Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

The role

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition will lead talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, and recruiting priorities. This player coach role oversees the end-to-end recruitment process and manages a team of talent acquisition professionals.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of talent acquisition professionals.
• Deliver against hiring targets and build scalable recruiting processes.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs and provide interview training.
• Advise leaders on talent market trends, workforce risks, and recruiting effectiveness.
• Raise the hiring bar through intake discipline, scorecards, and structured interview practices.
• Design and improve recruiting policies, processes, and governance.
• Develop and drive the long-term talent acquisition roadmap.
• Develop employer branding and sourcing strategies to attract diverse talent pipelines.
• Leverage data, analytics, and market intelligence to optimize performance.
• Drive AI and automation adoption across the recruiting lifecycle.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of talent acquisition experience
• 5 years of leading high performing teams
• Thorough understanding of recruiting methods and best practices
• Understanding of applicable policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Ability to define problems and create efficient solutions in a fast paced startup environment
• Scaling high growth organization through continuous improvement, talent mapping, talent development, competitive analysis
• Move long distances and be stationary for extended periods of time
• Operate a computer and other office equipment in a fixed location

Nice to have

• Start-up experience
• Understanding of manufacturing, research and development, and technology including the skills, knowledge, and abilities associated with those roles
• Experience with Greenhouse

About the company

Sila is a next-generation battery materials company. Their mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy by engineering and manufacturing battery materials that increase energy density.