Talent Discovery Manager

The Talent Discovery Manager/Lead will drive consistency, optimize processes, and create cohesion across the Media.Monks Talent Discovery team. The Manager/Lead will help drive home the vision and mission of IKIGAI by creating a transformational work experience with meaningful professional growth and high performance. They will manage a team of talent discovery Sourcers, Coordinators, and Specialists and work extremely closely with Senior Talent Discovery Managers to understand and execute plans to make change. They will maintain close partnerships with hiring managers. Responsibilities Demonstrate strong capabilities to engage directly with Talent Discovery leadership on strategy and be able to pivot to granular detail within HR, Legal, Data, Finance, IT, and Post Merger Integrations Facilitate relationships between Talent and Discovery employees, communicate programs and see that they are realized, find resources, raise concerns to appropriate owners early, and resolve open issues that prevent progress Create a comprehensive project plan, which includes all workstream and functional team tasks to achieve each milestones and manage the day-to-day efforts Align team on priorities, disseminate key information, and support department leads Achieve higher levels of business impact and improve performance metrics by supporting process improvement initiatives Effectively manage a hiring process from start to finish Communicate effectively and proactively with cross-functional partners risks and issues, priorities, deliverables, and overall status to management and key executive stakeholders Partner with systems and business teams to gather technical and functional requirements with the ability to help others quickly adapt to new tools and processes Partner with leadership on defining standard interview processes and strategy and communicate agreed upon protocol to team Be able to anticipate hiring manager needs and proactively solve problems Act as an engaged teammate to others in talent discovery

Skills & Experience 6-9 years of experience Thrive in ambiguity and embrace a challenge A self-starter, highly motivated, and able to shift directions quickly when priorities change Detail-oriented and demonstrates an analytical approach to problem-solving, understanding how things affect one another in an overall system Roll with the punches - is not upset if hard work has to be changed unexpectedly Honors constructive criticism Flexibility to adapt to changing business situations Care deeply about making strong relationships, especially working with colleagues and mentoring staff Experience training new Recruiters and Hiring Managers, internal and PMI Proactive mindset. Has demonstrated ability to work independently with little to no direction and make thoughtful decisions Great presence and polish in person, comfortable and confident in making decisions, get to the heart of the conversation, concise communication Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently with acute attention to detail and deliver high-quality work