Vice President Performance Optimization Jobs in Missouri

Vice President, TA Optimization

The Vice President, TA Optimization is an enterprise talent acquisition leader responsible for driving continuous improvement, process optimization, and strategic execution across the enterprise high-volume talent acquisition function. This role establishes standards, performance frameworks, and operating expectations that enable consistent, scalable execution across talent acquisition delivery and operations. Partnering closely with leadership, this role identifies systemic gaps, implements enterprise solutions, and leads initiatives that improve hiring speed, quality, recruiter productivity, and scalability.

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives across talent acquisition delivery and operations to improve hiring speed, quality, and productivity

• Drive cross functional strategic initiatives by managing complex projects from planning through execution with defined timelines and accountability

• Partner with talent acquisition leadership to assess performance, diagnose operational gaps, and develop solutions across capacity, process standardization, and technology utilization

• Analyze workforce and recruiting data to identify trends and develop performance frameworks that drive accountability and continuous improvement

• Provide senior level expertise on high volume hiring strategies including surge operations, escalations, and delivery execution

• Develop and implement playbooks, standard operating procedures, and enablement tools to strengthen enterprise capability

• Lead and develop a team of project managers while ensuring execution excellence and delivery of enterprise initiatives

• Establish enterprise operating standards, performance frameworks, and escalation protocols while monitoring adherence and driving corrective action

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree

• Experience Requirements: 10–12 years experience in relevant field (High volume talent acquisition, operations, or process optimization experience preferred)

• Travel requirement: No travel requirements

Supervisor Responsibility

• Direct Reports: Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources

• Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Deep expertise in high volume talent acquisition delivery and operations

• Strong capability in process improvement, project management, and change leadership

• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into actionable insights

• Knowledge of talent acquisition technology and systems

• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive accountability without direct authority

• Experience managing complex, cross functional initiatives in fast paced environments

• Strong business acumen balancing short term delivery with long term scalability

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically, requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may require the ability to lift up to 10lbs.

Additional Information Regarding Job Duties

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.