• Experience using an ATS and managing pipelines and KPIs.
• Hunter mindset with the ability to source candidates independently.
• Ability to recruit experienced professionals not actively seeking roles.
• Highly organized, responsive, and deadline-driven.
• Comfort working directly with the CEO and department leaders.
• Ability to adapt recruiting strategy quickly.
• Interest in building systems while staying hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruiting efforts for leadership and operational roles across business units.
• Proactively source and headhunt passive candidates for hard-to-fill roles.
• Build reliable pipelines ahead of urgent hiring needs.
• Screen and qualify candidates before presenting them to hiring managers.
• Manage the recruiting lifecycle from sourcing through offer and onboarding.
• Maintain accurate ATS pipelines and candidate records.
• Track recruiting KPIs, pipeline activity, and outcomes with regular reporting.
• Partner directly with executive leadership and hiring managers throughout the process.
• Continuously evaluate compensation, job positioning, sourcing channels, and recruiting strategy.
• Support employee onboarding and integration; HR compliance and documentation.

Skills

Proactive sourcing

Candidate closing

ATS experience

Head hunting

KPIs tracking

Independent work

Networking

Interviewing

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn

Indeed

Job description

Kapella Group is seeking an on-site Talent Acquisition & HR Manager in Centennial, Colorado to drive proactive recruiting and strengthen core HR practices. The role combines hands-on talent sourcing, candidate closing, and partnership with executive leadership to support scalable recruiting and HR systems as the organization grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead recruiting efforts for critical leadership and operational roles, including Business Development Managers/Directors, Chief and Senior Estimators, Project Managers, Superintendents, Construction Accounting and corporate roles, Roofing Sales Professionals, Roofing Canvassers, and other operational and leadership positions.
• Proactively source and headhunt passive candidates for hard-to-fill roles.
• Build reliable pipelines ahead of urgent hiring needs.
• Use a multi-channel sourcing approach including LinkedIn, industry networks, referrals, competitor mapping, direct outreach, job boards, and additional sourcing methods.
• Develop new recruiting approaches when conventional sources are not producing results.
• Screen and qualify candidates before presenting them to hiring managers.
• Manage the recruiting lifecycle from sourcing through offer and onboarding.
• Maintain accurate ATS pipelines and candidate records.
• Track recruiting KPIs, pipeline activity, and outcomes, and provide regular reporting on progress, challenges, and priorities.
• Partner directly with executive leadership and hiring managers throughout the process.
• Continuously evaluate compensation, job positioning, sourcing channels, and recruiting strategy to improve results.
• Support employee onboarding and integration.
• Provide employee relations and performance-management support.
• Manage HR compliance and documentation, including policies, procedures, and employee records.
• Coordinate benefits and HR/payroll system needs.
• Maintain management accountability and recurring HR processes.
• Help develop scalable HR systems as the company expands.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition and recruiting experience.
• Proven ability to proactively source and recruit passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting professional, management, sales, or difficult-to-fill positions.
• Strong sourcing, networking, interviewing, and candidate-closing skills.
• Experience using an ATS and managing recruiting pipelines and KPIs.
• True recruiting hunter mindset, with the ability to personally source candidates instead of relying primarily on Indeed or inbound applications.
• Capability to recruit experienced professionals who may not be actively seeking a new role.
• High organization, responsiveness, and ownership of deadlines and deliverables.
• Comfort being measured against recruiting KPIs and results.
• Ability to work independently while keeping leadership informed.
• Comfort working directly with the CEO and department leaders.
• Ability to shift recruiting strategy quickly when approaches are not producing results.
• Interest in building systems while remaining hands‑on in daily recruiting activities.

Strongly Preferred

• Commercial construction recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Construction Accounting professionals, and/or commercial construction Business Development professionals.
• Roofing or specialty‑contractor recruiting experience.
• HR management or generalist experience supporting employee relations, onboarding, compliance, policies, and performance management.
• Construction recruiting experience: 4 years (preferred).

Tools and Technologies

• ATS
• LinkedIn
• Indeed

Compensation and Location

Compensation: USD 90,000 - 120,000 per year.

Location: Centennial, CO (onsite).

Experience Level: 5+ years.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

What Success Looks Like

• Build dependable pipelines for critical roles and consistently present qualified candidates.
• Reduce time-to-fill for challenging construction and leadership positions.
• Expand proactive sourcing channels beyond traditional job boards.
• Improve recruiting quality and hiring consistency.
• Establish measurable recruiting KPIs and accountability.
• Strengthen onboarding and HR processes.
• Develop scalable recruiting and HR systems that support continued company growth.
• Serve as a trusted, responsive partner to executive leadership and department managers.

Additional Application Questions

• How many full‑time hires did you personally make during the last 12 months?
• When you have few or no qualified applicants, what is your primary sourcing strategy?
• Describe the most difficult position you have successfully filled and how you found the candidate.