The Manager of Talent Acquisition provides strategic and operational leadership for Rogers Behavioral Health’s enterprise-wide talent acquisition function. This role leads and develops a team of Talent Acquisition staff while partnering with business leaders to attract, engage, and hire top talent in support of organizational growth. The Manager is responsible for recruitment strategy, workforce planning, employer branding, recruitment operations, vendor management, Workday ATS administration, and compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws. In a highly competitive and rapidly changing healthcare labor market, this role develops agile and innovative talent strategies that strengthen Rogers’ ability to attract, hire, and retain critical talent, with particular focus on hard-to-fill and high-turnover clinical and behavioral health positions. This position serves as a trusted advisor to leaders and ensures a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience while supporting Rogers’ continued expansion across multiple states.This position is fully remote, however the selected candidate must reside in a state that Rogers currently operates in - (WI, MN, IL, PA, TN, FL, GA, CO, CA, WA, NY, NJ).

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, develop, and oversee the performance of the Talent Acquisition team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and exceptional service delivery.

• Partner with executive leaders, hiring managers, and Human Resources to understand workforce needs, develop talent acquisition strategies, and build sustainable candidate pipelines that support current and future staffing needs across Rogers’ growing multi-state footprint.

• Develop and execute innovative talent acquisition strategies to address high-turnover and hard-to-fill positions, particularly critical clinical and behavioral health roles, using market intelligence, workforce data, and creative sourcing approaches.

• Partner with HR and operational leaders to identify root causes of recruiting and early-tenure retention challenges and develop proactive workforce strategies that improve attraction, hiring, onboarding success, and retention.

• Continuously assess Rogers’ competitiveness in the external labor market, including candidate expectations, employment trends, competitor practices, compensation and workforce preferences, and recommend actions to strengthen Rogers’ employment value proposition and ability to attract and retain talent.

• Build sustainable and alternative talent pipelines through schools and universities, professional associations, community partnerships, employee referral programs, digital sourcing, and other emerging sources of talent.

• Serve as the organization’s talent acquisition subject matter expert by monitoring labor market trends, recruitment best practices, emerging technologies, and industry developments and translating insights into actionable recruiting strategies and recommendations.

• Challenge existing recruiting practices and introduce new approaches, technologies, partnerships, and sourcing strategies that improve speed, quality of hire, candidate experience, and workforce stability.

• Oversee enterprise recruitment operations, ensuring consistent processes, service level expectations, performance metrics, data integrity, reporting accuracy, and an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.

• Oversee and resolve complex pre-employment and onboarding escalations; partner with Human Resources, Legal, Compliance, and business leaders to assess risk, ensure consistent application of hiring standards, and make recommendations regarding employment eligibility, start-date delays, and offer rescission decisions when necessary.

• Own and optimize the Workday Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including system functionality, process design, workflow management, reporting, user adoption, data quality, and continuous improvements that support business and compliance requirements.

• Lead campus relations, employer branding, recruitment marketing, and sourcing initiatives to strengthen Rogers’ employment brand, increase candidate engagement, and support recruitment goals through digital, social media, community, referral, and educational partnership channels.

• Manage relationships with recruitment-related vendors and external partners, including pre-employment screening providers, assessment vendors, advertising partners, staffing agencies, educational institutions, and recruitment technology solutions, ensuring quality service, operational efficiency, compliance, and return on investment.

• Utilize recruiting metrics, workforce data, and market intelligence to evaluate performance, identify trends and opportunities, develop solutions, and provide regular updates and recommendations to leadership.

• Track and analyze quality-of-hire and early-tenure retention outcomes, partnering with HR and operational leaders to identify trends, evaluate recruiting effectiveness, and adjust talent strategies accordingly.

• Lead cross-functional projects and process improvement initiatives that enhance recruitment effectiveness, operational efficiency, compliance, scalability, and organizational outcomes.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, recruitment regulations, accreditation standards, and organizational policies, including requirements associated with hiring and employment practices across the states where Rogers employs team members and future expansion markets.

• Promote the company’s mission, values, and culture by demonstrating professionalism, effective communication, sound judgment, integrity, and a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement in all interactions.

Additional Job Description:

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing talent acquisition teams while driving accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and exceptional service delivery.

• Comprehensive knowledge of talent acquisition practices, including workforce planning, sourcing strategies, recruitment marketing, employer branding, campus relations, candidate experience, and recruitment operations.

• Strong understanding of the healthcare labor market and the challenges associated with recruiting and retaining scarce clinical and behavioral health talent.

• Ability to translate labor market intelligence, workforce trends, turnover data, and recruiting metrics into practical talent strategies and business recommendations.

• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, with the ability to ensure compliant hiring practices across a multi-state organization.

• Expertise with applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies, preferably Workday Recruiting, including reporting, workflow management, process optimization, data integrity, and analytics.

• Strong project management, organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively lead cross-functional initiatives and partner with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, manage sensitive employee and candidate matters, and resolve complex recruitment, onboarding, and pre-employment escalations.

• Experience managing recruitment-related vendors and partnerships, including staffing agencies, educational institutions, background screening providers, and other talent acquisition service partners.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other business applications, with the ability to adapt to evolving technologies and business needs.

Education/Training Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field required.

• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible talent acquisition experience, including full-cycle recruitment, sourcing, workforce planning, recruitment operations, and talent acquisition strategy.

• Minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience managing talent acquisition teams, preferably across multiple locations, markets, and/or remote environments.

• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including EEO, OFCCP, AAP, pay transparency, and other recruitment compliance requirements in a multi-state environment.

• Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies, preferably Workday Recruiting, including reporting, process optimization, data integrity, analytics, and workflow management.

• Proven success leading talent acquisition functions that include recruitment marketing, employer branding, campus recruiting, sourcing strategies, vendor management, recruitment operations, and strategies for hard-to-fill/high-turnover roles.

• Healthcare, behavioral health, or other highly regulated industry experience preferred.

With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family 
• 401(k) retirement plan 
• Employee share program 
• Life/disability insurance 
• Flex spending accounts  
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

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