Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Full-time - Manager

Hybrid - Boston, MA

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Sr. Manager of Talent Acquisition to lead our recruitment initiatives across Global Marketing, Merchandising, Product Marketing, and Corporate Strategy. This role is a critical member of our Global Talent Acquisition team, ensuring the organization attracts a diverse slate of talent to drive innovation and business results. The ideal candidate will create and execute a comprehensive recruitment strategy focused on operational excellence and candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic hiring plans aligned with New Balance's long-range plan and core values.
• Lead and manage a team of recruiters to support hiring efforts across multiple business units.
• Coach and guide the team to meet hiring demands with effective and efficient solutions.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and HR Business Partners to develop and execute strategic workforce plans addressing current and future talent needs.
• Establish strong relationships with senior leaders to understand business priorities, culture aspirations, and required skillsets.
• Advise on hiring strategies and deliver tailored talent solutions to strengthen our leadership pipeline.
• Drive operational excellence by evolving our talent acquisition model, including scalable processes, programs, and technology solutions.
• Inspire the team to foster continual improvement, teamwork, and best-in-class candidate experience.
• Ensure diverse internal and external candidate pipelines.
• Champion internal talent and talent mobility programs.
• Develop a creative sourcing strategy to attract high-quality candidates and create an engaging candidate experience.
• Strengthen and activate our employer brand to attract, source, to strengthen our leadership pipeline.
• Manage Director-level research across multiple business units.
• Partner with TA and HR Operations to develop and manage a measurement strategy tracking success, opportunities, and impact.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Talent COEs to create competitive strategies and programs supporting business priorities.

Requirements

• Proven Recruiting Expertise: 10+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, with 5+ years leading others.
• Track record of creating best-in-class candidate experiences.
• Solid understanding of sourcing techniques and tools, and a deep understanding of the talent landscape.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster long-term relationships (with internal teams, external partners, and candidates).
• 5+ years of experience managing and developing high-performing talent acquisition teams, focusing on empowering team members and fostering accountability.
• Strategic Talent Alignment: Ability to support workforce planning efforts by aligning recruiting strategies with evolving business needs and identifying opportunities for proactive talent acquisition.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Proficiency in leveraging data and insights to optimize pipelines, monitor performance, and measure the success of recruitment strategies.
• Stakeholder Influence: Strong ability to partner with and influence senior technical leaders, aligning recruiting priorities with business objectives and building trusted relationships.
• Operational Excellence: Experience driving operational improvements in talent acquisition, including implementing scalable processes, technologies, and tools to enhance efficiency.
• Adaptability and Innovation: Demonstrated ability to lead through change, remain resilient, and continuously evolve recruiting practices to stay ahead of industry trends.

Benefits

• Comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401K.
• Opportunities for online learning and development courses.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• $100 monthly student loan support.
• Various mentorship programs.
• Yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement.
• 4 weeks of vacation.
• 12 holidays.
• Generous parental leave.