Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (Beauty)
Type: Freelance
Location: Hybrid NYC
Pay: $45-50/hour DOE
Experience: 10+ years of in-house, full-cycle recruiting experience within a high-growth organization (preferably beauty)
Client Overview: Our client is a leading beauty company behind a portfolio of innovative, purpose-driven brands that are redefining the cosmetics and skincare industry.
Role Overview: The Interim Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition will oversee end-to-end recruitment across multiple business functions while leading a small recruiting team. This role partners closely with senior leadership to develop hiring strategies, manage executive searches, improve recruiting operations, and support workforce planning through data-driven decision-making. The successful candidate will bring a hands-on approach to recruiting while driving process improvements and delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a Talent Acquisition team to achieve hiring goals.
- Manage full-cycle recruitment across multiple business functions and leadership levels.
- Partner with hiring managers to develop recruitment strategies, hiring plans, and interview processes.
- Lead executive and confidential searches while ensuring a seamless candidate experience.
- Collaborate with Finance and business leaders on headcount planning, hiring forecasts, and budget tracking.
- Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract top and diverse talent.
- Deliver interview training and promote best practices for structured hiring.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
- Utilize recruiting data and analytics to drive hiring decisions and improve recruiting performance.
- Oversee recruiting operations, including job postings, interview coordination, candidate communications, and offer management.
- Partner with leadership on competitive offer negotiations and hiring decisions.
- Manage relationships with external search firms for specialized and executive-level hiring.
- Continuously improve recruiting processes, employer branding, and the overall candidate experience.
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition Qualifications:
- 10+ years of in-house, full-cycle recruiting experience within a high-growth organization.
- Proven success recruiting across multiple business functions, including executive-level positions.
- Experience leading recruiting teams and managing high-volume requisition workloads (20+ openings).
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, modern ATS platforms (Lever or equivalent), and HR technologies.
- Proficiency with recruiting and business tools such as BambooHR, Airtable, Microsoft Office, and Canva.
- Demonstrated success sourcing, attracting, and closing top talent in competitive markets.
- Passion for diversity, equity, and inclusive hiring practices.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage confidential information with professionalism while thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
