Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager (BETHESDA, MD, US, 20817) bei Avolta | Leading Global Travel Retailer.

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• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• *401(k) retirement plan with company match
• *Company paid life insurance
• *Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Airport Location: Corporate Human Resources 
Advertised Compensation: $113,500.00 to $133,100.00 

Purpose: The purpose of the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager is to lead the Talent Acquisition function in support of Avolta's strong employment brand and act as a key regional partner within the broader North America team. The role ensures alignment, collaboration, and consistency across tools, processes, and initiatives while serving as the subject matter expert for an assigned region and supporting Avolta's business lines as part of a global enterprise.

Essential Functions: 

• Builds and cultivates strong relationships with field leadership, HR, and hiring managers; fosters a collaborative, transparent, and connected TA community that drives consistency, knowledge sharing, and collective problem-solving across regions and teams
• Provides expertise and guidance to business unit leaders to develop TA and sourcing strategies and deploy programs; provides advice, coaching, and support on TA-related issues, hard-to-fill positions, and hourly mass hiring

• Serves as a regional extension of global Talent Acquisition function, ensuring enterprise-wide TA tools, systems and initiatives are effectively deployed, adopted and maintained with Avolta's business lines; partners with peers and TA leadership to drive consistency, continuous improvement and operational excellence across all locations

• Devises location-based TA strategies and supporting programs to improve high quality diverse applicant flow; supports, trains, and coaches users of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring new ATS users are trained on system usage and optimizing the technology
• Understands business objectives and applies deep TA functional knowledge to business and hiring problems
• Differentiates Avolta’s unique career possibilities, advantages, and rewards; leverages a consistent, compelling message that conveys the most significant motivators to prospective candidates
• Manages and supports new and established location-based TA programs, policies, and processes; enhances existing programs and evaluates program effectiveness against desired goals and outcomes
• Collaborates with Learning & Development team to create the necessary processes, training, tools, and resources to support and enhance field TA efforts; facilitates delivery of in-person and virtual training to large and small groups
• Manages regional Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) vendor resources; manages relationships with TA vendors, community-based organizations, and other candidate sourcing resources; helps manage all vendor relationships, contracts, budgets, and billing
• Manages TA marketing and communications, communicates the employee value proposition through social media outreach, develops appropriate position-specific messaging to increase applicant flow, and partners with designated recruitment marketing firms when additional hiring solutions are needed
• Manages partial and full-cycle recruitment of key regional positions as assigned (posting, screening, interviewing, selection, hiring, etc.)

Reporting Relationship: The position reports to the Director of Talent Acquisition

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years:
  • In leadership role: Requires 3 years of experience executing talent acquisition, human resources, and management strategy
  • In technical role: Requires 6 years of Human Resources experience engaged in delivering talent acquisition programs
    • A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the six-year requirement
    • An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the six-year requirement
  • In industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience
  • Demonstrated experience recruiting in large, multi-state, multi-unit hospitality/restaurant/retail environment with large non-exempt populations
  • Experience in a corporate/support office providing TA or HR support to large, broadly dispersed field operations
• Specialized Training:
  • Training that leads to expertise with TA tools and technology, interview guides, job boards, database search techniques, LinkedIn recruiter, etc.
  • Training or experience that leads to in-depth knowledge of relevant state and federal employment & hiring regulations and statutes
  • Training or experience that leads to the ability to analyze staffing and retention barriers and to develop solutions for high-volume staffing challenges
• Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits:
  • Ability to successfully manage 1-2 direct reports with a consultative approach and be able to influence and coach external recruiters, managers, and leaders
  • Demonstrated knowledge of best-in-class TA strategies, programs, processes, and standards
  • Ability to coach and influence others without a direct reporting relationship in a remote environment
  • Requires demonstrated business acumen and understands the implications of talent management decisions
  • Demonstrated history of balancing the needs of the business with the needs of the employee population and individual circumstances
  • Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals
• Location/Travel:
  • This position must be located in the United States; strong preference for candidates in the West region (Mountain and Pacific time zones) with easy access to a major airport
  • Requires up to 25% travel

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).