Talent Acquisition Associate Jobs in Michigan
Talent Acquisition Associate jobs in Michigan are active across the state's automotive, healthcare, and professional services sectors, with demand at the coordinator and generalist levels as well as early-career specialist roles. Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Ann Arbor are the primary hiring centers, where employers like General Motors, Henry Ford Health, and Rocket Companies maintain large talent acquisition teams. The most in-demand specialties are high-volume recruiting, employer branding, and early-career and campus recruitment. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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ABOUT HENRY FORD HEALTH
Serving communities across Michigan and beyond, Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care, to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other healthcare retail. With more than 50,000 valued team members, Henry Ford Health is also among Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers, including over 6,000 physicians and researchers from the Henry Ford Medical Group, Henry Ford Physician Network, and our Clinically Integrated Network.
Our recruiting teams focus on specific areas, and this new director should be prepared to develop their team members and identify areas of opportunity for improvement, whether by process changes or technology improvements.
GENERAL SUMMARY
For this Director of Talent Acquisition position, we are looking for candidates who will operationalize corporate strategies to support individual departmental recruitment needs. Additionally, drive overall recruiting initiatives supportive of operational leadership. The Director will provide leadership for recruitment teams across the healthcare system, leading and empowering teams of recruiters responsible for identifying, sourcing, and hiring of clinical and non-clinical professionals.
The Director of Talent Acquisition partners with key stakeholders to understand business and talent priorities and strategize recruiting activities to develop a pipeline of qualified candidates. Improve recruiting transparency by implementing effective analytics and reporting. Additional areas of responsibility include vendor management, candidate research and sourcing, industry events, and recruitment programs.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and operationalize a strategic recruiting plan that will meet the hiring objectives.
- Ensure the talent acquisition team consistently executes the defined process through effective training and performance measurement.
- Partner with recruiting leadership to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.
- Support the Senior Vice President of Human Resources on budgetary accountability for the overall Talent Selection function.
- Gather, analyze, and inform stakeholders on key-performance indicators related to hiring activity and team performance.
- Communicate key insights and talent trends via formal presentations and management reporting.
- Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development: lead recruiters in proactively establishing a pipeline of diverse candidates for departments supported.
- Develop and implement recruitment and social media branding campaigns.
- Facilitate and develop training for recruiters, hiring managers, and associated teams on processes, tools, and best practices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in full life cycle recruitment for a medium to large size, multi-site organization.
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated strong and engaging leadership experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven experience leading and developing a team of recruiters and/or clinical recruiters as well as a track record of developing recruiting processes that drive overall team effectiveness.
- Knowledge of emerging healthcare issues and trends and its impacts on recruiting and organizational readiness is beneficial.
- Executive presence and proven experience developing and nurturing partnerships within complex organizations.
- Strong communication skills and proven experience managing others through change.
- Progressive experience developing and managing multispecialty nurse recruitment strategies for a complex health organization.
- Strong understanding of best practices and trends within talent acquisition and the ability to apply those practices to nurse recruiting.
- In-depth recruitment knowledge of advanced sourcing techniques, tools, and solutions
- Outstanding project management skills with the ability to analyze complex data and develop sound recommendations and solutions.
- Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, conflict management, and decision-making skills; ability to engage, build relationships, and influence others at multiple levels of the organization.
- Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively with stakeholders in a one-on-one, or in a large group setting.
- Deep expertise in strategic sourcing, candidate assessment and selection methodologies.
Experience with Taleo, Peoplesoft, LinkedIn and other recruiting applications
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree required.
Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
- Organization: Corporate Services
- Department: Talent Selection
- Shift: Day Job
- Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
ABOUT HENRY FORD HEALTH
Serving communities across Michigan and beyond, Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care, to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other healthcare retail. With more than 50,000 valued team members, Henry Ford Health is also among Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers, including over 6,000 physicians and researchers from the Henry Ford Medical Group, Henry Ford Physician Network, and our Clinically Integrated Network.
Our recruiting teams focus on specific areas, and this new director should be prepared to develop their team members and identify areas of opportunity for improvement, whether by process changes or technology improvements.
GENERAL SUMMARY
For this Director of Talent Acquisition position, we are looking for candidates who will operationalize corporate strategies to support individual departmental recruitment needs. Additionally, drive overall recruiting initiatives supportive of operational leadership. The Director will provide leadership for recruitment teams across the healthcare system, leading and empowering teams of recruiters responsible for identifying, sourcing, and hiring of clinical and non-clinical professionals.
The Director of Talent Acquisition partners with key stakeholders to understand business and talent priorities and strategize recruiting activities to develop a pipeline of qualified candidates. Improve recruiting transparency by implementing effective analytics and reporting. Additional areas of responsibility include vendor management, candidate research and sourcing, industry events, and recruitment programs.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and operationalize a strategic recruiting plan that will meet the hiring objectives.
- Ensure the talent acquisition team consistently executes the defined process through effective training and performance measurement.
- Partner with recruiting leadership to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.
- Support the Senior Vice President of Human Resources on budgetary accountability for the overall Talent Selection function.
- Gather, analyze, and inform stakeholders on key-performance indicators related to hiring activity and team performance.
- Communicate key insights and talent trends via formal presentations and management reporting.
- Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development: lead recruiters in proactively establishing a pipeline of diverse candidates for departments supported.
- Develop and implement recruitment and social media branding campaigns.
- Facilitate and develop training for recruiters, hiring managers, and associated teams on processes, tools, and best practices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in full life cycle recruitment for a medium to large size, multi-site organization.
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated strong and engaging leadership experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven experience leading and developing a team of recruiters and/or clinical recruiters as well as a track record of developing recruiting processes that drive overall team effectiveness.
- Knowledge of emerging healthcare issues and trends and its impacts on recruiting and organizational readiness is beneficial.
- Executive presence and proven experience developing and nurturing partnerships within complex organizations.
- Strong communication skills and proven experience managing others through change.
- Progressive experience developing and managing multispecialty nurse recruitment strategies for a complex health organization.
- Strong understanding of best practices and trends within talent acquisition and the ability to apply those practices to nurse recruiting.
- In-depth recruitment knowledge of advanced sourcing techniques, tools, and solutions
- Outstanding project management skills with the ability to analyze complex data and develop sound recommendations and solutions.
- Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, conflict management, and decision-making skills; ability to engage, build relationships, and influence others at multiple levels of the organization.
- Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively with stakeholders in a one-on-one, or in a large group setting.
- Deep expertise in strategic sourcing, candidate assessment and selection methodologies.
Experience with Taleo, Peoplesoft, LinkedIn and other recruiting applications
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree required.
Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
- Organization: Corporate Services
- Department: Talent Selection
- Shift: Day Job
- Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
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What Michigan Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in talent acquisition associate jobs across Michigan.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field required
- One to three years of recruiting or HR coordination experience preferred
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems such as Workday or iCIMS
- Demonstrated ability to manage full-cycle recruiting for multiple roles simultaneously
- Strong communication skills for partnership with hiring managers across business units
- Familiarity with Michigan's labor market, local talent pipelines, and diversity hiring practices
Talent Acquisition Associate Jobs in Michigan: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a talent acquisition associate in Michigan?
Most talent acquisition associate roles in Michigan require a bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field. Michigan does not issue a state license for this role, but earning the Society for Human Resource Management's SHRM-CP credential or the HR Certification Institute's PHR is recognized by Michigan employers and strengthens candidacy. Completing an internship or HR coordinator role at a Michigan company is the most common path into a full talent acquisition associate position.
Which companies hire talent acquisition associates in Michigan?
Companies currently hiring talent acquisition associates in Michigan include ACCESS, Stryker, and Amphenol, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Michigan's large automotive manufacturers, regional health systems, and financial services firms consistently maintain among the most active talent acquisition teams in the state.
Which Michigan cities have the most talent acquisition associate jobs?
Grand Rapids, Novi, and Zeeland have the most talent acquisition associate openings in Michigan. Detroit leads because of its concentration of automotive headquarters, large health systems, and professional services firms, while Grand Rapids draws demand from its growing manufacturing and healthcare sectors and Ann Arbor benefits from the University of Michigan's anchor employers and a strong technology and life sciences presence.
Are there remote talent acquisition associate jobs in Michigan?
Yes, and more than most fields, because talent acquisition work is largely desk-based, phone-driven, and conducted through digital platforms. About 60% of talent acquisition associate openings tied to Michigan are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the role's compatibility with distributed work. Sourcing, screening, and interview coordination are the functions most commonly performed fully remotely.
How can I get hired as a talent acquisition associate in Michigan with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is an HR coordinator or recruiting coordinator role, which Michigan employers use as a feeder into dedicated talent acquisition positions. Large Michigan employers like Henry Ford Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and Stellantis run new-grad and rotational HR programs that place candidates without prior recruiting experience. Completing the SHRM student membership program or earning an SHRM-CP while still in school gives Michigan candidates a concrete credential edge, and on-campus recruiting center experience counts as hands-on sourcing work.
Where can I find and apply to talent acquisition associate jobs in Michigan?
You can find and apply to talent acquisition associate jobs in Michigan on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Find roles that fit your experience and location, then apply directly to each one.
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