Talent Acquisition Manager

DAHLIN is an award-winning architecture, planning and interior design firm with 190+ multi-cultural professionals located throughout the Western United States. We offer more than 45 years of experience building communities where we live and work, driven by the vision of creating places that promote human fulfillment and well-being. This same Passion for Place® starts with our own working environment—a positive community where people thrive. Please visit our website (www.dahlingroup.com) to learn more.

We are looking for a TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER who will champion our culture, our people and our award-winning architectural and design services. As part of our People & Culture (HR) team in our Pleasanton, CA headquarters, you will use your positive, energetic skills to recruit for current needs across multiple offices and help build the recruiting pipeline for our future. You will be a critical voice as we grow the firm and improve our recruiting process, ensuring all activities are flowing in an organized and efficient manner to maintain an incredible candidate experience and a clear process for staff. Under the guidance of the Chief People Officer, you will also collaborate with others across the firm to drive talent strategy, and support talent-related initiatives and activities to cover the entire People/Talent lifecycle.

The candidate for this position is required to be a tech-savvy, highly organized self-starter with a positive attitude and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, creative environment. This professional is results-driven, and when faced with challenges, persists with new solutions and is able to successfully interact with diverse individuals at all levels.  

We are creative, collaborative, and pride ourselves in building teams of amazing people. If delivering a great people experience for a great firm sounds like you, come join us!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop relationships with staff and leaders to understand our culture, projects, talent, and staffing needs. Utilize that knowledge in recruiting additional team members and staff development/retention. 
• Source and recruit candidates by using recruiting tools such as LinkedIn, Indeed, passive resume databases/job portals, social media, professional association networks, etc.
• Act as a positive point of contact and brand ambassador, promoting company’s reputation as “best place to work”. 
• Manage a full life-cycle recruitment process, from research and sourcing through the offer and acceptance, with both active and passive candidates. 
• Post and track open positions/requisitions on company website and various sourcing outlets, including social media, in accordance with our branding guidelines and established budget.
• Manage the logistics of candidate assessment, candidate presentation, scheduling interviews, providing background information to key stake holders, follow-up feedback and checking references.
• Advise team members on competitive research and market trends while offering strategic solutions for recruitment during changing business trends
• Provide analytical and well documented recruiting reports, including standard recruiting metrics.
• Manage external recruiters and placement agency contacts and budgets; track all externally recruited candidates and incorporate into ATS
• Manage university/college recruiting program.
• Develop and update job postings and job descriptions in collaboration with leadership.
• Be available Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm; collaborate with staff across the firm to contribute to a positive and productive work environment. This position is eligible for hybrid work after a period of on-site orientation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Strong, demonstrated digital media skills (search engines, software and social media) REQUIRED
• Sense of urgency, initiative and positive energy
• Excellent attention to detail and demonstrable accuracy, with excellent organization and follow-up skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communicati