Talent Acquisition Manager

UNKNOWN; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

World Acceptance Corporation is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruiting activities, strengthen the employer brand, and build strong relationships with candidates and Team Members. You will head a team of recruiters focused on both field and corporate roles, guiding sourcing, screening, selecting, and placing qualified candidates.

The role emphasizes compliance with EEO/ADA, partnering with hiring managers, developing proactive staffing strategies, and using data to continually

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supervising a recruiting team in a corporate setting.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships with hiring managers.
• Knowledge of state and federal employment laws and EEO/ADA guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop proactive staffing strategies with business and HR leaders.
• Lead and optimize recruiting metrics, pipelines, and sourcing channels.
• Oversee screening, interviewing, offers, and compliance processes.
• Coach and develop the Talent Acquisition team for continuous improvement.

Skills

Interviewing skills

Employment law knowledge

Relationship building

Feedback

Communication skills

Confidentiality

People development

Sourcing creativity

Recruiting metrics

Education

3+ years leading or supervising a team

5-7 years corporate recruiting experience

Job description

The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for leading recruiting activities including discovering top talent, building a strong employment brand, and building great relationships with both candidates and Team Members. The Talent Acquisition Manager will lead a team of recruiters focused on both field and corporate recruiting. The Talent Acquisition Manger will oversee sourcing, screening, selecting, and placing qualified candidates in a timely manner to meet the staffing needs of the organization while ensuring compliance with EEO and ADA guidelines as well as Company policies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with business and HR leaders to develop proactive staffing and talent acquisition strategies. Serve as a talent advisor by identifying workforce challenges and recommending solutions based on business needs, market conditions, recruiting results, and talent trends.
• Analyze recruiting, retention, quality of hire, pipeline, sourcing, and hiring data to identify trends and opportunities. Translate insights into actionable recommendations and continuously improve recruiting strategies and processes.
• Develop and implement innovative talent attraction strategies, including sourcing channels, talent pipelines, recruiting campaigns, community partnerships, employment branding, technology, and other approaches tailored to specific markets and positions.
• Lead and continuously evaluate the organization’s flexible recruiting support model, ensuring the appropriate level of Talent Acquisition partnership based on business needs. Identify opportunities for additional recruiting support, consultation, and training.
• Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and business leaders by providing guidance on recruiting strategy, candidate selection, interviewing, market conditions, and hiring best practices.
• Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and support to the Talent Acquisition team. Set strategic priorities, drive accountability, and foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee recruiting efforts across the organization, utilizing a variety of sourcing and selection strategies. Personally manage select corporate, leadership, critical, and hard-to-fill positions as needed.
• Lead employment branding and talent attraction initiatives that strengthen candidate awareness, engagement, and the organization’s ability to attract qualified talent.
• Oversee recruitment and selection activities, including screening, interviews, assessments, pre-employment checks, offers, and other selection processes.
• Stay current on recruiting practices, technology, candidate behaviors, and labor market trends to identify opportunities to strengthen the organization’s talent acquisition strategy.
• Lead or participate in additional projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Experience and expertise in a variety of interviewing skills and techniques
• Knowledge of state and federal employment law
• Proven track record of building strong, mutually respectful relationships with hiring managers
• Able to give and receive feedback appropriately
• Excellent communication skills at all levels, adapting communication to suit the receiver
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to develop and motivate others
• Ability to use creative sourcing techniques
• Ability to develop, use and apply recruiting metrics

Education and/or Experience

• 3+ years experience leading or supervising a team
• 5-7 years Corporate Recruiting experience

Physical Demands

• Must be able to constantly remain in a stationary position.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Occasionally may require light lifting up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• Office environment.
• Occasional travel may be required.

It is the policy of World Acceptance Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The duties listed are the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made unless they create an undue hardship to the Company. Physical and environmental requirements are representative of those needed to successfully perform the job.