Talent Acquisition Manager

Alexandria Restaurant Partners; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) match

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Alexandria Restaurant Partners is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to own the full recruitment strategy for management and hourly roles across our restaurant portfolio. You will build strong candidate pipelines, partner with restaurant leaders, and ensure a seamless experience from first conversation through onboarding.

The role requires strategic thinking, urgency, relationship-building, and operational discipline to attract top talent, including bilingual Spanish capability to support

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of talent acquisition or recruiting in hospitality or multi-unit environments.
• Proven experience recruiting for management roles.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing high-volume recruitment with urgency.
• Ability to lead end-to-end candidate experiences.
• Spanish language ability at intermediate level.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for management roles across the organization.
• Partner with Area Directors to understand business needs, talent gaps, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Proactively source, engage, and build relationships with restaurant leaders.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies to attract passive and active candidates.
• Lead interviews, assess candidates for experience, leadership, cultural alignment, and long-term potential.
• Manage the candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding.
• Build and maintain a strong bench of management talent for current and future openings.
• Track recruiting activity, hiring trends, and pipeline health to identify opportunities and improve results.
• Develop hourly recruitment strategy across all locations, enabling managers to execute day-to-day hiring.
• Forecast staffing needs with General Managers and Executive Chefs; maintain strong hiring pipelines.
• Create engaging job postings and recruiting campaigns to attract needed candidates.
• Monitor candidate quality and recruiting effectiveness.
• Strengthen hourly pipelines ahead of peak hiring seasons; support retention strategies.
• Coach hiring managers on interview practices and decision-making.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Sourcing

Interviewing

Relationship building

Spanish (intermediate)

Employer branding

Tools

ATS software

Job boards

Job description

As our Talent Acquisition Manager, you’ll build the teams that drive our restaurants. You’ll own the full recruitment strategy for management and hourly positions, build strong candidate pipelines, partner with restaurant leaders, and deliver a seamless candidate experience from first conversation through onboarding. You’ll bring equal parts strategy, urgency, relationship-building, and operational discipline, knowing that great hiring starts with finding the right people and ends with setting them up for success.

Key Responsibilities

Management Recruitment

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for management roles across the organization.
• Partner closely with Area Directors to understand business needs, talent gaps, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Proactively source, engage, and build relationships with high-performing restaurant leaders.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies to attract passive and active candidates.
• Lead interviews, assess candidates for experience, leadership capability, cultural alignment, and long‑term potential.
• Manage the candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding.
• Build and maintain a strong bench of management talent for current and future openings.
• Track recruiting activity, hiring trends, and pipeline health to identify opportunities and improve results.
• Salaried workforce of up to 100 positions between FOH and BOH.

Hourly Recruitment

• Develop and lead the hourly recruiting strategy across all restaurant locations, while empowering General Managers and hiring managers to execute the day‑to‑day hiring process.
• Ensure hiring teams have the tools, processes, and support needed to attract high‑quality candidates.
• Partner with General Managers and Executive Chefs to forecast staffing needs and maintain strong hiring pipelines.
• Create engaging job postings and recruiting campaigns that attract candidates with the skills and experience needed to succeed.
• Monitor candidate quality and recruiting effectiveness.
• Strengthen hourly workforce pipelines ahead of the May–August hiring push, ensuring each restaurant is positioned with the talent needed to meet increased staffing demands.
• Build relationships with community partners, schools, hospitality programs, and other talent sources.
• Ensure a welcoming experience at company‑wide orientation.
• Partner with Area Directors to improve hourly hiring processes and strengthen retention.
• Coach hiring managers on interview practices, candidate selection, and effective hiring decisions.
• Hourly workforce of up to 800 – 900 positions between FOH and BOH.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of talent acquisition or recruiting experience, preferably supporting a multi‑unit, high‑volume hospitality or restaurant organization.
• Proven experience recruiting for both management‑level positions.
• Strong sourcing skills with the ability to identify, engage, and attract both active and passive candidates.
• Experience managing high‑volume recruitment while maintaining quality and urgency.
• Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Ability to build relationships with leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional organization, follow‑through, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of applicant tracking systems, job boards, and recruiting platforms.
• Experience creating and improving recruiting processes, pipelines, and sourcing strategies.
• Strong understanding of employment laws and compliant hiring practices.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• A proactive, resourceful, and results‑driven approach to finding great talent.
• Passion for hospitality and building teams that deliver exceptional guest experiences.
• Must be able to speak and understand Spanish at an intermediate level.

How We Will Reward You

People are the CORE of our company. That’s why our benefits include:

• Eligible for an annual bonus based on base salary, with rewards that grow with tenure:
• o Year 1: 5% of base salary
• o Year 2: 7.5% of base salary
• o Year 3+: 10% of base salary, with the bonus stabilizing at this level thereafter
• 401 (k) with employer contribution
• Paid time off and sick days
• Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance