Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Company Description

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 76,000 people in 54 countries and markets.

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading material experts for industry applications. The Continental group sector offers its customers reliable, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 20,000 employees (Status as of March 2026) at more than 60 sites globally, and sales of some 6.0 billion euros (2025), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.

Job Description

In this role, you will deliver end-to-end recruitment solutions across professional, technical, and leadership roles. This position combines hands-on recruiting expertise with strategic consulting, talent market intelligence, process optimization, and stakeholder management.

Acting as a trusted advisor to business leaders and hiring managers, the Talent Acquisition Specialist drives successful hiring outcomes, ensures an exceptional candidate experience, and contributes to the continuous improvement of talent acquisition practices, processes, and governance across the organization.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Manage a portfolio of professional, technical, and leadership-level requisitions and deliver high-quality end-to-end recruitment services.
• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle from intake meetings through sourcing, selection, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies utilizing talent pools, direct sourcing, referrals, social media, networking, and recruitment marketing initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines to support current and future hiring needs.
• Partner closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and business leaders to deliver successful hiring outcomes and workforce planning strategies.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through proactive communication, efficient process management, and a high standard of service.
• Drive continuous improvement of recruiting processes, systems, and operational efficiencies to achieve business goals.
• Manage vendors: headhunters, drug and background etc
• Drive hiring manager capability through coaching on interviewing, candidate assessment, selection, and talent acquisition best practices.
• Lead recruiting review meetings and present key recruiting metrics, trends, and recommendations to leadership teams

Qualifications

• WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.

• 5+ years of Talent Acquisition experience within a Corporate and Industrial environment: experience working with multiple sites in the US

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes across professional, technical, and leadership roles.

• Strong knowledge of talent acquisition strategies, direct sourcing, workforce planning, and labor market trends.

• Experience managing complex recruitment projects and partnering with multiple stakeholders.

• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging recruiting KPIs and data to drive hiring decisions and process improvements.

• Excellent stakeholder management, consulting, and influencing skills.

• Expertise in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), sourcing tools, and recruiting technologies.

• Strong communication, presentation, project management, and organizational skills.

• Strategic mindset combined with a hands-on, results-oriented approach and a continuous improvement focus.

• The expected annual salary range for this role is $90-115k a year. This position is also eligible for a Short-Term Incentive program. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting.

• No relocation provided for the role

• ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT

• Strong background with Hiring Professionals in Manufacturing/Corporate setting

• Additional Information

• THE PERKS

• Immediate Benefits

• Paid Time Off

• Tuition Assistance & Employee Discounts

• Employer 401(k) Match

• Competitive Bonus Programs

• Employee Assistance Program

• Future Growth Opportunities, including personal and professional

• And many more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

EEO-Statement:

• EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

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