Manager, Talent Acquisition

At Stout, we're dedicated to exceeding expectations in all we do - we call it Relentless Excellence . Both our client service and culture are second to none, stemming from our firmwide embrace of our core values: Positive and Team-Oriented, Accountable, Committed, Relationship-Focused, Super-Responsive, and being Great communicators. Sound like a place you can grow and succeed? Read on to learn more about an exciting opportunity to join our team. Impact You'll Make - Lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategies supporting Client Services & Operations and the firm's long-term business objectives. - Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on workforce planning, talent market conditions, organizational needs, and hiring priorities. - Set standards for operational excellence across the recruiting lifecycle, including scalable processes, service expectations, performance measures, and recruiting best practices. - Build, develop, and lead a high-performing recruiting team with clear accountability, strong business partnership, and a focus on continuous improvement. - Advance the use of modern recruiting practices, AI-enabled technology, and automation to improve how the team identifies talent, manages recruiting workflows, and supports hiring decisions. - Use recruiting analytics, competitive intelligence, and external market data to provide senior leaders with actionable insights and improve hiring outcomes. - Partner with Operational Groups and internal stakeholders on employer branding and talent marketing initiatives that strengthen Stout's position in the talent market and attract qualified candidates. What You'll Do - Oversee and continuously improve full-cycle recruiting processes to deliver a consistent, high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers. - Partner with executive and senior business leaders to develop hiring strategies that support business growth, workforce needs, and evolving talent requirements. - Establish, monitor, and report on recruiting KPIs, workforce analytics, and dashboards to assess performance, identify trends, and support business decisions. - Lead workforce planning discussions, identify current and future talent gaps, and build strong pipelines for critical and recurring hiring needs. - Evaluate and implement recruiting technologies, including AI-enabled platforms and automation tools, to improve sourcing, candidate identification, screening support, workflow management, and recruiting efficiency. - Use AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to improve talent research, market intelligence, candidate engagement, recruiting analytics, and preparation of recruiting-related materials while maintaining appropriate human oversight. - Identify opportunities to automate administrative and repeatable recruiting activities so the team can spend more time on candidate relationships, stakeholder partnership, and strategic talent initiatives. - Establish appropriate practices for the responsible use of AI within Talent Acquisition, including attention to data privacy, candidate experience, bias, compliance, and human review. - Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws, organizational policies, and established standards. - Lead continuous improvement efforts that strengthen recruiting processes, candidate experience, hiring manager satisfaction, and overall Talent Acquisition performance. What You Bring Bachelor's degree in a related field. 8+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including full-cycle recruiting and experience leading a recruiting team at the managerial or senior level. Proven experience developing and executing talent acquisition strategies that