Talent Acquisition Manager

Title: Talent Acquisition Manager

Compensation Range: $118, 500 - $139,400

Location: Plano, TX

The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for developing, driving, and leading the talent acquisition strategy, overseeing the recruitment team, and ensuring KFC attracts top-tier talent. This role involves developing recruiting plans, managing recruitment metrics, collaborating with department heads, and continuously improving the overall hiring process. The Talent Acquisition Manager is a player coach focusing on both the tactical and strategic elements of recruiting, from sourcing talent to onboarding. As a talent experience leader, this individual will coach and influence leaders through the entire recruiting life cycle. This person is responsible for our employment branding and is encouraged to leverage innovative recruiting approaches to nurture and attract agile and diverse talent.

As a talent experience leader, this individual will coach and influence leaders through the entire recruiting life cycle. This person is responsible for our employment branding and is encouraged to leverage innovative recruiting approaches to nurture and attract agile and diverse talent.

What You'll Be Cooking Up

• Develop Recruitment Strategies: Design and implement recruitment strategies that align with KFC’s goals and objectives, including employer branding, talent pipelines, and proactive recruitment efforts.
• Lead the Recruitment Team: Manage, coach, and mentor the talent acquisition team to ensure effective execution of recruiting processes and fulfillment of hiring needs.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with department heads and hiring managers to identify talent needs and create hiring plans that meet business objectives.
• Sourcing and Recruitment: Oversee sourcing efforts, develop talent pipelines, and use innovative techniques to attract top candidates across multiple channels (e.g., job boards, social media, networking events, etc.).
• Interview and Selection Process: Ensure an efficient and positive interview and selection process by implementing best practices, maintaining quality candidate experiences, and working closely with hiring managers.
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Management: Maintain and optimize the use of ATS and other recruitment tools to track applicants, measure recruitment success, and ensure compliance with employment laws and internal policies.
• Recruitment Metrics & Reporting: Monitor and report on key talent acquisition metrics such as time-to-fill, vacancy rates, cost-per-hire, source of hire, and quality of hire to identify opportunities for improvement and optimize the recruitment process.
• Employer Branding: Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and maintain the company's employer brand, ensuring consistency across social media platforms, careers pages, and recruitment marketing materials.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Promote diversity in recruitment practices by ensuring a fair and inclusive process that reaches underrepresented groups.
• Budget Management: Manage the recruitment budget, including job posting fees, recruitment events, and external recruitment agency fees.
• Onboarding: Work closely with the HR team to ensure new hires have a seamless onboarding experience that includes orientation, training, and integration into the company culture.
• Vendor Relationships: Manage relationships with recruitment agencies, job boards, and other external partners, negotiating contracts and ensuring service quality.
• Compliance: Ensure recruiting practices comply with labor laws, equal employment opportunity (EEO) regulations, and internal policies.
  
  
  

The Ingredients You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Preferred - Master’s degree or HR certification (SHRM, PHR) is a plus.
  
  
  

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Proven track record of building successful talent acquisition strategies and leading high-performing recruitment teams.
• Strong knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruitment tools, and HR databases.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• In-depth knowledge of labor laws, recruitment compliance, and industry best practices.
• Ability to think strategically and execute operationally to meet the organization’s talent needs.
  
  
  

Perks Of The Job

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to innovate within a global brand and make a significant impact.
• Collaborative, fast-paced work environment with a focus on professional growth and development.
  
  
  

KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation. In fact, KFC is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain and a division of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 45,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories and is one of the Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders in North America. In 2018, Yum! Brands was recognized as part of the inaugural Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. The company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – are global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories.

More important than our size is our commitment to breakthrough innovation and the success of our employees. We're proud of the unique culture we've built, one where everyone can be their best self, make a difference and have fun! We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, encourage ideas from everyone, and have actively developed a workforce that is diverse in style and background.