Talent Recruiting Manager
Life is Good, United States
Job Description
Once in a career, you get a chance to make this kind of impact. You will meet hundreds of people who want to be part of the Life is Good mission to spread the power of optimism. Your role is to find those people who can bring that mission to life. Our people create our culture and our success. When you do this job well, you'll know your work has meaning.
You may wonder why this role is open. Our Talent Manager has joined another team in a new role. She joins a long line of folks who have moved around the company for the purpose of career development.
IMPORTANT DETAILS
- This role is based in Hudson, New Hampshire, and you will be working on-site three days each week
- We ask important questions during this process. It's our way of handing you the mic so you can tell us your story. Please don't miss that part and take your time answering the questions.
- Everyone who applies will get a response. We know that's not the norm. We set a high bar.
- Our culture is co-created by each of us at Life is Good. You will add your unique voice to our culture, not "fit" into it.
- Our compensation strategy combines robust market data (for companies our size) with an innovative bonus program.
YOUR OBJECTIVE
As an important creator of our brand voice and our employee experience, you help our brand, business, and culture thrive and grow through attracting, recruiting, and "powering up" people who love what they do and do it well.
You create fair, equitable, and compliant processes that make it easy for Life is Good hiring managers to do their best work.
You use your imagination, innovative tools, and streamlined processes to fill open roles quickly and effectively. You make every candidate feel valued, heard, and welcomed into our community of Optimists.
Requirements
YOUR JOB: ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Use innovative, highly effective branded recruiting content and tools
- Ensure fair, equitable hiring practices are in place, understood, and upheld
- Gather market and industry data to ensure our roles and compensation are competitive
- Manage the process of completing and updating compliant and accurate job descriptions for each role
- Ensure all hiring managers are educated and equipped to use our recruiting and hiring tools as intended
- Communicate with all candidates, verbally and in writing, consistent with Life is Good brand standards
- Expertly use our ATS and related workflows
- Deliver a diverse candidate pool through traditional and new channels
- Write and deliver offer letters to chosen candidates
- Conduct thorough references and background checks for each hire
- Share results of recruiting efforts quarterly using a talent dashboard
- Manage the consistently effective process of announcing new hires
- Proactively acquire all the first-day-of-work tools and assets in time for a great first-day experience
- Use candidate and hiring manager feedback to constantly improve and simplify all talent processes
- Conduct post-hire surveys and use data to improve the new employee experience
YOUR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- You have successfully recruited talented people for all functional areas and job types in a related industry
- You are a natural storyteller and can help others envision what you are describing
- You understand and can simply explain the key requirements for each role in a mid-sized lifestyle brand
- You are skilled at training hiring managers to interview and evaluate candidates
- You demonstrate interviewing, listening skills, and excellent judgment
- You build the skills, experience, and judgment of hiring managers
YOUR PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- You are a rational optimist
- Your warmth and enthusiasm come through immediately and authentically through your voice and demeanor
- You ask relevant, thought-provoking questions and listen carefully
- You write clearly, simply, and effectively and use all available means to improve your writing
- You are known as a natural leader who delivers results
- You care deeply about organizing your thoughts, words and work
- You successfully cultivate meaningful internal and external relationships
YOU'LL KNOW YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL WHEN
- You meet your annual goals and help the team meet theirs
- You create an outstanding candidate experience
- Your contribution helps Life is Good to achieve our annual objectives
- You are a cultural leader at Life is Good
- You are known an innovative, progressive process-builder
- You reduce workload, stress, and rework for everyone involv