Talent Acquisition Manager Jobs in California
Talent Acquisition Manager jobs in California sit at the center of one of the most active hiring markets in the country, with strong demand from technology, entertainment, healthcare, and professional services firms and openings from coordinator-level roles through senior director. The Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego generate the heaviest volume of listings, where companies like Google, Kaiser Permanente, and Disney maintain large in-house talent teams. The most sought-after specialties are technical recruiting, diversity and inclusion sourcing, and high-volume or campus hiring program management. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Location: Bell Gardens, CA, United States
Date Posted: Jul 31, 2026
Req number: JR14955
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Pay Range:
75,000.00
Description
The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.
This is a hybrid role - 1-2 days at your nearest branch.
Job Summary
- The Talent Partner provides full-life cycle recruiting for various types of positions, including sourcing, screening, qualifying, interviewing, and managing candidate relationships while advising hiring managers through the assessment and selection process. This position effectively manages competing priorities, remains highly flexible in an ever-changing environment, and consistently anticipates and delivers exceptional talent acquisition solutions to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate ability to apply a business mindset to the talent acquisition function
- Make connections between all talent management phases (acquisition, development, retention, culture)
- Leverage data and market intelligence to develop and execute staffing strategies
- Successfully blend diversity, regulatory requirements, and business strategy throughout the process
- Develop a high-level understanding of our business, processes, market conditions, technology, and culture, and any associated challenges
- Demonstrate uncompromising ethical standards, integrity, and respect for people
- Influence hiring managers, executives, candidates, and peers by developing trusted relationships
- Advise hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques and candidate selection
- Routinely leverage metrics to advise managers, improve processes, and/ or self-assess performance
- Operate with a high sense of urgency (action-oriented)
- Constructively manage clients and/or conduct crucial conversations with hiring managers as needed
- Proactively collaborate as necessary to ensure a smooth end-to-end process.
- Proactively serve as a change agent (first to adopt and promote new ways of delivering value)
- Consistently promote and adhere to talent acquisition, compliance, and diversity processes
- Routinely identify innovative solutions to program, policy, and process challenges
- Self-govern/manage via use of staffing data (always ensures integrity of system data)
- Develop candidate pipelines to meet business objectives
- Directly source candidates via a variety of contemporary recruiting channels (internet searches, recruiting tools, cold calling, etc.)
- Implement, execute, and manage programs and specific recruiting initiatives (i.e., College, Military, Production, etc.
- Assess candidates (via in-person, video, phone) for skill, competence, and culture
- Synthesize candidate and hiring manager feedback
- Pre-close candidates (early in the process) to ensure high acceptance rates
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years full-life cycle recruiting
- Ability to effectively support recruitment for Manager-level positions
- Demonstrated ability to meet rapidly changing business requirements
- Demonstrate sound judgment, the ability to quickly learn systems, processes, procedures, and business
- Proven ability to maintain excellent customer service with internal customers (hiring managers), and external customers (candidates), while maintaining strong partnerships with HR Business Leaders
- Ability to function independently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to command the attention and respect of leadership; ability to create and manage strategic alliances while driving the process
- Ability to quickly synthesize recruiting data and information, and operate in a fiscally responsible manner
- Comprehensive understanding of OFCCP compliance
- Basic competency level with Microsoft Office Suite (Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Physical Demands/Requirements:
- Constant operation of a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, a cell phone, and printers/copiers
- Position is sedentary; must be able to remain in a stationary position for a majority of the time
- Operates in an office environment and requires in-person presence
- Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur
Work Environment:
- Work is conducted in a professional office environment, with a collaborative and dynamic team setting, and requires in-person presence
BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.
It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.
Location: Bell Gardens, CA, United States
Date Posted: Jul 31, 2026
Req number: JR14955
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Pay Range:
75,000.00
Description
The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.
This is a hybrid role - 1-2 days at your nearest branch.
Job Summary
- The Talent Partner provides full-life cycle recruiting for various types of positions, including sourcing, screening, qualifying, interviewing, and managing candidate relationships while advising hiring managers through the assessment and selection process. This position effectively manages competing priorities, remains highly flexible in an ever-changing environment, and consistently anticipates and delivers exceptional talent acquisition solutions to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate ability to apply a business mindset to the talent acquisition function
- Make connections between all talent management phases (acquisition, development, retention, culture)
- Leverage data and market intelligence to develop and execute staffing strategies
- Successfully blend diversity, regulatory requirements, and business strategy throughout the process
- Develop a high-level understanding of our business, processes, market conditions, technology, and culture, and any associated challenges
- Demonstrate uncompromising ethical standards, integrity, and respect for people
- Influence hiring managers, executives, candidates, and peers by developing trusted relationships
- Advise hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques and candidate selection
- Routinely leverage metrics to advise managers, improve processes, and/ or self-assess performance
- Operate with a high sense of urgency (action-oriented)
- Constructively manage clients and/or conduct crucial conversations with hiring managers as needed
- Proactively collaborate as necessary to ensure a smooth end-to-end process.
- Proactively serve as a change agent (first to adopt and promote new ways of delivering value)
- Consistently promote and adhere to talent acquisition, compliance, and diversity processes
- Routinely identify innovative solutions to program, policy, and process challenges
- Self-govern/manage via use of staffing data (always ensures integrity of system data)
- Develop candidate pipelines to meet business objectives
- Directly source candidates via a variety of contemporary recruiting channels (internet searches, recruiting tools, cold calling, etc.)
- Implement, execute, and manage programs and specific recruiting initiatives (i.e., College, Military, Production, etc.
- Assess candidates (via in-person, video, phone) for skill, competence, and culture
- Synthesize candidate and hiring manager feedback
- Pre-close candidates (early in the process) to ensure high acceptance rates
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years full-life cycle recruiting
- Ability to effectively support recruitment for Manager-level positions
- Demonstrated ability to meet rapidly changing business requirements
- Demonstrate sound judgment, the ability to quickly learn systems, processes, procedures, and business
- Proven ability to maintain excellent customer service with internal customers (hiring managers), and external customers (candidates), while maintaining strong partnerships with HR Business Leaders
- Ability to function independently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to command the attention and respect of leadership; ability to create and manage strategic alliances while driving the process
- Ability to quickly synthesize recruiting data and information, and operate in a fiscally responsible manner
- Comprehensive understanding of OFCCP compliance
- Basic competency level with Microsoft Office Suite (Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Physical Demands/Requirements:
- Constant operation of a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, a cell phone, and printers/copiers
- Position is sedentary; must be able to remain in a stationary position for a majority of the time
- Operates in an office environment and requires in-person presence
- Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur
Work Environment:
- Work is conducted in a professional office environment, with a collaborative and dynamic team setting, and requires in-person presence
BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.
It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.
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Talent Acquisition Manager Job Market in California
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software18
- Consulting & Professional Services6
- Staffing & Recruiting4
- Banking & Financial Services4
- Science & Research2
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in talent acquisition manager jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- Five or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate or agency environment
- Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring a team of recruiters
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, or iCIMS
- Experience building and executing sourcing strategies for technical or specialized roles
- Familiarity with California employment law, including AB 2188 and pay transparency requirements
Talent Acquisition Manager Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a talent acquisition manager in California?
Most talent acquisition managers in California reach the role by combining a bachelor's degree in human resources or business with several years of in-house or agency recruiting experience before moving into management. California has no state-issued license required for this role, but earning a credential such as the PHR from HRCI or the SHRM-CP through the Society for Human Resource Management strengthens candidacy. Familiarity with California-specific employment law, including pay transparency and equal pay regulations, is a practical differentiator in the state's competitive hiring market.
Which companies hire talent acquisition managers in California?
Employers hiring talent acquisition managers in California right now include TikTok, ByteDance, and Madrona Hospice Care, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. California's concentration of tech headquarters, large healthcare systems, and media and entertainment studios means in-house talent teams here tend to be larger and more specialized than in most other states.
Which California cities have the most talent acquisition manager jobs?
San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles have the most talent acquisition manager openings in California. The Bay Area's density of technology and venture-backed companies drives consistent demand there, while Los Angeles draws volume from entertainment, media, and a growing tech and startup corridor, and San Diego's concentration of biotech, defense, and healthcare employers sustains steady hiring for talent teams in that metro.
Are there remote talent acquisition manager jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields, since talent acquisition work is fundamentally desk-based and conducted through digital tools, video interviews, and applicant tracking systems. About 53% of talent acquisition manager openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how well the role translates to distributed work. Sourcing, screening, and candidate pipeline management are the functions most commonly performed fully remotely.
How can I get hired as a talent acquisition manager in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting as a recruiter or recruiting coordinator and building toward management over several years. Large California employers such as technology companies in the Bay Area and healthcare systems like Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health regularly hire entry-level recruiting coordinators and campus recruiters, with rotational or associate programs that develop full-cycle skills. Earning the SHRM-CP credential and gaining hands-on experience with Workday or Greenhouse before applying for manager roles signals readiness without a long resume.
Where can I find and apply to talent acquisition manager jobs in California?
You can find and apply to talent acquisition manager jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings from employers actively hiring. Find roles that fit your experience and location and apply directly to the ones that match.
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