Manager, Talent Acquisition

Job Description

Optoro is a fast-growing technology company that is revolutionizing the retail industry. Every year, more than 15% of retail goods are returned or simply never sell. This creates tons of unnecessary waste and costs retailers billions.

Our mission is to make retail more sustainable by eliminating all waste from returns. Our technology platform connects a seamless online returns experience with efficient supply chain processing and best in class reCommerce, so that retailers can improve outcomes across all points of the returns lifecycle.

Backed by some of the top investors in the country - including Kleiner Perkins, Revolution Growth, and UPS - Optoro is powered by its collaborative, unconventional, and resourceful employees who love solving big problems. We are looking for individuals with similar creativity and energy to help build a lasting company focused on the triple bottom line.

The Role:

The Manager of Talent Acquisition will play a critical role in the expansion of Optoro, both in numbers and in diverse representation, by playing a leading position in the Talent & Culture team across several areas of responsibility. This person will lead the talent acquisition team, drive optimization and help to influence competitive compensation strategies.

Talent Acquisition and Management Responsibilities:

• Lead talent acquisition day-to-day, filling technical, product, sales, marketing/design and client focused roles and executive level positions, and work closely with leaders and hiring managers
• Create strategy to elevate and maintain creative and diverse sourcing and selection processes to achieve growth and hiring/diversity goals, while maintaining low time to fill ratios
• Develop hiring best practices, that include diversity and inclusion best practices, throughout the hiring process (i.e., train interviewers on bias, report on D&I goals and more)
• Create talent acquisition and analytical reporting strategy; measure success not just on numbers of hires, but on diversity metrics, employee referrals, promotions and transfers attributed to hires
• Lead any intern/externship programs that includes clear expectations and outcomes for the intern/externs - to serve as a future candidate pipeline for full time hires

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with additional education viewed favorably
• Strong PowerPoint or Google Slides experience
• Moderate experience with Excel or Google Sheets experience
• 5 - 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition and onboarding management
• Intellectually curious and a demonstration of potential and resourcefulness
• Demonstrated relationship-building skills (internally and externally) with a “leading with yes” service ethic
• A underlying sense of human understanding and empathy; high E-Q
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high volume, and ambiguous environment
• Concise and visionary written and oral communication skills
• Motivated by achieving goals and ability to manage against fast-paced timelines
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and positive approach to problems
• Ability to organize and prioritize time in the face of competing priorities
• Proven professional composure, discretion, and judgment
• Demonstrable attention to detail with a focus on the big picture
• Ability to learn quickly
• Experience working in consulting or in a high-growth environment

All new employees at Optoro will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencing employment. Employees will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment. Optoro will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief or medical circumstance on an individual basis in compliance with applicable laws.

Optoro is an equal opportunity employer.