Talent Acquisition Manager, Staffing Industry
Job Description
Location: Must be based in Northern California, Texas (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin), or Salt Lake City
(Not fully remote; must be within driving distance of a branch.)
We are seeking a strategic, fast-paced, and highly adaptable Talent Acquisition Manager to lead all hiring efforts across our client’s organization. This is an individual contributor role responsible for managing high-volume, rapidly shifting recruiting priorities while thinking strategically about long-term hiring needs and pipelining talent.
The ideal candidate thrives in an environment where hiring can jump from 0 to 15 openings in a single day, enjoys juggling shifting priorities, and remains calm while responding quickly to urgent requests. This person will hire for a wide range of roles - from entry-level to executive - and will serve as a true partner to leadership.
What you’ll do:
- Own the full recruitment lifecycle for all corporate, branch, and field roles including:
Recruiters & Sales roles
Branch Managers
Administrative staff
Executive-level positions
- Manage high-volume, fast-paced hiring across multiple regions with constantly shifting priorities.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines, including proactive outreach and candidate presentation.
- Develop and lead early-career recruiting strategies, cultivating relationships with colleges and universities to bring in new graduates.
- Partner closely with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, role priorities, timelines, and talent gaps.
- Adapt quickly to operational demands and pivot hiring efforts as the business evolves.
- Collaborate with leadership on interview coordination and hiring decisions.
- Provide input into bonus structures or incentive plans.
- Represent the organization at career events and onsite branch visits as needed.
Ideal candidates:
- Ability to thrive in a very fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities.
- Can confidently hire for all levels from administrative roles to President’s Club–caliber sales reps.
- Demonstrate calm under pressure and natural ability to juggle multiple urgent needs.
- Experience building scalable pipelines and improvement of quality and speed of hiring.
- Strong Talent Acquisition fundamentals.
- Strategic thoughtfulness while executing hands-on recruiting work.
What you need:
- 3–7+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience; internal corporate talent acquisition preferred. Staffing industry required.
- Experience supporting high-growth or high-volume recruitment environments.
- Ability to operate independently as an individual contributor.
- Experience with early-career programs, campus recruiting, or building university partnerships is a major plus.
- Strong talent assessment skills across a wide range of roles and levels.
- Comfortable traveling occasionally to corporate headquarters and regional branches.
What you get:
- Competitive base salary plus a bonus paid per hire.
- Unlimited PTO and immediate enrollment in their 401K.
- The ability to join an organization experiencing rapid growth and to be an essential part of their internal hiring strategy and execution.
Job Number 7758
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Additional Information
MeeDerby is an executive search firm uniquely dedicated to serving the staffing industry. For nearly three decades, we've helped thousands of executives, managers, senior sales and senior recruiters who have worked in staffing find their place in this robust industry. You spend your days helping people find the perfect job. Don’t you deserve a partner who can do the same for you? Leverage our hard-won connections to take the next step in your staffing career.
Meet Your Recruiter
Lauren Fenech
Recruiter
Lauren Fenech comes to MeeDerby with 3 years of experience in executive placement, has conducted over 2,000 professional candidate interviews, and is proud to have placed multiple women into leadership positions. Lauren previously worked as an account executive in employee benefits for five years, where she handled all things health insurance and helped organizations streamline their benefit processes through technology. She focuses on staffing Commercial Branch Managers, Business Development Managers and Recruiters in the Staffing Industry. Lauren obtained her bachelor’s degree in human resources from Grand Valley State University. Outside of work, Lauren enjoys adventures with her family. She enjoys making memories through travel, cooking, music, staying active, spending time outside, and catching a football game. Lauren is dedicated and passionate about staying in a positive mindset. She enjoys inner ‘soul work’ through the practices of breathwork and meditation.
