Talent Acquisition Manager

Overview

The Talent Acquisition Manager provides strategic leadership for talent acquisition initiatives across assigned regions, ensuring the development of innovative recruitment strategies that attract, engage, and retain top healthcare talent. This role leads and develops a team of regional recruiters, clinical recruiters, and recruitment coordinators while serving as a trusted talent advisor to operational and executive leaders.

The Talent Acquisition Manager partners closely with hospital, regional, and corporate leadership to align workforce planning, talent acquisition strategies, and employer branding initiatives with organizational growth objectives. The role is responsible for building high-performing recruiting teams, driving recruitment excellence, enhancing candidate experience, and ensuring a strong pipeline of clinical, leadership, and executive talent.

Responsibilities

• Partner with LTACH CEOs, CNOs, Human Resources leaders, and regional leadership teams to develop proactive workforce plans and talent acquisition strategies that address both immediate hiring needs and long-term organizational growth.
• Analyze labor market trends, healthcare workforce data, competitive intelligence, and business priorities to develop innovative recruiting solutions and talent pipeline strategies.
• Lead recruitment efforts for leadership-level and executive positions, serving as a strategic consultant throughout the selection process.
• Develop and implement recruitment initiatives that strengthen the organization's position as an employer of choice within the healthcare industry.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters and recruitment coordinators, fostering a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability.
• Establish performance expectations, provide ongoing feedback, and support career development opportunities for team members.
• Identify training needs and deliver development programs that enhance sourcing, interviewing, relationship-building, and consultative recruiting capabilities.
• Drive comprehensive sourcing strategies through employee referral programs, direct sourcing, social media recruitment marketing, professional associations, educational partnerships, networking events, career fairs, and targeted outreach initiatives.
• Partner with communications and branding teams to develop compelling recruitment marketing campaigns that strengthen employer brand awareness and candidate engagement.
• Oversee digital recruitment investments, including LinkedIn, Indeed, Google, Facebook, Instagram, and other sourcing platforms, ensuring effective utilization of budget and measurable return on investment.
• Establish and monitor key talent acquisition metrics, utilizing data and analytics to drive informed decision-making and continuous process improvement.
• Conduct regular applicant tracking system audits and process reviews to ensure data integrity, process consistency, and operational effectiveness.
• Drive a best-in-class candidate experience by implementing consistent, professional, and responsive recruitment practices.
• Identify opportunities to streamline recruiting processes, improve recruiter productivity, and enhance hiring manager engagement.
• Serve as a strategic talent advisor to operational and business leaders by providing market intelligence, hiring recommendations, workforce insights, and recruiting expertise.
• Lead and facilitate training programs for hiring managers and recruiters, including interviewing best practices, talent assessment methodologies, and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with HR and business leaders to identify emerging talent needs and develop succession and workforce planning strategies.
• Present recruitment trends, performance metrics, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Five (5) or more years of progressive talent acquisition experience in a corporate, healthcare, or executive search environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing recruiting teams.
• Proven success designing and executing strategic recruitment initiatives and workforce planning solutions.
• Experience recruiting clinical and leadership talent within healthcare organizations is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging recruiting metrics and labor market data to influence business decisions.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems, recruitment technologies, CRM platforms, and digital sourcing tools.