Talent Acquisition Lead — Shape Growth Across Teams

PopStroke; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PopStroke is seeking a resourceful, relationship-driven Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruiting across our rapidly growing organization in Dallas. This hands-on role thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and moves quickly to build structure while actively hiring top talent.

You will own the full lifecycle from intake to offer, partner with managers to shape roles, develop sourcing strategies, maintain pipelines, and ensure a consistent PopStroke experience for candidates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive corporate recruiting or talent acquisition experience, preferably in a fast-paced, multi-location, or high-growth organization.
• Experience independently managing multiple requisitions across different functions and levels.
• Strong experience conducting candidate interviews and assessing talent beyond the resume.
• Demonstrated ability to source passive candidates and build strong talent pipelines.
• Experience partnering with and coaching hiring managers throughout the recruiting process.
• Strong judgment and confidence to challenge a hiring manager when needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and comfort operating in an environment where priorities can change quickly.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and other recruiting and sourcing platforms.
• Hospitality, restaurant, entertainment, retail, or multi-unit experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned searches from intake through accepted offer, keeping each process organized and moving efficiently.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand the role, business need, ideal candidate profile, experience requirements, and success measures before launching a search.
• Develop recruiting strategies for each opening, including sourcing approach, target companies, candidate profile, and interview process.
• Maintain strong candidate pipelines across Corporate, Venue Leadership, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Technology, and other key functions.
• Conduct initial candidate interviews and provide clear recommendations and candidate summaries to hiring managers.
• Proactively source passive candidates for difficult-to-fill and high-priority positions.
• Utilize LinkedIn, Indeed, referrals, networking, direct sourcing, and other channels to identify strong candidates.
• Build targeted sourcing strategies rather than relying solely on inbound applicants.
• Develop relationships with prospective candidates and maintain pipelines for recurring and business-critical roles.
• Maintain consistent communication with candidates throughout the recruiting process and ensure timely updates, feedback, and next steps.
• Build and coordinate interview schedules, including individual interviews, leadership interviews, and interview panels.
• Determine the appropriate interview team and interview sequence in partnership with hiring managers.
• Prepare interviewers so each person understands what they are assessing and avoids unnecessary duplication across interviews.
• Develop interview questions and evaluation criteria aligned to the role.
• Facilitate interview debriefs and help hiring teams reach clear, timely hiring decisions.
• Identify gaps or inconsistencies in candidate feedback and push teams toward thoughtful, evidence-based decisions.
• Ensure hiring processes move quickly and candidates do not stall between stages.
• Coach hiring managers on interviewing, candidate assessment, selection, and candidate experience.
• Teach leaders how to conduct effective, consistent, and legally appropriate interviews.
• Serve as a trusted recruiting partner to leaders across the organization.
• Set clear expectations with hiring managers around responsiveness, interview feedback, and decision timelines.
• Provide candid market feedback when compensation, experience requirements, location, or other expectations are limiting the candidate pool.
• Help leaders distinguish between “nice to have” and truly critical requirements.
• Build accountability and consistency into the hiring process without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Provide hiring leaders with relevant market insights and recommendations based on candidate activity and the competitive talent landscape.
• Partner with leaders to identify new and creative ways to attract talent while monitoring recruiting spend and effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate, current information on every open requisition and candidate.
• Provide regular recruiting updates to the Chief People Officer and hiring leaders.
• Track recruiting activity and results, including time to fill, candidate pipeline, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and recruiting spend.
• Identify positions that are stalled and proactively drive action.
• Ensure job postings, interview processes, candidate communications, and offers reflect a consistent PopStroke experience.
• Partner with the People team to ensure a seamless transition from candidate to new hire and onboarding.
• Maintain organized recruiting processes, systems, and documentation to support visibility and accountability across the organization.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Candidate sourcing

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)

LinkedIn Recruiter

Indeed

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Indeed

Job description

PopStroke is seeking a resourceful, relationship-driven Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruiting across our rapidly growing organization in Dallas. This hands-on role thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and moves quickly to build structure while actively hiring top talent.

You will own the full lifecycle from intake to offer, partner with managers to shape roles, develop sourcing strategies, maintain pipelines, and ensure a consistent PopStroke experience for candidates.