Talent Acquisition Manager - Austin, TX

General Overview

Functional Area: Human Resources 
Career Stream: Talent Acquisition 
Job Title: Talent Acquisition Manager
Job Code: MG2-HRM-TA
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Talent Acquisition Manager, HPS Engineering (Compute & AI Infrastructure) 
At Celestica, we Grow together! Join a talented team and award-winning culture with the opportunity to grow with us!
We are seeking an experienced, and results-driven Engineering Recruiter to lead technical recruiting for our most critical and complex hardware, infrastructure, and AI-focused roles. This position is a significant departure from standard recruiting, requiring deep market expertise and established networks to source and close top-tier engineers, design architects, and leaders in highly specialized domains.
Reporting to the Director of Global Acquisition, you will act as a true Talent Consultant and Business Partner to our engineering leadership, delivering exceptional, hard-to-find software and hardware engineering talent. You will be collaborating with executive level leaders, Human Resource leaders, and other key stakeholders. Austin, TX. 

Detailed Description

Key Responsibilities:
As a Strategic Talent Partner, you will:
●    Lead Full Life-Cycle Recruitment for Specialized Engineering: Drive the entire recruiting process for highly technical roles spanning Open Compute Project (OCP) architecture, Data Center Product Design, Compute, Cloud and Multi-Cloud Architecture and Design, AI/ML Engineering, and advanced cloud networking.
●    Develop and Execute AI/ML & Compute Recruiting Strategy: Design and implement a robust strategy specifically for securing talent in high-demand fields like Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and machine learning infrastructure.
●    Target & Pipeline Top-Tier Candidates: Leverage deep market intelligence and advanced sourcing techniques to proactively identify, engage, and build diverse pipelines of candidates from key competitors in the hardware and cloud ecosystems.
●    Act as a Trusted Technical Consultant: Partner directly with VPs, Directors, and Principal Engineers to conduct consultative intake meetings and influence talent decisions based on real-time market data.
●    Elevate the Candidate Experience: Manage complex compensation negotiations and effectively articulate the value proposition of working on cutting-edge, proprietary hardware and software projects.
●    Data-Driven Predictability: Provide data-driven reports on pipeline health, time-to-fill, and quality of hire to predict staffing needs and ensure hiring goals are met.
●    Champion Process Excellence: Continuously identify opportunities to refine and optimize technical recruiting workflows and tool utilization to increase efficiency and maintain a competitive edge in a fast-moving market.
●    Team Leadership: Manages/leads a team of specialized recruiters for technical and niche roles, providing mentoring and coaching support.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Key Qualifications, Experience & Competencies:
Required Experience 
●    Five (5) years of dedicated, hands-on, progressive, full life-cycle recruiting experience in a high-growth, multinational technology environment.
●    Five (5) years of dedicated experience recruiting for highly specialized IT Engineering roles Target Technical Domains 
●    Proven hands-on experience recruiting in one or more of the following domains: Compute/Data Center Product Design, AI/ML Engineering (R&D), Cloud Networking Architecture, or Cloud/Multi-Cloud Architecture and Design.
●    Proven ability to successfully headhunt, cold call, source, and close senior and principal-level technical talent (e.g., Principal Engineers, Technical Architects, Engineering Directors) from top-tier tech companies.
●    Expert-level proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) tools.

Preferred Qualifications:
●    Specific expertise in recruiting engineers involved with Open Compute Project (OCP) standards.
●    A demonstrable understanding of the competitive landscape for CPU and GPU design talent at the system integration level.
●    Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in a technical field, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
●    Agency experience is an asset.
●    Three years’ experience with talent metrics reporting.
●    Demonstrated analytical skills with an aptitude to think holistically and outside of the box.
●    Flexibility to attend occasional conference calls/meetings outside of regular business hours during peak implementation periods
●    Growth mindset with an openness to new ideas and challenging the status quo.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. 
Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

9-12 years of recruiting or relative experience required.

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.