Job Description:
Talent Acquisition Strategy & Leadership
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Develop and execute a multi-year talent acquisition strategy aligned with BraunAbility's business objectives and workforce plans.
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Partner with executive leaders to forecast talent needs and identify critical workforce risks.
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Lead and develop a high-performing talent acquisition team focused on service excellence and business partnership.
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Establish recruiting priorities, service-level expectations, and performance metrics across all business functions.
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Drive continuous improvement of recruiting processes, technologies, and candidate experience.
Workforce Planning & Strategic Hiring
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Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to support workforce planning activities.
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Develop recruiting strategies for critical and hard-to-fill positions, including engineering, skilled trades, leadership, and emerging technology roles.
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Build external talent pipelines to address future organizational capability needs.
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Support organizational growth initiatives, acquisitions, new facility launches, and strategic workforce shifts.
Recruitment Operations
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Oversee full-cycle recruiting processes from requisition approval through onboarding transition.
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Ensure consistent application of recruiting policies, interview processes, and hiring standards.
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Monitor recruiting workloads, aging requisition, hiring velocity, candidate quality, and offer acceptance rates.
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Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations.
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Lead implementation and optimization of applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies.
Employer Brand & Talent Marketing
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Strengthen BraunAbility's employment brand across manufacturing, technical, professional, and leadership talent markets.
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Develop recruiting marketing campaigns, community partnerships, and university relationships.
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Build strategic partnerships with technical schools, trade organizations, colleges, military transition programs, and workforce development agencies.
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Leverage social media, digital recruiting tools, and employee referral programs to enhance talent attraction efforts.
Diversity, Inclusion & Candidate Experience
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Champion inclusive recruiting practices that expand candidate pools and improve hiring outcomes.
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Create a best-in-class candidate experience reflecting BraunAbility's values and culture.
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Monitor candidate feedback and implement improvements throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
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Ensure equitable hiring practices and consistent interviewing standards.
Data, Analytics & Reporting
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Develop and maintain recruiting dashboards and scorecards.
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Report key talent acquisition metrics to senior leadership.
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Utilize labor market data and recruiting analytics to influence workforce decisions.
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Measure effectiveness of sourcing channels, recruiter performance, and hiring manager engagement.
Leadership Partnership
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Act as a trusted advisor to executives and hiring leaders.
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Train and coach leaders on interviewing, selection, and hiring best practices.
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Support succession planning by identifying external talent pipelines for critical roles.
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Collaborate with Compensation, HRBPs, Learning & Development, and Total Rewards teams to ensure a seamless talent strategy.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Time-to-fill
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Quality of hire
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Offer acceptance rate
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First-year retention
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Hiring manager satisfaction
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Candidate experience scores
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Diversity of candidate slates
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Cost per hire
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Critical position fill rate
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Internal versus external hiring ratios
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Talent pipeline health metrics
Qualifications
Education
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Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field required.
Experience
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10+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience.
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5+ years leading recruiting teams in a manufacturing, industrial, or multi-site environment.
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Experience recruiting for hourly, technical, professional, and leadership positions.
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Demonstrated success building recruiting strategies and employer branding initiatives.
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Experience partnering with executive leadership and managing enterprise-wide hiring initiatives.
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Proven track record building and scaling structured co-op, intern, or early-career programs that convert to high-performing full-time hires.
Preferred Experience
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Manufacturing and skilled trades recruiting.
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Engineering and technical talent acquisition.
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Multi-location workforce management.
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Recruiting technology optimization.
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Executive search and succession pipeline development.
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Employer branding and talent marketing initiatives aimed at students and emerging talent, including social media, student organizations, and diversity partnerships.
Competencies
Leadership
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Strategic Thinking
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Business Acumen
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Talent Development
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Change Leadership
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Coaching & Influence
Functional Excellence
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Workforce Planning
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Recruitment Marketing
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Talent Assessment
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Employment Law Compliance
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Data Analytics & Reporting
Cultural Alignment
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Customer Focus
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Accountability
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Collaboration
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Continuous Improvement
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Growth Mindset
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Mission-Driven Leadership
Success Profile
Within the first 12-18 months, the Director of Talent Acquisition will:
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Establish a proactive workforce planning and talent pipeline process.
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Improve recruiting efficiency and reduce critical vacancy times.
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Create a scalable talent acquisition operating model across all BraunAbility Americas locations.
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Strengthen employer branding within manufacturing, engineering, and skilled labor markets.
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Implement data-driven recruiting scorecards and leadership reporting.
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Increase hiring manager satisfaction and candidate experience outcomes.
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Build a future-ready talent acquisition function that supports BraunAbility's long-term growth strategy.
BraunAbility Mission Connection:
This leader plays a critical role in ensuring BraunAbility attracts the talent necessary to deliver innovative mobility solutions that enrich the lives of our customers and communities.
At BraunAbility, we have been providing independence for individuals with disabilities since 1972. Ralph Braun started this venture nearly four decades ago with a few dedicated and loyal employees. We have grown to be the world's leading mobility manufacturer with nearly 1700 employees globally. We have maintained an employee first mentality with an informal and family-oriented atmosphere. You will enjoy all the resources of a large, worldwide company while relishing a small company atmosphere with an open-door policy and very easy access to management and ownership. In addition to competitive pay, benefits and opportunities for advancement, a career with BraunAbility also means knowing that you're making a difference.
Benefits include:
Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage
Life and Disability Insurance
401(k)
Performance bonus program
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
Wellness Program
Access to a Health Coach
BraunAbility is committed to building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
BraunAbility is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
