Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

In Northville, MI, Tenneco is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to lead Talent Acquisition efforts across the Americas region. In this onsite role, you will manage a Talent Acquisition team, partner with business and HR leaders, and bring visibility to hiring progress, risks, and insights that support key workforce outcomes.

This position focuses on driving strong hiring outcomes for critical roles while ensuring recruiting discipline, stakeholder alignment, and a high-standard candidate experience across the region.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop the Talent Acquisition team across the Americas region.
• Drive accountability for team performance, hiring outcomes, and service delivery.
• Partner with business leaders and HR stakeholders to understand workforce needs and align recruiting strategies to critical priorities.
• Ensure critical positions are filled in a timely manner through prioritization, execution, and follow-through.
• Monitor and communicate the overall health of open positions across the region, including progress, risks, and barriers.
• Present strategic talent acquisition updates, hiring trends, and recruiting insights to leadership.
• Build strong stakeholder partnerships to improve hiring effectiveness and decision-making.
• Use data and market insights to inform recruiting strategies and support continuous improvement.
• Establish and maintain high standards for candidate experience, hiring manager partnership, and recruiting discipline.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, team effectiveness, and regional hiring outcomes.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (preferred).
• Progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including experience leading recruiting teams.
• Demonstrated success managing full-cycle recruiting efforts across multiple functions or geographies.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders and influencing hiring decisions.
• Ability to present recruiting strategies, metrics, and talent insights to leadership audiences.
• Proven people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Strong business partnership skills to balance urgency, quality, and stakeholder expectations.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills to assess recruiting health across multiple openings and priorities.
• Excellent communication skills to translate recruiting activity into clear business updates.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Why This Role Matters

• This role is critical to ensuring the Americas region has the talent needed to deliver business results.
• By leading a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, building business partnerships, and providing strategic visibility into hiring progress, the role helps reduce hiring risk and strengthen workforce capability.
• The impact extends beyond filling openings by supporting better talent decisions, improving confidence in the hiring process, and helping recruiting operate as a strategic partner to the business.