Senior Manager Talent Acquisition - Creative & Product
Job Description
Lead full-cycle talent acquisition for creative and product teams, partnering with hiring leaders to build pipelines and drive hiring decisions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with hiring leaders and HR Business Partners to translate business priorities into talent needs and recruitment strategies based on market insight and talent availability
- Own the search end-to-end, covering Design, Merchandising, Product Development, and related creative and product functions, while supporting other corporate areas as needs evolve
- Apply deep knowledge of the fashion and apparel talent market to perform proactive research, identify relevant companies and emerging talent, and build competitor mappings
- Source and engage passive candidates through direct outreach, referrals, and industry relationships; develop pipelines for current and future hiring needs
- Partner with leaders to evaluate candidate functional expertise, creative and commercial capability, and alignment to business needs; support structured interviews, calibration, and offer strategy with HR and Compensation
- Represent the brands and opportunities with credibility and enthusiasm, delivering an engaging candidate experience from first outreach through offer
- Use recruiting technology, data, and market intelligence to improve effectiveness, strengthen talent pipelines, and share expertise with recruiting colleagues
Requirements
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate and/or search firm environment
- Proven experience hiring creative, design, merchandising, or product talent in fashion or apparel
- Strong understanding of creative capabilities, talent pools, and the competitive fashion landscape, with success in proactive sourcing, talent mapping, and engaging passive candidates across career levels
- Ability to independently run complex searches and act as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders, bringing business insight and influencing hiring decisions
- Strong ability to assess portfolios and creative projects, evaluating functional expertise, product and category experience, and creative or commercial capabilities alongside hiring teams
- Excellent communication, sound judgment, discretion, and relationship-building skills to represent the brands credibly in the talent market
- Collaborative, adaptable, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, global business
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and sourcing platforms; Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Phenom preferred
- Knowledge of applicable employment laws and recruiting best practices; experience recruiting for global fashion brands, international markets, or premium apparel businesses is a plus
Technologies
- Workday
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Phenom
Benefits
- Competitive pay and bonus programs
- Best-in-class medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more
- Above-market 401(k) contribution for eligible associates
- Generous company-paid holidays, paid time off
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Volunteer opportunities
- Seasonal hours and flexible work schedules
- Wellbeing tools and programs including Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions
- Opportunity to earn up to $200/year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities
- Childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care support, plus reimbursement for backup care when regular plans fall through
- Support for continued education including tuition reimbursement
- Discounts on shopping at company outlets and e-commerce sites