Talent Acquisition Manager Jobs in Minnesota
Talent Acquisition Manager jobs in Minnesota are consistently active, concentrated in corporate headquarters, healthcare systems, and financial services firms anchored in the Twin Cities metro, with additional demand in Rochester and Duluth. Major employers including Target, UnitedHealth Group, and Mayo Clinic maintain sizable internal recruiting functions and hire talent acquisition managers at every level from coordinator-track to senior leadership. The most in-demand specialties are high-volume recruiting, healthcare talent acquisition, and diversity and inclusion sourcing. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Who We Are
At JonnyPops, our team is empowered to make an impact at work every day — from producing high-quality, innovative frozen novelties to spreading kindness one pop at a time. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Elk River, MN, JonnyPops has grown into one of the fastest-growing brands in frozen novelties, now the #1 Frozen Novelties brand in the Natural Channel and a top-5 brand for household penetration growth. We manufacture in-house at our SQF Certified, peanut-free Elk River facility using simple ingredients with no artificial dyes, and every stick carries a kind deed — over 1 billion shared to date. We look for bright, ambitious people who thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, align with our core values (Integrity, Masterful Growth, Excellence, Team Work, Fact-Based Decisions, Alignment, and Service and Contribution), and want to help us build “A Better Pop for a Better World!”
Job Summary
The Talent & Experience Specialist supports the talent acquisition lifecycle for assigned roles — from intake through sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer, and close — and carries a second, equally important mandate: designing and delivering a new-hire and employee experience that turns great hires into engaged, retained team members. This is a step up from a coordination role. You work independently as the recruiter of record for your requisitions, partnering directly with hiring managers as a trusted advisor, building proactive sourcing pipelines, and making evidence-based hiring decisions grounded in the JonnyPops Talent Profile and our seven core values.
On the engagement side, you own the moments that matter — from a candidate's first touchpoint through their first 90 days — ensuring every new team member feels welcomed, connected to the kindness mission, and set up to contribute quickly. You bring warmth and hospitality, sound recruiting judgment, and the discipline to run a clean, data-informed process at speed. You are energized by building relationships across the company and by owning outcomes, not just tasks.
Full-Cycle Talent Acquisition (Independent Ownership)
Serve as the recruiter of record for assigned requisitions, independently managing the end-to-end hiring lifecycle from intake through offer acceptance and close.
Lead structured intake meetings with hiring managers to align on role requirements, candidate profile, and sourcing strategy — reinforcing a “green” hiring philosophy at the point of intake.
Screen and qualify candidates against the JonnyPops Talent Profile and our seven core values, applying consistent, evidence-based evaluation (People Analyzer).
Manage the interview process end to end: coordinate structured interviews, prepare hiring teams, facilitate debriefs, and drive timely, well-reasoned selection decisions.
Prepare, extend, and negotiate offers; guide candidates through acceptance and pre-boarding.
Own and report on key requisition metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, quality of hire) to Talent Acquisition & Engagement leadership and hiring managers.
Sourcing & Pipeline Development
Design and execute proactive sourcing strategies across job boards, social platforms, community organizations, referrals, and direct outreach.
Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill roles, reducing reliance on reactive posting.
Represent JonnyPops at recruitment events and in the community to strengthen employer brand and candidate pipeline.
Contribute to employer branding efforts and administer the employee referral program.
New Hire Engagement & Employee Experience
Own the new-hire experience from offer acceptance through the first 90 days, ensuring every hire feels welcomed, informed, and connected to the kindness mission.
Design and facilitate culture-forward orientation and onboarding touchpoints that bring JonnyPops values and the “kind deed” story to life.
Build and run structured engagement checkpoints (first-week, 30-, 60-, and 90-day check-ins); gather feedback and act on it to improve the experience.
Partner with People/HR and hiring managers to coordinate personalized onboarding plans and smooth transitions into role.
Surface engagement and early-retention signals; recommend and pilot improvements to the new-hire journey.
Recruitment Operations & Systems
Maintain accurate, audit-ready candidate and requisition data in the ATS (JazzHR); keep the hiring funnel current.
Post and manage job listings across career pages, external boards, and community platforms.
Coordinate pre-employment screenings (background checks and drug testing) and new-hire system setup.
Continuously improve Talent Acquisition & Engagement processes, templates, and documentation.
Departmental & Cross-Functional Support
Provide support across the Talent Acquisition & Engagement and broader People/HR team, including compliance tracking, document audits, and internal communications.
Offer cross-functional support during peak hiring, events, or team absences.
Complete additional projects and duties as assigned.
Conduct yourself in a manner consistent with JonnyPops’ mission, values, and code of ethics.
Food Safety Responsibilities
Ensure all food safety protocols and GMPs are met while executing tasks relevant to the role, including for any candidates, new hires, or visitors brought onto the plant floor as part of the hiring and onboarding process.
Confirm every new hire completes required food-safety and GMP orientation training before being granted plant floor access, and keep that training documentation audit-ready.
Clearly reflect food safety and quality as part of the JonnyPops brand when planning and executing projects and interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
Maintain awareness of JonnyPops' SQF certification and be able to speak to Talent Acquisition & Engagement's role in supporting it if asked during an audit.
Minimum Qualifications
3+ years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including independent ownership of requisitions (relevant internship experience counts toward total experience).
Demonstrated ability to source, screen, and close candidates with minimal oversight.
Strong emotional intelligence — able to read a room, respond with empathy, and build trust with a variety of personalities.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously.
Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
Comfort using an ATS and basic recruiting metrics to manage a pipeline.
Growth-oriented mindset with a bias toward improving processes and adding value every day.
Ability to work in office out of both Elk River, MN and Plymouth, MN locations.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience designing or running onboarding, new-hire engagement, or employee-experience programs.
Recruiting experience in manufacturing, food/CPG, or other high-growth, multi-site environments.
Familiarity with structured, values-based hiring frameworks (e.g., EOS People Analyzer or similar).
Experience with JazzHR or a comparable ATS.
Benefits
JonnyPops offers a competitive benefits package, including:
Medical/Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, HSA, FSA, DCFSA
Life & AD&D Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability
FTO/PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick & Safe Leave
EAP Programs, Employee Referral Program, 401k
$65,000-$75,000
Employees may also be eligible for additional bonuses/incentives.
JonnyPops offers a competitive benefits package which includes the following:
- Medical/Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- FSA
- DCFSA
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- FTO/PTO
- EAP Programs
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Referral Program
- Sick & Safe Leave
- 401k
- Company Sponsored Meal Plan
- Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses and/or commissions.
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Who We Are
At JonnyPops, our team is empowered to make an impact at work every day — from producing high-quality, innovative frozen novelties to spreading kindness one pop at a time. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Elk River, MN, JonnyPops has grown into one of the fastest-growing brands in frozen novelties, now the #1 Frozen Novelties brand in the Natural Channel and a top-5 brand for household penetration growth. We manufacture in-house at our SQF Certified, peanut-free Elk River facility using simple ingredients with no artificial dyes, and every stick carries a kind deed — over 1 billion shared to date. We look for bright, ambitious people who thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, align with our core values (Integrity, Masterful Growth, Excellence, Team Work, Fact-Based Decisions, Alignment, and Service and Contribution), and want to help us build “A Better Pop for a Better World!”
Job Summary
The Talent & Experience Specialist supports the talent acquisition lifecycle for assigned roles — from intake through sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer, and close — and carries a second, equally important mandate: designing and delivering a new-hire and employee experience that turns great hires into engaged, retained team members. This is a step up from a coordination role. You work independently as the recruiter of record for your requisitions, partnering directly with hiring managers as a trusted advisor, building proactive sourcing pipelines, and making evidence-based hiring decisions grounded in the JonnyPops Talent Profile and our seven core values.
On the engagement side, you own the moments that matter — from a candidate's first touchpoint through their first 90 days — ensuring every new team member feels welcomed, connected to the kindness mission, and set up to contribute quickly. You bring warmth and hospitality, sound recruiting judgment, and the discipline to run a clean, data-informed process at speed. You are energized by building relationships across the company and by owning outcomes, not just tasks.
Full-Cycle Talent Acquisition (Independent Ownership)
Serve as the recruiter of record for assigned requisitions, independently managing the end-to-end hiring lifecycle from intake through offer acceptance and close.
Lead structured intake meetings with hiring managers to align on role requirements, candidate profile, and sourcing strategy — reinforcing a “green” hiring philosophy at the point of intake.
Screen and qualify candidates against the JonnyPops Talent Profile and our seven core values, applying consistent, evidence-based evaluation (People Analyzer).
Manage the interview process end to end: coordinate structured interviews, prepare hiring teams, facilitate debriefs, and drive timely, well-reasoned selection decisions.
Prepare, extend, and negotiate offers; guide candidates through acceptance and pre-boarding.
Own and report on key requisition metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, quality of hire) to Talent Acquisition & Engagement leadership and hiring managers.
Sourcing & Pipeline Development
Design and execute proactive sourcing strategies across job boards, social platforms, community organizations, referrals, and direct outreach.
Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill roles, reducing reliance on reactive posting.
Represent JonnyPops at recruitment events and in the community to strengthen employer brand and candidate pipeline.
Contribute to employer branding efforts and administer the employee referral program.
New Hire Engagement & Employee Experience
Own the new-hire experience from offer acceptance through the first 90 days, ensuring every hire feels welcomed, informed, and connected to the kindness mission.
Design and facilitate culture-forward orientation and onboarding touchpoints that bring JonnyPops values and the “kind deed” story to life.
Build and run structured engagement checkpoints (first-week, 30-, 60-, and 90-day check-ins); gather feedback and act on it to improve the experience.
Partner with People/HR and hiring managers to coordinate personalized onboarding plans and smooth transitions into role.
Surface engagement and early-retention signals; recommend and pilot improvements to the new-hire journey.
Recruitment Operations & Systems
Maintain accurate, audit-ready candidate and requisition data in the ATS (JazzHR); keep the hiring funnel current.
Post and manage job listings across career pages, external boards, and community platforms.
Coordinate pre-employment screenings (background checks and drug testing) and new-hire system setup.
Continuously improve Talent Acquisition & Engagement processes, templates, and documentation.
Departmental & Cross-Functional Support
Provide support across the Talent Acquisition & Engagement and broader People/HR team, including compliance tracking, document audits, and internal communications.
Offer cross-functional support during peak hiring, events, or team absences.
Complete additional projects and duties as assigned.
Conduct yourself in a manner consistent with JonnyPops’ mission, values, and code of ethics.
Food Safety Responsibilities
Ensure all food safety protocols and GMPs are met while executing tasks relevant to the role, including for any candidates, new hires, or visitors brought onto the plant floor as part of the hiring and onboarding process.
Confirm every new hire completes required food-safety and GMP orientation training before being granted plant floor access, and keep that training documentation audit-ready.
Clearly reflect food safety and quality as part of the JonnyPops brand when planning and executing projects and interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
Maintain awareness of JonnyPops' SQF certification and be able to speak to Talent Acquisition & Engagement's role in supporting it if asked during an audit.
Minimum Qualifications
3+ years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including independent ownership of requisitions (relevant internship experience counts toward total experience).
Demonstrated ability to source, screen, and close candidates with minimal oversight.
Strong emotional intelligence — able to read a room, respond with empathy, and build trust with a variety of personalities.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously.
Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
Comfort using an ATS and basic recruiting metrics to manage a pipeline.
Growth-oriented mindset with a bias toward improving processes and adding value every day.
Ability to work in office out of both Elk River, MN and Plymouth, MN locations.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience designing or running onboarding, new-hire engagement, or employee-experience programs.
Recruiting experience in manufacturing, food/CPG, or other high-growth, multi-site environments.
Familiarity with structured, values-based hiring frameworks (e.g., EOS People Analyzer or similar).
Experience with JazzHR or a comparable ATS.
Benefits
JonnyPops offers a competitive benefits package, including:
Medical/Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, HSA, FSA, DCFSA
Life & AD&D Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability
FTO/PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick & Safe Leave
EAP Programs, Employee Referral Program, 401k
$65,000-$75,000
Employees may also be eligible for additional bonuses/incentives.
JonnyPops offers a competitive benefits package which includes the following:
- Medical/Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- FSA
- DCFSA
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- FTO/PTO
- EAP Programs
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Referral Program
- Sick & Safe Leave
- 401k
- Company Sponsored Meal Plan
- Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses and/or commissions.
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What Minnesota Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in talent acquisition manager jobs across Minnesota.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field required
- Three or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate or agency setting
- Demonstrated experience managing applicant tracking systems such as Workday or Taleo
- Proven ability to partner with hiring managers across multiple business units simultaneously
- Experience building sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill roles in competitive Minnesota labor markets
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or PHR certification preferred by most Minnesota corporate employers
Talent Acquisition Manager Jobs in Minnesota: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a talent acquisition manager in Minnesota?
Talent acquisition manager roles in Minnesota require a bachelor's degree, typically in human resources, business, or a related field, though no state-issued license applies to the role. Most Minnesota employers expect several years of full-cycle recruiting experience before moving into management. Earning a credential such as the SHRM-CP or PHR through the Society for Human Resource Management strengthens candidacy considerably and is referenced frequently in Minnesota job postings.
Which companies hire talent acquisition managers in Minnesota?
Employers hiring talent acquisition managers in Minnesota right now include Sevita, Robert Half, and General Mills, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Minnesota's concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, major health systems, and large financial institutions means corporate recruiting teams here tend to be well-staffed and hire at multiple levels throughout the year.
Which Minnesota cities have the most talent acquisition manager jobs?
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Eagan hold the most talent acquisition manager openings in Minnesota. The Twin Cities metro drives the majority of demand because of its density of corporate headquarters, health system campuses, and financial services firms, while Rochester's concentration around large medical institutions and Duluth's regional healthcare and logistics employers account for activity outside the metro core.
Are there remote talent acquisition manager jobs in Minnesota?
Yes, and more than most fields, since talent acquisition work is largely desk-based and conducted over phone, video, and applicant tracking platforms. About 90% of talent acquisition manager openings tied to Minnesota are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting the role's natural flexibility. Sourcing, screening, and coordination functions tend to go fully remote most often, while roles focused on executive or campus recruiting more often require in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a talent acquisition manager in Minnesota with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a recruiting coordinator or HR assistant role first, which large Minnesota employers such as Target, Ecolab, and Allina Health hire for regularly and use as a pipeline into full recruiter positions. Internship programs at Twin Cities corporate headquarters and HR generalist roles at mid-size manufacturers or nonprofits also provide a credible bridge. Earning a SHRM-CP certification before or shortly after entering the field gives early-career candidates a measurable edge in a competitive applicant pool.
Where can I find and apply to talent acquisition manager jobs in Minnesota?
You can find and apply to talent acquisition manager jobs in Minnesota on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the listings, identify roles that fit your background and location preference, and apply directly to the ones that match.
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