Manager, Talent Acquisition - College & Early Career Talent

Overview

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

Who We’re Looking For

Toyota’s Human Resources Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Talent Acquisition Manager, College and Early Career Talent. Reporting to the General Manager, Talent Management, the person in this role will support all Human Resources objectives and strategies around talent attraction, onboarding, development, skill building, and talent mobility.

The Talent Acquisition Manager will develop, implement, and execute annual strategic plans for college programs, trainee programs, and early talent initiatives across Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). This role involves leveraging data and analytics to drive recruitment strategies, collaborating with various business functions, other HR leaders, and internal and external stakeholders to include college/university faculty and designated scholarship organizations. This leader will be responsible managing all recruiting activities through a team of 5-7 direct reports. Overall, this role is responsible for filling 400+ internships and co-ops, and 200+ trainee or entry level positions.

The person in this role will also work with the Talent Development, TA Strategy & Operations, and other TA managers to drive overall strategy and collaborate on talent initiatives. Additionally, this person manages projects related to the use of technology, process efficiency, optimization, and continuous improvement.

This position is based at our North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. The selected candidate will be expected to reside within commutable distance of this location.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Strategic Planning: Develop, implement, and execute annual strategic plans for college programs, trainee programs, and early talent initiatives, utilizing data-driven insights to inform decisions.
• Collaboration: Partner with business leaders to understand their workforce needs and align recruiting activities accordingly. Collaborate with business functions to manage recruiting activities and monitor performance management for direct reports. Work with all Talent Acquisition leadership, recruiters, TA tech product owners, and TA process optimization team, to identify and engage in strategic activities that enhance candidate/customer experience, increase quality of hires, and allows for greater speed in acquiring talent.
• Team Management: Hire, develop, coach, and performance manage direct reports. Responsibilities include goal setting, mentorship, problem-solving, development, and providing regular weekly feedback, supported by performance data and analytics to track progress and identify areas for improvement
• Metrics Development: Create and analyze metrics to report to leadership and executives on college recruiting, trainee programs, and early talent initiatives. Develop a conversion dashboard to monitor conversions and ROI, using data analytics to optimize recruitment strategies.
• Know the Industry and Trends: Keep up with emerging trends and best practices, new technology, and TMNA/TFS strategy to ensure college program alignment with short, mid-year, and long-term objectives.
  
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Human Resources, or closely related discipline and/or equivalent professional work experience
• Extensive HR experience including talent management and performance management within a global organization
• Successful experience leading and developing a team
• College and/or early career recruitment related experience
• Advanced experience in customer-facing consultative talent acquisition, including analytical, communications, client relations, and planning skills
• Experience training and onboarding recruiters
• Operational experience with Talent Acquisition process for large-scale/high volume recruitment
• Demonstrated experience in handling multiple priorities and projects in a dynamic, constantly changing environment
• Demonstrated experience handling complex and confidential information in a secure, dependable, timely, and responsible manner
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time including during peak Fall and Spring recruiting seasons, and some weekends
  
  

Added bonus if you have

• Prior recruitment team leadership experience in a corporate environment
• Workday experience
• Understanding of the hiring process within the automotive industry
• CRM knowledge and hands on experience
  
  

What We’ll Bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
  
  

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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