Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager

Populus is an amazing company where our employees stay because they love their teams and the growth opportunities. Additionally, we offer a competitive 401K match, a generous paid time off package, and Health Benefits. Our mission is to provide a broad range of quality financial products and services delivered with best-in-class customer service. We work and lead with integrity, and we celebrate employees who exemplify our values. Come join our team!

The Talent Acquisition Manager leads the strategy and execution of recruiting across both corporate and field operations. This role is responsible for building and maintaining a quality talent pipeline, ensuring efficient and consistent hiring processes, and delivering data-driven insights to support business growth. The Talent Acquisition Manager partners closely with senior leadership, HR Business Partners, and hiring managers to align hiring strategies with workforce needs, while managing a high-performing recruiting team and driving continuous process improvement.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies across corporate and field functions.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Talent Acquisition team; set expectations and drive accountability for results, service delivery, and stakeholder partnership.
• Oversee end-to-end recruiting execution and ensure consistent, efficient, and compliant hiring processes across departments and regions.
• Manage recruiting metrics, reporting cadence, and workforce insights; translate data into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Partner with HR leadership and field operations to conduct root cause analysis on districts with staffing risks, identify drivers of vacancies and hiring challenges, and develop targeted action plans.
• Partner with Training, Communications, and Marketing teams to support employer branding initiatives; provide recruiting insights and help align external messaging with hiring needs.
• Manage recruiting vendors, ATS utilization, and recruiting budget tracking.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to hiring managers and business leaders on hiring strategy, prioritization, and process improvement.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with company policies and regulatory requirements and maintain audit-ready processes and documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Market Intelligence
• Relationship Management
• Communication written and oral
• Ethical Practice
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
• Leadership Qualities
• Organization / Attention to Detail

Interactions

• Direct Report Titles Number
• TA Specialist 1
• Sourcing Specialist 1
• Indirect Report
• Corp Receptionist & HR Assistant 1 Other Internal/External Interactions
• Upper leadership
• HR Business Partners, Field & Corporate
• Field Leadership / Operations Leadership
• Training, Communications, and Marketing
• Payroll / HRIS
• Outside Recruiting Vendors

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop or bend; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Must have appropriate vision to see up close, and at a distance with ability to adjust vision and focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position might require long hours and weekend work.

Travel

N/A

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in some work environments can be moderate.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted, as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

EEO Statement

Populus Financial Group is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. In compliance with applicable law, Populus Financial Group does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, pregnancy status, or any other protected classification. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotions, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree or better in Human Resources or related field.

Experience

Required

5 years:

Experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruiting required

3 years:

Experience supervising or leading a recruiting team required Experience supporting both corporate and field / operations hiring required Strong analytical skills and experience managing recruiting metrics and reporting required ATS experience required Microsoft Office Suite experience required

Preferred

Vendor management experience preferred Recruitment marketing or employer branding partnership experience preferred Microsoft Excel intermediate experience (pivot tables, formulas, conditional formatting) required

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