Talent Acquisition Specialist

Summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for full-cycle recruiting across manufacturing and corporate functions, serving as a strategic partner to hiring leaders throughout the organization. This role plays a critical part in strengthening Methode's talent pipeline by identifying, attracting, and hiring high-impact talent aligned with business needs and organizational values.

Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, this position has high visibility and influence, supporting both hourly plant recruiting and salaried professional roles while continuously enhancing recruiting processes and candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting engineering technical corporate roles for all levels, from requisition intake through offer acceptance
• Partner with hiring managers as a strategic advisor, providing guidance on sourcing, interviewing, and hiring decisions
• Develop targeted and proactive sourcing strategies using direct outreach, LinkedIn, referrals, internal candidates, and niche platforms
• Conduct structured candidate screening and interviews to assess qualifications, fit, and alignment with Methode values
• Work with third-party vendors as needed
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience through clear communication and timely follow-up
• Prepare and recommend competitive offers in collaboration with HR Business Partners and business leaders
• Identify and proactively address risks to offer acceptance and hiring timelines
• Create and promote compelling job postings to support employer branding efforts
• Maintain accurate documentation and compliance within the Applicant Tracking System
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruiting processes, tools, and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including both technical and corporate roles
• Strong interviewing, assessment, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong negotiation and offer management skills
• Experience partnering with leaders at multiple organizational level
• Experience with Workday is preferred
• Ability to generate recruitment data and reports as required

Additional information

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Methode Electronics is not able to provide visa sponsorship-now or in the future-for this role.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Frequent hand motion and repetitive tasks including using a computer for typing.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally do immediate reaching and overhead reaching to perform various duties, frequent standing for varied amounts of time to perform various duties, frequent walking for varied amounts of time to perform various duties. Squat or bend to perform various duties. Occasionally climb stairs.

Benefits and Perks

Methode offers U.S. employees comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life and Disability insurance, educational assistance, and paid time off benefits. Voluntary benefit plans include Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Pet Insurance coverage. Employees also have access to valuable discount programs that can contribute to lowering costs off certain technology, automotive, and home appliance products. In addition, Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan, which includes a company contribution.