Talent Acquisition Manager

Kohls; Murrieta (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohls in Murrieta, CA is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager who can both map a strategic talent roadmap and execute it locally.

This role blends strategic influence with hands-on delivery, offering $118,000-$174,000 and the freedom to shape how work gets done. You’ll standardize processes across CA, own key metrics, and drive pilots that become scalable business improvements.

Qualifications

• 6+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured, solvable workstreams.
• Familiarity with Innovation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with regional offices to standardize processes across CA
• Translate ambiguous business problems into structured, solvable workstreams
• Own the math behind every Talent Acquisition Manager promise made to a customer
• Develop and track KPIs that measure progress against Kohls objectives
• Push a business pilot past the part where most pilots die

Skills

Bias toward action

Reliability

Outcomes ownership

Judgement

Critical thinking

Innovation frameworks

Job description

Strategy without execution drifts, so Kohls wants a Talent Acquisition Manager who can both draw the roadmap and walk it. Rare is the manager opening that pairs $118,000 - $174,000 with the freedom to shape business work the way this Murrieta one does.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with regional offices to standardize processes across CA
• Translate ambiguous business problems into structured, solvable workstreams
• Own the math behind every Talent Acquisition Manager promise made to a customer
• Develop and track KPIs that measure progress against Kohls objectives
• Push a business pilot past the part where most pilots die

What You'll Bring

• A quick-to-ship bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• 6+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• The judgement to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgement
• Familiarity with Innovation and related tools or frameworks

Kohls is a wildly-collaborative company in Murrieta, CA that turns complex business problems into simple, elegant solutions. The door to every manager at Kohls is genuinely open, calendar permitting and politics aside.

Our offer wraps $118,000 - $174,000 around mentorship, real benefits, and the kind of Murrieta, CA flexibility most business roles only promise.

Live and listening, the hiring team reads new applications as they arrive.

Pair your Employee Relations with our Talent Management-heavy team and watch what Kohls can build.