Talent Acquisition Specialist Jobs in California

About us:

Your Behavioral Health (https://yourbehavioralhealth.com/) (YBH) is a private equity backed behavioral healthcare services company representing a well-renowned family of brands across Southern California, including Clear Behavioral Health, Neuro Wellness Spa, and New Life House. Through our family of brands, we provide the full continuum of care to their clients. Our approach is individualized, holistic, and evidence-based to give our clients the best possible chance at long-term recovery. We pride ourselves on providing an expert clinical team who are highly skilled in the latest in evidence-based treatments and therapies.

Position Summary

The Talent Acquisition Manager will not only build and manage a team of in-house recruiters but will also serve as a player-coach, actively participating in recruiting for key roles to ensure alignment with business needs. This leader will have a broader mandate around Talent Management, including a talent engagement component, and will work collaboratively with HR to drive a unified people strategy.

The key areas of responsibility include:

• Establish and manage a best-in-class end-to-end recruiting process with measurable KPIs, including strategy design, sourcing, interviewing, score carding, assessments, reference and background checks, and partnering with HR for seamless onboarding.
• Personally lead recruitment efforts for select high-impact roles, setting the standard for best practices while coaching and developing the recruitment team.
• Build, train, and mentor a team of dedicated internal and external recruiters, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Collaborate closely with HR to align talent acquisition with broader talent engagement, retention, and development initiatives, ensuring a holistic approach to Talent Management, including surveys, our culture council, and our internal engagement initiatives.
• Improve YBH's “employer of choice” brand in the market through proactive outreach, storytelling, and engagement campaigns.
• Work cross-functionally to proactively assess business needs and anticipate future talent demands.
• Maintain visibility into existing compensation bands with HR while ensuring competitiveness with market trends.
• Evaluate and optimize talent acquisition technologies and processes (e.g., ATS, sourcing tools, analytics dashboards).
• Track and analyze talent acquisition and engagement data to develop robust KPIs and inform decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and act as a subject matter expert on recruiting trends and market insights.
• Provide market intelligence to business leaders, including competitive landscape, evolving talent needs, retention challenges, and compensation trends.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required. Master's degree in business or human resources is preferred.
• 10 years of talent acquisition experience.
• Ideally, the successful candidate will have a mix of contingent search experience from the agency side as well as in house experience leading a team.
• 5+ years managing or performing the full life cycle talent acquisition process.
• Strong knowledge of and experience using applicant tracking systems.
• Quantifiable experience implementing and improving talent acquisition KPIs, preferably in house.
• Prior roles that included managing a team of recruiters.
• Familiarity with all sourcing channels, e.g. direct outreach, networking, Indeed, LinkedIn and other social media.
• Exposure to multiple assessment methodologies.

Pay: $85,000 - $95,000 per year.

Schedule: Monday through Friday on-site.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• Retirement plan
• Paid sick, time off, and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• Other company - sponsored wellness or support programs