Talent Acquisition Manager

The Manager of Talent Acquisition is a hands-on people leader responsible for the day-to-day leadership and execution of talent acquisition across Swope Health and PACE KC. Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, this position leads two Talent Acquisition team members while maintaining an active portfolio of open positions and personally recruiting for priority, complex, hard-to-fill, professional, and leadership roles.

This role is responsible for keeping the recruitment function moving while continuously strengthening how Swope Health attracts, engages, selects, and hires talent. A significant portion of the Manager's work is focused on proactive sourcing, pipeline development, community and workforce partnerships, and direct candidate engagement, particularly for critical healthcare and difficult-to-fill positions.

The Manager partners closely with hiring leaders, Human Resources, and the Vice President of Human Resources to establish consistent recruiting practices, improve the candidate and hiring manager experience, monitor recruitment performance, and strengthen the connection between selection quality and associate retention.

The successful candidate will balance people leadership, hands-on recruiting, sourcing, relationship building, operational discipline, and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for a recruiting leader who enjoys building systems and developing people while remaining actively connected to candidates and the recruiting marketplace

What You Will Do:

• Lead, coach, develop, and manage the Talent Acquisition team while helping set daily priorities and recruiting assignments.

• Personally manage approximately 15–20 priority, complex, professional, management, and hard-to-fill requisitions.

• Source and engage active and passive candidates through direct outreach, professional networks, sourcing tools, referrals, social platforms, and community connections.

• Build long-term pipelines for critical healthcare and operational talent, including nursing, medical assistants, providers, behavioral health professionals, social workers, leaders, and other difficult-to-fill roles.

• Develop relationships with colleges, training programs, workforce organizations, professional associations, and community partners.

• Partner with hiring managers on intake, recruiting strategy, candidate assessment, interview processes, offers, and candidate communication.

• In partnership with the Vice President of Human Resources, strengthen TA workflows, SOPs, service expectations, metrics, reporting, technology, and selection practices.

• Use recruiting data and market insight to identify barriers, aging positions, sourcing gaps, and opportunities to improve hiring outcomes.

• Partner with the Vice President of Human Resources on recruitment agencies, sourcing platforms, and other external recruiting resources.

• Represent Swope Health and PACE KC at career fairs, recruiting events, professional meetings, and community outreach opportunities.

Successful Candidates Will Have:

• Five or more years of progressive talent acquisition or recruiting experience.

• At least two years of people leadership, supervisory, lead recruiter, team leadership, or significant recruiting project leadership experience.

• Strong full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, screening, candidate management, hiring manager partnership, and offer support.

• A demonstrated ability to proactively source and engage candidates rather than relying only on incoming applications.

• Experience recruiting difficult-to-fill, professional, leadership, or specialized positions.

• Strong relationship-building, communication, organization, coaching, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience using an applicant tracking system; UKG experience is preferred.

• Healthcare recruiting experience is preferred, but not required.

• A bachelor's degree is preferred, but not required; equivalent education and relevant experience will be considered.

Why Swope Health?

At Swope Health, we make care visible to people in our community who need it most. Each year, Swope Health serves more than 50,000 patients and supports more than 200,000 visits across Missouri and Kansas. Our associates help deliver accessible, quality, comprehensive care while creating healthier communities.

Swope Health Supports Associates With

• Competitive salary.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• Flexible spending accounts for medical or dependent care.

• Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and short- and long-term disability.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.

• Employee assistance and wellness programs.

• Paid days off and company-paid holidays.

• Learning, development, and career growth opportunities.

Our Values - Make Care VISIBLE 

Value Every Person • Impact Communities • Serve with Professionalism • Inspire Innovation • Believe Healthcare is a Basic Human Right • Lead with Accountability and Praise • Empower Excellence

Ready to Help Build the Future of Talent at Swope?

If you are a recruiting leader who enjoys developing people, building pipelines, solving hard hiring challenges, and staying close to candidates and the work, we would like to hear from you.