Sr. Manager, Global Talent Acquisition

Sr. Manager, Global Talent Acquisition

Job #: 2025-16051

Company: Axalta https://www.axalta.com/corporate/en_US.html

Location: Philadelphia, PA (Global Innovation Center) OR Troy, MI

Industry: Manufacturing (Coatings, Chemicals)

Salary: Depends Upon Experience

Job Description:

The Sr. Manager, Global Talent Acquisition (TA) is responsible for managing Company’s global TA operating framework, encompassing budget governance, vendor management, RPO performance, KPI dashboards, and Workday Recruiting optimization. This role ensures operational excellence, compliance, and consistency across all regions, while driving data-driven insights, providing hiring manager consultative support, and building recruiter capabilities to elevate TA into a strategic business partner function.

The Sr. Manager, Global Talent Acquisition will report directly to the VP, HR Partnerships and Talent and will lead a team of talent acquisition professionals. This position will partner with the he HR leadership team, regional and business HR teams and leaders to evaluate, design, develop and implement recruitment programs and processes to cover all open positions in the company (hourly through executive level).

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition Strategy and Operations

• Oversee all talent acquisition operations within the organization, managing a full-cycle strategy for the function that supports the ongoing transformation of the organization and its growth.
• Continually optimize the talent acquisition strategy using innovative and technological methods to improve efficiency and attract top-tier talent.
• Implement a consistent structure and process for recruitment that drives a positive candidate experience (from sourcing, application, interviews and communication).
• Ensures an effective process is in place for tracking open roles, pipelines and quality and retention of candidates, both internally and externally.
• Partners with the HR organization and business leaders to understand hiring and capability needs and translate that into recruitment strategies.
• Evaluates solutions based on the needs of each Company region to determine when customizations and different approaches are required.
• Thoroughly analyze current state of the talent acquisition function and future needs of the organization to determine the best strategy (e.g., RPO) to hire top talent efficiently.
• Stay current on regional legislation and update policies as required and updates procedures and operations accordingly.

Performance Analytics & Reporting:

• Track TA key performance indicators (time-to-fill, quality of hire, agency usage, diversity, candidate and hiring manager satisfaction).
• Partner with HR Analytics and Finance to ensure data accuracy and actionable insights for executive reporting.
• Provide ad hoc performance summaries and business reviews to senior HR and business leadership.
• Use analytics to identify trends, process bottlenecks, and strategic opportunities for improvement.

Hiring Manager & Recruiter Enablement:

• Develop and facilitate hiring manager training programs to reinforce process adherence, compliance, and best-practice interviewing.
• Deliver interview training and toolkits, including structured interview guides, behavioral question banks, and selection rubrics.
• Create and implement TA team learning modules focused on consultative recruiting, proactive talent pipelining, and business partnership skills.
• Partner with regional TA leads to ensure consistency in global recruiting capability and stakeholder experience.
• Serve as change agent to promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across TA operations.

Employer Branding:

• Oversee Company’s global employer branding strategy and creative assets.
• Leverage employee career stories for the Career Site and LinkedIn to showcase authentic culture and growth opportunities.
• Partner with Corporate Communications to align messaging with Company’s global EVP.

Workday Recruiting & Process Optimization:

• Govern Workday Recruiting configurations, templates, and automated communications.
• Collaborate with HR Operations to refine requisition approval workflows.
• Identify automation and simplification opportunities to enhance user experience and compliance.
• Standardize and document end-to-end TA processes across all regions.

RPO and External Partnerships:

• Lead global partn