Talent Manager Jobs

Once in a career, you get a chance to make this kind of impact. You will meet hundreds of people who want to be part of the Life is Good mission to spread the power of optimism. Your role is to find those people who can bring that mission to life. Our people create our culture and our success. When you do this job well, you'll know your work has meaning.

You may wonder why this role is open. Our Talent Manager has joined another team in a new role. She joins a long line of folks who have moved around the company for the purpose of career development.

IMPORTANT DETAILS

• Everyone who applies will get a response. We know that's not the norm. We set a high bar.
• Our culture is co-created by each of us at Life is Good. You will add your unique voice to our culture, not "fit" into it.
• We ask important questions during this process. It's our way of handing you the mic so you can tell us your story. Please don't miss that part and take your time answering the questions.
• This role is based in Hudson, New Hampshire, and you will be working on-site three days each week
• Our compensation strategy combines robust market data (for companies our size) with an innovative bonus program.

YOUR OBJECTIVE

As an important creator of our brand voice and our employee experience, you help our brand, business, and culture thrive and grow through attracting, recruiting, and "powering up" people who love what they do and do it well.

You create fair, equitable, and compliant processes that make it easy for Life is Good hiring managers to do their best work.

You use your imagination, innovative tools, and streamlined processes to fill open roles quickly and effectively. You make every candidate feel valued, heard, and welcomed into our community of Optimists.

Requirements

YOUR JOB: ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Expertly use our ATS and related workflows
• Manage the process of completing and updating compliant and accurate job descriptions for each role
• Conduct thorough references and background checks for each hire
• Ensure all hiring managers are educated and equipped to use our recruiting and hiring tools as intended
• Manage the consistently effective process of announcing new hires
• Gather market and industry data to ensure our roles and compensation are competitive
• Deliver a diverse candidate pool through traditional and new channels
• Use innovative, highly effective branded recruiting content and tools
• Write and deliver offer letters to chosen candidates
• Share results of recruiting efforts quarterly using a talent dashboard
• Conduct post-hire surveys and use data to improve the new employee experience
• Use candidate and hiring manager feedback to constantly improve and simplify all talent processes
• Communicate with all candidates, verbally and in writing, consistent with Life is Good brand standards
• Proactively acquire all the first-day-of-work tools and assets in time for a great first-day experience
• Ensure fair, equitable hiring practices are in place, understood, and upheld

Your Experience And Qualifications

• You build the skills, experience, and judgment of hiring managers
• You understand and can simply explain the key requirements for each role in a mid-sized lifestyle brand
• You are skilled at training hiring managers to interview and evaluate candidates
• You are a natural storyteller and can help others envision what you are describing
• You have successfully recruited talented people for all functional areas and job types in a related industry
• You demonstrate interviewing, listening skills, and excellent judgment

YOUR PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• You ask relevant, thought-provoking questions and listen carefully
• Your warmth and enthusiasm come through immediately and authentically through your voice and demeanor
• You care deeply about organizing your thoughts, words and work
• You are known as a natural leader who delivers results
• You successfully cultivate meaningful internal and external relationships
• You write clearly, simply, and effectively and use all available means to improve your writing
• You are a rational optimist

YOU'LL KNOW YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL WHEN

• You create an outstanding candidate experience
• You reduce workload, stress, and rework for everyone involved in the recruiting and hiring process
• You are a cultural leader at Life is Good
• Every hiring manager looks forward to working with you again
• You are known an innovative, progressive process-builder
• You meet your annual goals and help the team meet theirs
• Your contribution helps Life is Good to achieve our annual objectives

Benefits

We’re located in beautiful, scenic Hudson, New Hampshire, and will soon be moving to a brand new facility surrounded by green space. We offer an on-site gym with showers, top quality Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) plan with a match, Paid Time Off (PTO), 10 paid holidays, Good Vibes Time (we pay you to volunteer for the non-profit cause of your choice) and Family Time. And we have dogs. Through your work, you'll contribute to growing our social mission through The Playmaker Project.

Life is Good is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender orientation, or expression, marital status or veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic under applicable federal or state law.