Talent Acquisition Manager
Ritchie Bros.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $100,000 - $155,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Develop and execute a recruitment strategy aligned with business growth goals, workforce planning, and the enterprise People strategy.
- Partner closely with the Chief People Officer, HR Business Partners, and business leaders to understand evolving talent needs and shape proactive hiring priorities.
- Balance day-to-day recruiting operations with long-term strategic initiatives that enhance organizational capability and hiring effectiveness
- Lead, coach, and develop the Talent Acquisition team to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery and strong stakeholder engagement.
- Oversee the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for critical and hard-to-fill roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation.
- Manage and optimize the RPO partnership, ensuring clear alignment on goals, service-level expectations, candidate quality, and performance outcomes.
- Leverage technology, data analytics, and market insights to improve process efficiency, time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and diversity of talent pipelines.
- Champion an exceptional candidate journey through clear communication, structured processes, and a high-touch approach.
- Strengthen the hiring manager experience by providing advisory support, consistent updates, and streamlined workflows.
- Identify and remove barriers across the hiring process to promote fairness, efficiency, and operational excellence.
- Lead employer branding initiatives including social media presence, recruitment marketing, talent campaigns, and career site enhancements.
- Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines through targeted sourcing strategies, talent communities, and strong industry networking.
- Ensure a compelling and consistent employer brand narrative that reflects the organization’s culture, values, and opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 6 or more years of experience in recruiting, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior-level role.
- Proven success developing and executing recruitment strategies in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
- Strong knowledge of applicant tracking systems, recruitment marketing tools, and sourcing platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with business leaders.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Data-driven mindset with experience using metrics to drive decisions.
- Strong understanding of employment laws and equitable hiring practices.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurances
- 401k plan with 100% match for the first 4%
- 15 days of PTO each year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
recruitment strategysourcingscreeninginterviewingoffer negotiationdata analyticsmetricsemployment lawsequitable hiring practices
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingstakeholder engagementcommunicationinfluencingpartnership buildingorganizational capabilityprocess efficiencycandidate experience
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human ResourcesBachelor’s degree in Business Administration