Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Req ID: 130142 
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Americas 
Country: USA 
State/Province: California 
City:  San Jose 

General Overview

Functional Area: Human Resources 
Career Stream: Talent Acquisition 
Role: Senior Manager
Job Title:Talent Acquisition Senior Manager
Job Code: SMG-HRM-TA
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager, HPS Engineering (Compute & AI Infrastructure)

At Celestica, we Grow together! Join a talented team and award-winning culture with the opportunity to grow with us!
We are seeking an experienced, and results-driven Engineering Recruiter to lead technical recruiting for our most critical and complex hardware, infrastructure, and AI-focused roles. This position is a significant departure from standard recruiting, requiring deep market expertise and established networks to source and close top-tier engineers, design architects, and leaders in highly specialized domains.
Reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition, you will act as a true Talent Consultant and Business Partner to our engineering leadership, delivering exceptional, hard-to-find software and hardware engineering talent. You will be collaborating with executive level leaders, Human Resource leaders, and other key stakeholders.

Detailed Description

Key Responsibilities:

As a Strategic Talent Partner, you will:
●    Lead Full Life-Cycle Recruitment for Specialized Engineering: Drive the entire recruiting process for highly technical roles spanning Open Compute Project (OCP) architecture, Data Center Product Design, Compute, Cloud and Multi-Cloud Architecture and Design, AI/ML Engineering, and advanced cloud networking.
●    Develop and Execute AI/ML & Compute Recruiting Strategy: Design and implement a robust strategy specifically for securing talent in high-demand fields like Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and machine learning infrastructure.
●    Target & Pipeline Top-Tier Candidates: Leverage deep market intelligence and advanced sourcing techniques to proactively identify, engage, and build diverse pipelines of candidates from key competitors in the hardware and cloud ecosystems.
●    Act as a Trusted Technical Consultant: Partner directly with VPs, Directors, and Principal Engineers to conduct consultative intake meetings and influence talent decisions based on real-time market data.
●    Elevate the Candidate Experience: Manage complex compensation negotiations and effectively articulate the value proposition of working on cutting-edge, proprietary hardware and software projects.
●    Data-Driven Predictability: Provide data-driven reports on pipeline health, time-to-fill, and quality of hire to predict staffing needs and ensure hiring goals are met.
●    Champion Process Excellence: Continuously identify opportunities to refine and optimize technical recruiting workflows and tool utilization to increase efficiency and maintain a competitive edge in a fast-moving market.
●    Team Leadership: Manages/leads a team of specialized recruiters for technical and niche roles, providing mentoring and coaching support.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Key Qualifications, Experience & Competencies:
Required Experience: 
●    Five (5) years of dedicated, hands-on, progressive, full life-cycle recruiting experience in a high-growth, multinational technology environment.
●    Five (5) years of dedicated experience recruiting for highly specialized IT Engineering roles
●    Proven hands-on experience recruiting in one or more of the following domains: Compute/Data Center Product Design, AI/ML Engineering (R&D), Cloud Networking Architecture, or Cloud/Multi-Cloud Architecture and Design.
●    Proven ability to successfully headhunt, cold call, source, and close senior and principal-level technical talent (e.g., Principal Engineers, Technical Architects, Engineering Directors) from top-tier tech companies.
●    Expert-level proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) tools.

Preferred Qualifications:
●    Specific expertise in recruiting engineers involved with Open Compute Project (OCP) standards.
●    A demonstrable understanding of the competitive landscape for CPU and GPU design talent at the system integration level.
●    Agency experience is an asset.
●    Three years’ experience with talent metrics reporting.
●    Demonstrated analytical skills with an aptitude to think holistically and outside of the box.
●    Flexibility to attend occasional conference calls/meetings outside of regular busin