Talent Acquisition Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness budget

Retirement matching

Clear milestones for progression

Job summary

Media Excellence Group is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to bridge spreadsheets, stakeholders, and strategic direction. The role is based in Des Moines, IA, and offers a starting salary between $80,000 and $124,000 with a wellness budget and retirement matching.

You will translate investments into outcomes, manage vendors, and streamline approvals, while shaping an eight-year growth strategy and driving year-over-year margins.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Succession Planning
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems is a must
• Adaptability and collaboration in fast-paced environments
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Translate investments into measurable outcomes that leadership can track
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts
• Streamline approval processes to cut unnecessary steps
• Conduct competitive research and provide insights for executive decisions
• Shape long-term strategy and roadmaps
• Trace issues to underlying processes and fix them
• Lead initiatives to improve operating margins
• Manage end-to-end operations for the Des Moines, IA region

Skills

Succession Planning

Adaptability

Collaboration

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

BambooHR

Job description

We need a Talent Acquisition Manager comfortable moving between spreadsheets, stakeholders, and the strategy that ties them together. The whole arrangement rewards initiative — $80,000 - $124,000 to start, business ownership throughout, and Media Excellence Group backing every step.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate $80,000 - $124,000-range investments into outcomes leadership can point to
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts on behalf of Media Excellence Group
• Cut three steps out of an approval chain nobody loves
• Conduct competitive research and synthesize insights for executive decisions
• Shape the 8-year strategy without turning it into a slide museum
• Trace a complaint pattern back to the process that breeds it
• Spearhead initiatives that improve operational margins year over year
• Manage end-to-end operations for the Des Moines, IA region

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on command of Succession Planning, with Applicant Tracking Systems as a close second
• Proven BambooHR results, ideally seasoned in Des Moines, IA
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• A collaborator who makes the manager review feel less like an exam
• 7+ years of Adaptability reps, not just Adaptability exposure
• A point of view on Media Excellence Group's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Demonstrated wins in business work somewhere near Des Moines, IA

Our steady-handed approach to business has made Media Excellence Group a go-to choice for companies throughout IA. We swap Training Facilitation and Candidate Experience tips over lunch because nobody here pretends to know it all.

We provide $80,000 - $124,000, a wellness budget, retirement matching, and clear milestones for moving up to the next manager.

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