Manager, Talent Selection - Chili's (Mid-Atlantic Market)
Human Resources / PeopleWorks
Dallas, TX
May 7, 2025
Talent Selection Manager - Chili's Mid-Atlantic Market
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, West Virginia
If 'work hard play hard' were enough for a job description we would just stop there, because that's what ChiliHeads have been doing since 1975.
ChiliHeads are a team that takes pride in Chili's culture and seeks every opportunity to make people feel special. Life is too short not to work happy, right? Actually, life is too long not to work happy. That's better.
At Brinker, we connect, serve, and give to create the best life for our Team Members, guests, and community. It's in our DNA. Seriously, grab your electron microscope, take a look, and you'll see little burgers and Presidente Margaritas built right in. It's what makes a ChiliHead a ChiliHead.
Job Summary
This position will support the Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and West Virginia markets. The Talent Selection Manager will manage the full life cycle recruitment process for professional restaurant managers in partnership with the regions this person will support. This person will focus on the development of search strategies, identify, source, and evaluate prospective candidates, interview and recommend candidates, conduct reference and background checks, assist with candidate closing/relocation, and the transition of new managers into the organization.
Your Key Job Functions
- Work with internal stakeholders to evaluate current talent, conduct needs assessments and develop strategic staffing plans.
- Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups, and team members.
- Actively involved in succession planning discussions with PeopleWorks Partners and Director of Operations.
- In an inspiring way, communicate the company's vision and culture for potential restaurant managers.
- Initiate and develop a recruiting plan to meet both quality and quantity of management staffing needs.
- Source qualified and diverse Restaurant Management candidates through effective use of all sourcing, including direct sourcing, networking, college recruitment, job fair recruitment, and internet-based recruitment methods to meet operational staffing needs.
- Collaborate with PeopleWorks Partners and Director of Operations to create a sense of belonging for all Team Members.
- Effective recruitment of candidates through cost effective budgetary recruitment techniques.
- Conduct in-depth first interview of candidates and review all assessment results to determine potential fit with organization
- Follow business rules in relation to background investigations, including reference and background checks on all candidates scheduled for a final interview.
- Coordinate candidate interview process with Director of Operations and General Managers.
- Support internal candidates and facilitate the entire management interview process.
- Negotiate final position requirements (salary, relocation, etc.) with manager candidates and extend offers to candidates.
- Send out new hire packets including management training materials in a timely manner.
- Responsible for monthly and weekly status reports, ensuring distribution to appropriate parties.
- Ensure database files are updated regularly to track status of candidates and that all steps of interview process are accomplished prior to offers
What You Bring to the Team
- Ideal candidate will reside in North Carolina, South Carolina or Tennessee.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, Psychology or related field is preferred.
- Five to seven years recruiting and staffing experience with a proven track record of successful recruitment skills. Restaurant or Retail Management recruitment experience preferred.
- Must have working knowledge of appropriate Human Resource laws that affect recruiting.
- Strong communication skills with exceptional time management and organizational capabilities that can drive the full-cycle recruitment process independently.
- Proactive sourcing of experience with strong negotiating skills with the ability to direct source candidates from competitors and participate in networking events.
- Knowledge of internet sites and proficient computer skills including MS Office.
- Exceptional customer service mentality with a proven record of successfully b