Huron Consulting Group

Talent Acquisition Manager

Huron Consulting Group • $110K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Chicago, IL
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8-10 years of full cycle recruiting experience in corporate, professional services, consulting, or executive search environments.
  • Experience leading, mentoring, or managing recruiting teams.
  • Consultative talent advisory mindset with the ability to interpret recruiting data and market insights.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted talent advisor by translating business priorities into recruiting strategies.
  • Build partnerships with business leaders and hiring managers through proactive communication and data-informed recommendations.
  • Lead recruiting delivery across business areas, aligning strategies with business needs and candidate expectations.
  • Coach and develop recruiting team members to enhance their advisory and execution skills.
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment that empowers individuals to excel.
  • Use data and market intelligence to identify trends and recommend solutions for improved hiring outcomes.
  • Champion a candidate experience that reflects Huron's values of respect, transparency, and inclusion.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence talent solutions and partner with leaders on business priorities.
  • Supportive team culture that values collaboration, integrity, and curiosity.
  • Platform for personal and professional growth in a purpose-driven environment.
  • Participation in Huron's annual incentive compensation program and benefit plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager who is energized by talent advisory, business partnership and people leadership. In this role, you will partner closely with business and Talent Acquisition leaders to understand workforce priorities, provide market-informed guidance, and deliver recruiting strategies that support growth and business outcomes. You will also coach and develop recruiting team members, helping them strengthen their advisory capability, execution discipline, and confidence as strategic partners.

This is an opportunity for a recruiting leader who wants to make an impact beyond filling roles. The ideal candidate is someone who builds trust quickly, brings insight and structure to complex hiring needs, and is motivated by helping others grow. This role is well suited for someone with people management experience, as well as a high-performing Talent Acquisition professional who has demonstrated leadership through coaching, mentoring, project leadership, or day-to-day team guidance and is ready to continue developing into a people manager role.

What You'll Do
- Act as a trusted talent advisor by translating business priorities, workforce needs, and market insights into thoughtful, practical recruiting strategies.
- Build strong partnerships with business leaders, hiring managers, and Talent Acquisition leadership through proactive communication, sound judgment, and data-informed recommendations.
- Lead recruiting delivery across assigned business areas, ensuring hiring strategies are aligned to business needs, candidate expectations, and Huron's commitment to excellence.
- Coach, guide, and develop recruiters, sourcing recruiters, coordinators, or project resources by creating clarity, providing feedback, and helping team members grow their advisory and execution skills.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment where individuals feel supported, accountable, and empowered to do their best work.
- Use recruiting data, market intelligence, capacity insights, and stakeholder feedback to identify trends, anticipate risks, and recommend solutions that improve hiring outcomes.
- Support workload planning, prioritization, escalation management, process consistency, and operating rhythms that enable the team to deliver with focus and quality.
- Champion a candidate experience that reflects Huron's values, professionalism, and commitment to respect, transparency, and inclusion.
- Contribute to Talent Acquisition initiatives that strengthen talent advisory capability, recruiting operations, employment brand, reporting discipline, and hiring manager enablement.

Requirements
- Current U.S. work authorization.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Eight to ten years of full cycle recruiting experience in a corporate environment, professional services organization, consulting environment, or executive search firm required.
- Experience leading, mentoring, coaching, or directly managing recruiters, sourcing recruiters, coordinators, or project resources.
- A consultative talent advisory mindset, with the ability to understand business needs, interpret recruiting data, communicate market insights, and recommend solutions that support business priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to build credibility with stakeholders, influence through insight, manage competing priorities, and communicate with clarity and professionalism.
- Strong organizational, communication, presentation, project management, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting experienced-level, leadership, professional services, consulting, or specialized recruiting needs.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems, customer relationship management platforms, LinkedIn, Boolean search, and other sourcing tools and techniques.
- Demonstrated success developing others, creating clarity across competing priorities, and elevating the effectiveness of a recruiting team.
- Interest in contributing to broader Talent Acquisition priorities, including process improvement, reporting, employment branding, hiring manager enablement, and recruiter capability building.

Why Join Huron's Talent Acquisition Team
At Huron, you will be part of a team that values collaboration, integrity, curiosity, and meaningful impact. This role offers the opportunity to influence how talent solutions are designed and delivered, partner with leaders on important business priorities, and help recruiters grow into stronger advisors. If you are motivated by building trusted relationships, solving complex hiring challenges, and developing people, this role offers a strong platform to grow your leadership impact within a purpose-driven professional services environment.

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The estimated base salary range for this job is $110,000-$150,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron's annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron's pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $132,000-$180,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron's benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Position Level
Manager

Country
United States of America

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm offering services to the healthcare, higher education, life sciences, and commercial sectors. The company provides consulting, technology, and analytics solutions to drive operational and financial performance. Huron Consulting Group was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol HURN.
Learn more about Huron Consulting Group
Size
4,609 employees
Market Cap
$1.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$23.8 million
Founded
2018
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$871 million
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