Talent Acquisition Manager

About Us

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) is the leading voice of today's multi-tech clean energy industry, representing energy storage, wind, utility-scale solar, clean hydrogen, and transmission companies. ACP is committed to meeting America's energy and national security goals and building our economy with fast-growing, low-cost, and reliable domestic power. Learn more at cleanpower.org.

Position Summary

The Talent Acquisition Manager plays a key role in delivering a best-in-class candidate and hiring manager experience while ensuring ACP's recruitment processes are efficient, consistent, and reflective of the organization's mission and values. This role leads full-cycle recruitment for all non-executive roles, helping hiring managers shape job descriptions, attracting high-quality talent, and supporting a seamless transition from initial posting through the new hire's first day.

As a trusted partner across the organization, the Talent Acquisition Manager works closely with leaders and staff to interpret hiring needs, advise on best practices, and ensure a thoughtful, fair, and competency-aligned selection process. Representing ACP's brand externally, the role requires clear communication, professionalism, and sound judgment in navigating candidate interactions and managing a process that balances structure with flexibility. Internally, the Manager strengthens collaboration, improves workflows, and ensures each hire is set up for success through effective preboarding coordination with HR, IT, and Operations. This is a highly visible role for a recruiting professional who excels at managing end-to-end processes while approaching talent strategy with care, intention, and a people-centered mindset.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Lead recruitment for all non-executive positions, delivering a consistent, high-quality process that reflects ACP's standards of excellence.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to develop and refine job descriptions that align with organizational competencies, expectations, and future needs.
• Develop thoughtful sourcing strategies that balance efficiency with quality, using job boards, professional networks, proactive outreach, and creative approaches to identify strong candidates.
• Support ACP's internship program by coordinating recruitment activities and assisting with onboarding and program needs as required.
• Screen resumes, conduct first round interviews, and assess candidates using competency-aligned evaluation criteria and sound judgment.
• Coordinate interview logistics across departments, ensuring a smooth, positive, and well-communicated experience for candidates and interviewers.
• Prepare offer recommendations, manage approvals, and draft offer letters with precision and clarity.
• Represent ACP externally with professionalism and care, acting as a brand ambassador who models the organization's values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Identify opportunities to elevate search practices by incorporating industry best practices, structured interviews, and consistent selection processes.

Preboarding & New Hire Readiness

• Manage all preboarding activities including background checks, employment verifications, and collection of required documentation.
• Coordinate closely with IT and Operations to ensure equipment, systems access, and workspace needs are fully set up before the new hire's first day.
• Maintain efficient, well-documented preboarding workflows that reduce friction, ensure compliance, and create a seamless transition from offer acceptance to Day One.
• Ensure that all hiring-related compliance activities (I-9 verification, documentation requirements, internal processes) are completed accurately and on time.
• Prepare onboarding materials and partner with HR colleagues to ensure new hires feel welcomed and well-prepared for a successful start.
• Identify process improvements that streamline preboarding tasks and enhance the overall new-hire experience.

Recruiting Operations & Reporting

• Maintain Greenhouse as the applicant tracking system (ATS), ensuring accurate candidate data, compliant documentation, and user-friendly experience for hiring managers.
• Deliver timely and service-oriented communication to candidates and internal stakeholders, building trust and strengthening ACP's reputation.
• Develop and refine recruitment toolkits, templates, interview questions, and guides to promote structure, clarity, and consistency across searches.
• Track and share recruitment metrics, trends, and insights that guide improvements in hiring efficiency, quality, and equity.
• Identify opportunities to optimize workflows, eliminate redundancies, shorten time-to-fill, and enhance overall hiring excellence across the organization.
• Support broader HR initiatives and cross-functional projects that advance planning, systems improvements, and organizational effectiveness.
• Apply sound judgment, professionalism, and discretion when handling candidate information and navigating sensitive scenarios.

Experience, Education & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, communications, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in full-cycle recruitment or talent acquisition, ideally within a mission-driven, fast-paced, or high-growth environment.
• Demonstrated success managing searches end-to-end from job creation support through candidate sourcing, interviewing, selection, and offer preparation.
• Experience advising hiring managers, building strong cross-functional relationships, and communicating clearly and professionally at all levels.
• Strong capability in assessing candidates using structured, competency-informed evaluation methods and sound judgment.
• Experience managing preboarding workflows including background checks, employment verifications, and coordination with IT/Operations for first-day readiness.
• Proficiency using an Applicant Tracking System; Greenhouse strongly preferred, including job posting, candidate pipeline management, and hiring team coordination.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent ACP's brand externally through polished, timely, and inclusive candidate interactions.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously, balance competing priorities, and maintain accuracy under tight timelines.
• Demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and identifying opportunities for efficiency and best practice implementation.
• Ability to navigate sensitive or confidential information with integrity, discretion, and sound decision-making.
• Service-oriented mindset with the ability to deliver high-quality candidate and hiring manager experiences while upholding consistency, equity, and ACP values.
• Experience supporting employer branding, recruitment messaging, or HR operations is a plus.
• Curiosity, learning agility, and a proactive approach to strengthening systems, tools, and workflow consistency.

Job Conditions

We are a fast-paced, high-energy organization with a very ambitious agenda and a staff that is highly motivated. This position may experience high-level work demands and independent decision-making under tight timelines. Occasional travel outside of the Washington, DC area for meetings or events may be required. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. ACP will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

We reasonably believe that the base salary range for this position is $90,000 - 110,000 annually. At ACP, a wide range of factors are considered when making compensation decisions including and not limited to skill set, experience, training, education, knowledge, and other business and organizational needs. ACP offers 401k, PTO and sick leave, commuter benefits, wellness reimbursement, and professional development/tuition reimbursements for eligible employees.

This privacy notice applies to the processing of personal information that ACP collects about candidates for employment. Throughout the application process, ACP may collect some or all of the following categories of personal information: name and address; email address; age or date of birth; race or other demographic information; occupation and employment history; phone number; education; and/or social security number or other identification data.

ACP provides this information to third-party service providers to store and process this data on our behalf, for background checks, and for regulatory compliance. ACP does not sell any applicant personal information.

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