Talent Management Director

Job Title: Talent Management Director

Location: Metairie, LA

Position Summary

The Talent Management Director will design and execute enterprise-wide strategies for talent acquisition, workforce development, and employee engagement—ensuring the right talent is in the right roles at the right time. This leadership role will oversee recruiting operations, early career programs, employee value branding, corporate social responsibility, and culture/engagement initiatives. A key focus will be driving hiring velocity, building sustainable talent pipelines, and delivering measurable improvements in engagement and retention.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead full-cycle recruiting strategies across hourly, salaried, and skilled craft roles; drive improvements in time-to-fill and quality-of-hire metrics.
• Manage and mentor a high-performing recruiting team across diverse sourcing channels (universities, bootcamps, agencies, professional networks).
• Partner with shipyard operations and Core HR to drive strategic workforce planning and labor forecasting aligned with production schedules.
• Own and evolve the company’s Employee Value Proposition (EVP); lead talent marketing campaigns to attract and convert top talent from under-reached pools.
• Design and scale intern, apprentice, and early-career programs with clear KPIs on conversion and retention.
• Lead initiatives that foster a strong culture of recognition and engagement; improve employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) and voluntary retention.
• Collaborate with internal communications and executive leadership to align campaigns with company values and culture priorities.
• Work with Compensation and Core HR to integrate data-driven workforce analytics with onboarding, succession, and development efforts.
• Track and report on key metrics such as time-to-fill, candidate quality, workforce forecast accuracy, bootcamp yield, intern conversion, eNPS improvement, and attrition.
  
  

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
• Preferred: Master’s degree (MBA or related HR field).
  
  

Experience

• Required: 8+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, or other HR disciplines.
• Required: 3+ years leading a recruiting team supporting hourly and/or skilled craft roles.
• Preferred: 3+ years of experience managing early-career programs.
• Preferred: Strong understanding of workforce planning, labor forecasting, and external vendor management.
• Preferred: Experience launching recruitment marketing campaigns, enhancing candidate experience, or running campus hiring initiatives.
• Travel as needed, up to 25%
  
  

Bollinger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, and without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity.