Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (Remote)

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Remote | National Scope | Build What Comes Next

JOIN US

If you're looking for a place where Talent Acquisition has a voice, where culture matters, where innovation is embraced, and where you can build something meaningful alongside exceptional people. This could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Come help us shape what's next. This isn't just another Talent Acquisition leadership role. At S&S Activewear, we're building something special.

We're a fast-growing organization with ambitious goals, an incredible culture, and a People Team that has a genuine seat at the table. We influence strategy, shape the employee experience, and help determine what our company becomes next. This role offers something increasingly rare: The opportunity to build a legacy!

ABOUT OUR TEAM

Our HR team isn't a support function operating from the sidelines. We are strategic business partners with meaningful influence across the organization. We help shape culture, develop leaders, drive organizational effectiveness, and build the teams that power our success.

We're collaborative, high-performing, and deeply committed to each other's success. We challenge one another to think bigger, execute better, and continuously improve, all while genuinely caring about the people we work with. We celebrate wins together, tackle difficult problems together, and hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards. We are building a team of people who make everyone around them better.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You’ll lead Talent Acquisition at a pivotal moment of growth and transformation, shaping the strategies, systems, and experiences that bring exceptional talent into our organization. This role influences the future workforce of a company that believes people are our greatest competitive advantage.

If maintaining the status quo is your goal, this won’t be the right fit. If you’re energized by building something lasting, elevating others, solving complex problems, and using technology to unlock better outcomes, you’ll thrive here.

As Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will lead the strategy and execution of recruiting across corporate, field, and distribution center operations. You’ll build and develop a world‑class TA function that blends human connection with AI‑driven insights, maximizes the capabilities of Workday Recruiting, and delivers exceptional experiences for candidates, hiring managers, and business leaders. You’ll also serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping workforce strategies that support our continued growth and long‑term success.

This is a fully remote leadership role with national reach, significant visibility, and tremendous opportunity for impact.

Monday-Friday, Full-Time, Exempt 

Salary Range: $120k - $140k with bonus potential 

WHAT YOU'LL DO CENTERED IN OUR VALUES

Lead with Respect

• Build authentic partnerships with leaders across the organization to understand business needs and talent priorities.
• Foster an inclusive, candidate-centered hiring experience that reflects our values and culture.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing Talent Acquisition team through coaching, feedback, and servant leadership.

Never Settle

• Continuously evaluate and improve recruiting processes, tools, and strategies to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Challenge conventional approaches and identify innovative solutions to complex hiring challenges.
• Raise the standard for execution, accountability, and hiring excellence.

Innovation Powers Our Hustle

• Champion an AI-driven, data-centric approach to Talent Acquisition.
• Leverage Workday Recruiting and emerging technologies to improve quality, speed, and decision-making.
• Develop recruiting dashboards and analytics that translate data into actionable business insights.
• Use workforce data to identify trends, predict challenges, and proactively develop solutions.

Own the Outcome

• Lead enterprise recruiting strategies supporting corporate, exempt, field, and distribution center hiring.
• Establish clear expectations and accountability measures across the Talent Acquisition function.
• Ensure recruiting processes are efficient, compliant, scalable, and consistently executed.
• Conduct root cause analyses on staffing challenges and implement targeted action plans.

Win Together

• Partner closely with HR, Communications, Learning, Marketing, and business leaders to strengthen our employer brand.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executives on talent planning, hiring priorities, and workforce trends.
• Build strong relationships across all levels of the organization to drive shared success.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 

We're looking for THAT person.

• The leader whose presence elevates everyone around them.
• The person whose standards inspire excellence.
• The individual who makes teams stronger, cultures better, and outcomes greater simply because they are part of them.

Required Experience

• 7+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience.
• 4+ years leading and developing recruiting teams.
• Demonstrated success supporting both Corporate/exempt hiring & Field and distribution center/non-exempt hiring.
• Mandatory experience with Workday Recruiting.
• Strong experience using recruiting metrics, analytics, and data to drive decisions.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled recruiting practices and technologies.
• Experience managing ATS platforms, vendors, and recruiting operations.
• Recruitment marketing and employer branding experience preferred.
• Strong Excel capabilities, including pivot tables and advanced formulas.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

The Characteristics That Matter Most

• AI-driven and data-centric, using technology to improve outcomes and unlock value.
• An exemplary leader whose reputation is built on integrity, humility, and results.
• Someone who holds yourself to higher standards than anyone else ever could.
• A strategic thinker capable of translating vision into execution.
• A trusted partner who builds credibility and influence across all levels of an organization.
• A servant leader who consistently puts the success of others ahead of personal recognition.
• Accountable, resilient, and unwavering in your commitment to excellence.
• The kind of person whose work ethic and character are beyond reproach. 

References will be checked.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Within this role, you will:

• Build a highly engaged, high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Create a scalable recruiting engine capable of supporting rapid organizational growth.
• Fully embrace AI and emerging technologies to transform how Talent Acquisition operates.
• Reduce time-to-fill while improving quality of hire and candidate experience.
• Strengthen strategic partnerships with leaders throughout the business.
• Establish consistent, best-in-class recruiting practices across all regions and functions.
• Elevate S&S Activewear's reputation as an employer of choice in our markets.
• Become a trusted advisor influencing workforce planning and organizational strategy.
• Leave a measurable, lasting impact on our culture, our teams, and the future of our company.

Physical Demands 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen.  

Working Environment 

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Equal Opportunity Employer 

S&S Activewear welcomes people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a diverse culture and supporting human growth. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We conduct business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer, and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. S&S participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.  This job offer is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.