Talent Acquisition Associate Jobs in Charlotte, NC

Location: Remote - U.S. (candidate will have the flexibility to work a from their home office but must reside within the eastern time zone)
Schedule: Full-time, Exempt | Report to local ORC office as requested

Why Join ORC?
The Right Work. The Right People. The Right Culture.

ORC is a national right-of-way professional services firm supporting the infrastructure projects that keep the country moving — transportation, utilities, renewable energy, and public works. We're a legacy company in a growth chapter: backed by private equity, investing in our people, and building a people-first, AI-enabled organization in an industry most people have never heard of. That's exactly what makes this role interesting.

We're hiring a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead our recruiting team and run the day-to-day engine of how ORC finds, attracts, and hires talent in one of the most specialized markets in professional services.

This is a manager role, not a requisition desk. You won't carry a standing req load or be measured on personal placements — your job is to lead the team and run the engine: develop a team of full lifecycle recruiters into a high-performing unit, operationalize workforce planning with our operational leaders, and execute the sourcing and automation strategies that let a lean team punch above its weight. But make no mistake: we need a working leader, not a delegator. You'll stay close to the work — unblocking stalled searches, covering when a teammate is out, and modeling the craft you expect from your team.

You'll report directly to the VP of People & Organizational Development, who sets ORC's people and talent strategy — you'll be her key partner in bringing the existing strategy for talent acquisition to life, with real ownership of how the team, the process, and the pipelines get built. You'll be measured on whether your team performs, whether the business trusts talent acquisition as a real partner, and whether ORC has pipelines ready before the business needs them.

What We Offer

• Competitive base pay: $125,000 -$145,000
• Bonus eligible
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company match and disability coverage
• Paid time off, sick time, and holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and professional training
• Recognition programs and growth opportunities
• ClassPass and Breethe Memberships

What You’ll Do

• Lead the team. Manage a team of full lifecycle recruiters — performance, coaching, development, and workload — and raise the bar on sourcing craft, candidate experience, and hiring manager partnership. Step in when the team needs you: covering a desk, unblocking a stuck search, or working a critical role alongside them.
• Build partnerships. Build genuine working relationships with operational leadership across the business. You'll be the connective tissue between what the business needs and what recruiting delivers.
• Run workforce planning. Work with the VP of People & OD and HRBP to turn workforce forecasts into recruiting capacity plans and proactive pipelines — staying ahead of demand, not reacting to it.
• Get creative in a niche market. Right-of-way talent doesn't come from job boards. You'll build and run creative pipeline strategies for niche and hard-to-find talent — and make them repeatable.
• Run the ATS. Own day-to-day administration of Pinpoint, our ATS — driving adoption, enablement, workflow automation, and data integrity across the recruiting team and hiring managers.
• Work smarter. Use AI tools and automation to reduce manual recruiter workload, and own recruiting metrics — pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, cost-per-hire, and quality of hire.

We’re Looking for Someone Who

• Works efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines
• Can prioritize and balance multiple tasks
• Demonstrates strong organization and planning skills
• Is analytical, detail-oriented, and eager to learn
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Thrives in a fast-paced setting
• Provides strong customer service experience
• Can adapt to new systems and software environments

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of (6) six years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience, including 3+ years directly managing recruiters (hiring, developing, and performance-managing a team — not just mentoring).
• Full-cycle recruiting craft strong enough to coach from — and to step into when your team needs coverage or a search stalls.
• Workforce planning experience: you've translated business forecasts into hiring plans and built pipelines ahead of demand.
• Demonstrated creativity filling roles in niche, specialized, or talent-constrained industries.
• Experience owning or administering an ATS, including driving adoption and enablement during a rollout or migration. Pinpoint experience is a plus — not a requirement.
• Fluency with AI and automation in recruiting workflows.
• A collaborative, low-ego working style. You welcome feedback and coaching, give honest input, and lead through influence.
• Must be proficient with MS Office Suite specifically Excel and Word, Dropbox or equivalent
• Must have an iOS or Android smartphone to be able to access ORC's systems
• Valid Driver’s License

What Sets You Apart

• Experience in a PE-backed or high growth company with clear value creation goals.
• Exposure to professional services, infrastructure, real estate, AEC or adjacent industries.
• Experience building early-career or partnership-driven talent pipelines (university relations, credentialing programs, training academies).

Relocation is not provided

Ready to Apply?
Make your mark on projects that matter. Apply now to join a supportive team that invests in your future.

Our job titles may span more than one career level. Compensation for this position is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, benefits, and employee travel reimbursements.

ORC is one of America's most respected right-of-way acquisition firms. Our services not only include providing outsourced right-of-way services to public agencies, but also electric transmission, oil and gas pipelines, fiber optic, and sewer and water infrastructure. We are excited to be part of the renewable energy forefront for wind and solar projects. How we work matters as much as what we deliver. The ORC Way is our cultural framework — grounded in integrity, service, and doing right by landowners, clients, and each other. If you lead with curiosity and care about building teams the right way, you'll fit right in.

Employees must avoid any relationship or activity that might impair, or even appear to impair, their ability to make objective and fair decisions when performing their jobs. To avoid conflicts of interest, employees are prohibited from performing any services for clients or perceived clients during nonworking time that are normally performed by ORC, including the sale of real estate.

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to clearly communicate and exchange information in person, via phone and email. Substantial repetitive movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers due to high amounts of computer usage and typing. Expected to spend long spans of time in front of a computer screen. Able to read, understand and interpret department related documents and data. This is a largely sedentary role; however, the employee occasionally is required to move about inside the office to access files, office equipment and to interact with other members of the staff. This employee is required to occasionally travel to government buildings which involves time driving; sometimes for long durations.