Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (Staffing)

Job Description

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition - Strategic Staffing & Contingent Labor

Location : Scottsdale, Arizona (hybrid onsite)

Team : Talent Acquisition

About Paradigm - Intelligence Amplified

Paradigm is a strategic consulting firm that turns vision into tangible results. For over 30 years, we've helped Fortune 500 and high-growth organizations accelerate business outcomes across data, cloud, and AI. From strategy through execution, we empower clients to make smarter decisions, move faster, and maximize return on their technology investments.

What sets us apart isn't just what we do, it's how we do it. Driven by a clear mission and values rooted in integrity, excellence, and collaboration, we deliver work that creates lasting impact. At Paradigm, your ideas are heard, your growth is prioritized, and your contributions make a difference.

About the Role

At Paradigm, success is defined by more than what we deliver; it's how we think, act, and collaborate. As a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition specializing in Strategic Staffing & Contingent Labor, you'll lead and execute high-velocity recruitment strategies to meet the company's dynamic workforce needs across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including IT, Engineering, Operations, and Project / Program Management. This role is critical in enabling our ability to quickly deliver solutions to our clients. Guided by our ethics-first values and outcome-driven approach, this role is ideal for professionals who want to make a measurable impact for clients, colleagues, and themselves.

This role will focus on rapidly sourcing, qualifying, and placing top-tier contingent talent, while closely aligning with business leaders and customer needs to understand the skills and expertise required to deliver transformative solutions. A successful candidate will have experience managing a high volume of reqs with a blend of VMS and client direct relationships, with a track record of results.

What You'll Do

Guided by Paradigm's mission to turn vision into results, you will :

Strategic Staffing & Contingent Labor Acquisition :

• Develop and execute comprehensive recruiting strategies specifically tailored to attract contingent labor across IT, Engineering, Operations, Project / Program Management, and data-related roles.
• Partner with leadership and client stakeholders to understand immediate and future workforce needs, ensuring alignment between talent acquisition strategies and business goals.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key talent pipelines, including independent contractors, staffing agencies, and VMS partners, ensuring access to a diverse pool of candidates.
• Develop and optimize processes for quickly onboarding and offboarding contingent workers.
• Stay abreast of market rates and trends for contingent labor to ensure competitive offerings.

Sourcing & Engagement Candidate :

Recruitment & Hiring :

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management :

Process Improvement & Metrics

Who You Are & What You Bring

You thrive where integrity, impact, and collaboration intersect. You believe data and AI should serve real people, and that value is essential. You bring business acumen and industry insight to link strategy with execution; emotional intelligence and communication skills to influence change; and a growth mindset and a drive to contribute beyond the deliverable.

Minimum Requirements

Why Join Paradigm

We're a consultancy where integrity drives innovation and people are empowered to create meaningful, measurable change. Here, you'll work with curious, collaborative teammates who are committed to doing what's right for our clients and each other.

Your work will be more than just strategic; it will help leading organizations solve complex problems, unlock value from their data, and embrace transformation responsibly and confidently.

If you're looking for a place where your voice is heard, your growth is supported, and your work creates lasting business value, you belong at Paradigm.