Talent Acquisition Manager at Lightspeed DMS

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Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jul, 26

Salary

141000.0

Posted On

08 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting, Talent acquisition, Sourcing, Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, Applicant Tracking Systems, Greenhouse, Strategic planning, Candidate experience, Headcount forecasting, Data insights, Process optimization, Executive partnering, Employment branding, Technical recruiting

Industry

Software Development

Description

Company Overview: Lightspeed is the leading provider of cloud-based software for dealerships, serving the Powersport, Marine, RV, Trailer, and Golf Car industries adding hundreds of dealerships to the Lightspeed community each year. Lightspeed’s Dealer Management Solution (DMS) enables dealerships to optimize their end-to-end business operations, including Sales, Parts, Service, Rentals, Payments, Accounting, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). When implemented into their daily operations, Lightspeed helps dealers increase their profitability by selling more units, service, and parts, all while creating a more streamlined experience for customers. Lightspeed is the most complete and integrated DMS in the industry with over 500 integrations with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), aftermarket parts and accessory distributors and dozens of other software tools that a dealership may use to run their business. Uniquely designed by dealers for dealers, and refined over the past 4 decades, Lightspeed empowers over 4,500+ dealers across North America with the tools and technology they need to manage their dealerships. The Talent Acquisition Manager is a highly impactful role in fulfilling our talent strategy by attracting, cultivating and placing key talent. With a focus on the candidate experience and a strong operations mindset, you will have broad impact on the overall success of Lightspeed driving strong partnerships with our business leaders, executing against talent strategies to support the growth of our organization. Your success will be measured by your ability to fortify to exceed our hiring needs and deliver against organizational talent strategies and drive innovative TA practices that evolve our function forward. What you’ll do: Be a strategic thinker that can manage existing recruiting strategies, methods and systems to generate a proactive and efficient approach to internal and external sourcing, assessing and managing qualified talent. Utilize advanced Boolean search techniques across LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and professional networks to proactively identify and engage passive talent, building robust pipelines for current and future hiring needs. Manage strategic relationships and effective business partnering with various levels of leaders within and across the organization to understand and forecast talent acquisition needs and prepare to exceed demands and service. Inspire and create exceptional candidate experiences. Actively demonstrates openness in consistently seeking feedback from directs, colleagues, and partners to continuously improve behaviors and processes. Develops, designs, inspires and executes talent strategies that aid in the attraction, retention and engagement of diverse talent in line with broader organizational strategies. Partners effectively with executive leadership to develop and manage ongoing headcount forecasts and business specific talent needs. Ability to attract, source and hire senior level roles within the organization (Director, VP+). Successfully and consistently demonstrates all Lightspeed values with your team(s), leaders, and the business. Manages vendor relationships and operational execution with measurable success. Leads and executes business and enterprise talent initiatives and programs. Demonstrates strong execution in leading cross-functional and talent acquisition initiatives including process optimization, data insights, and TA operations. Successfully manages responsibilities within budget, on-time, and with measurable success. Displays in depth knowledge and experience recruiting in various functions across the organization. In depth technical acumen including knowledge of various technologies, architectures, frameworks, roles and in-depth knowledge of our business and the markets in which we recruit. Leads early career talent strategies including campus intern programming, headcount forecasting and delivering outstanding and innovative employee experiences. What you should have: Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of full-life cycle talent acquisition experience. Proven track record as a talent acquisition manager successfully attracting and hiring talent at all career stages. Experience in full-cycle recruiting, sourcing and employment branding Understanding of various selection methods and techniques Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and databases; proficiency in Greenhouse or equivalent enterprise ATS platforms strongly preferred Demonstrated experience with proactive recruiting techniques and passive candidate engagement, including sourcing and outreach through LinkedIn Recruiter; ability to build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills Exhibited analytical and organizational skills. Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects to completion, ability to organize, prioritize, plan, schedule, and follow up on concurrent tasks and elevating issues or obtaining additional resources when necessary. In today’s competitive job market, transparency and trust are more important than ever. At Lightspeed, we believe in fostering an open and honest work environment, starting with our job postings. Pay transparency is a key component of this commitment, ensuring that potential candidates have a clear understanding of the compensation they can expect. Remote $109,000—$141,000 USD Inclusion and Diversity at Lightspeed: At Lightspeed, we celebrate the uniqueness of every individual and encourage diverse perspectives. We believe that inclusion drives innovation and fosters meaningful connections. We are committed to building an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to make an impact. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Lightspeed is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category. Important Note: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. Ready to apply? Take the next step in your career—apply today and join a team where your skills will make an impact!

Responsibilities

The Talent Acquisition Manager will lead strategic recruiting initiatives, manage full-cycle hiring processes, and build robust talent pipelines for senior-level roles. They will partner with executive leadership to forecast headcount needs and drive innovative talent strategies to support organizational growth.