What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Talent Acquisition - Field position at Build-A-Bear Workshop?
The Manager, Talent Acquisition plays a critical role in supporting Build-A-Bear’s commitment to identifying, attracting, and retaining top talent aligned with the organization’s goals and values. This position ensures the company is staffed with the right people in the right roles to effectively meet business needs. Additionally, the role contributes to fostering a strong employer brand and positive company culture—key drivers of employee satisfaction, engagement, and overall organizational performance, enhancing Build-A-Bear’s competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Responsibilities:
- Implement effective recruitment strategies
- Source and screen candidates
- Manage the interview process, assessments, and pre-hire screening
- Build and maintain a talent pipeline
- Create a positive candidate experience
- Represent the brand and lead efforts to organize and/or participate in hiring events
- Provide direction, leadership, and coaching to the recruiting team
- Manage relationships with external recruiting partners
- Develop and implement strategies to strengthen the company’s employment brand, highlighting Build-A-Bear as an employer of choice to attract and retain top talent
Required Qualifications:
- Associate degree or relevant experience
- Minimum of 5 years of talent acquisition experience
- Applicant Tracking System experience
- Skilled at leveraging social media platforms, job boards, and career sites
- Proficient in using assessment and scheduling tools
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
Behavioral Traits for Success:
- Demonstrates drive, determination, and a self-disciplined approach to achieving results
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment with clearly defined goals and expectations
- Applies technical problem-solving skills and resourcefulness within established systems and technologies
- Makes prompt, sound decisions aligned with Build-A-Bear’s policies and guidelines
- Effectively delegates tasks while managing deadlines and commitments
- Invested in mentoring and developing team members to support growth and performance
Working Environment:
- Typical office environment with climate control and sufficient lighting, ergonomic desk/chairs
- Hybrid work schedule
- Domestic travel up to 20%
Your Performance Will be Measured On:
- Decision making and judgement
- Communication
- Time management and prioritization
- Ability to meet deadlines, ensuring accuracy and quality of work
- Collaboration with hiring managers to understand hiring needs
- Quality of Applicant Tracking System data
- Quality of the talent pipeline
- Flow of the hiring process
- Candidate experience
- Time to Fill
- Promotes teamwork, open communication, and high performance to achieve shared goals
- Stakeholder feedback
This description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent an expressed or implied contract of employment, nor does it alter your at-will employment, and Build-A-Bear, Inc. reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as may deem appropriate.
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