At Kforce, our culture of flexibility empowered by trust, technology and opportunity allows you to design your best life. Find the best path to your success by joining our team-oriented, collaborative and high-performing New York team. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with diverse clients across a wide range of industries, growing your book of business and your career. We offer continuous training and education tailored to help our associates reach their potential and adapt to changing markets.  We are well-poised to support and guide our associates with our strong leadership culture. Our New York leaders have a combined tenure of over 38 years, and therefore are able to support our associates with unique industry and company knowledge, experience and insights. Our leadership tenure is a testament to our strong culture and our commitment to serve our clients, candidates and associates.   Our success in supporting our people, especially through Kforce's transition to a hybrid environment, is reflected in our associate tenure, which ranges as high as 13 years. For two of the last three years, Kforce stock has been the number one performer in our peer group. We continue to increase internal promotions and our teams have been experiencing their most successful years yet. We offer you the tools, technology, flexibility and trust you need to thrive - come join us.    Summary: The Talent Manager plays a critical role in fueling Kforce's growth by connecting Great People together. The Talent Manager executes sourcing and recruiting strategies to identify and attract qualified and diverse candidates, and then matches them to opportunities with our clients. This position demands an exceptional balance of drive and commitment, coupled with exemplary interpersonal skills, topped off with a creative mindset. As a developed business partner, the Talent Manager will interact with all levels of leadership to facilitate the internal hiring process. The Talent Manager will possess the uncanny ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in a high-paced and fast-changing work environment. The Talent Manager also serves as a role model to junior members of the team. Responsibilities: Source candidates through networking, employee referrals, job boards, social media presence ad searches, career fairs, internet research and direct contact. Collaborate with Kforce colleagues to fully understand the client's hiring objectives and requirements. Submit candidates, providing information needed to facilitate hiring decisions, including salary recommendations. Coordinate interview and follow up activities. As the candidate advocate, guide candidates thorough the recruiting process, including evaluation of skills and expertise, the interview process and salary negotiation. Facilitate the offer process, including salary negotiations, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. Ensure pre-employment steps, including reference checks and background and drug tests are completed in a timely fashion. Manage consultants while on assignment; facilitate redeployment of consultants as assignments approach completion. Conduct all interactions with the utmost diplomacy and tact. Maintain confidentiality and treat others with conscientious respect. Connect with candidates, colleagues and clients on a regular basis to develop and maintain relationships, expand industry knowledge, and generate referrals and leads. Stay abreast of current recruiting trends and recommend creative strategies to meet hiring goals. As a more senior member of the team, help newer members of the team succeed through mentorship and sharing of expertise. Source prospective clients through referrals, networking, social media, internet research, sales leads and direct contact. Schedule and conduct clients meetings to introduce new clients to the value of Kforce, with an end goal of engaging them to utilize our professional staffing services. Prepare and present professional services proposals. Collaborate with Kforce colleagues to facilitate the placement process, which may include presentation of candidates, interview scheduling, client preparation and debrief and salary negotiation. As the client advocate, guide clients thorough the staffing process, ensuring they have full clarity of expectations. Manage relationships throughout the assignment; expand Kforce presence within existing client accounts. Continuously expand the Kforce client base through ongoing new business development. Conduct all interactions with the utmost diplomacy and tact. Maintain confidentiality and treat others with conscientious respect. Connect with candidates, colleagues and clients on a regular basis to develop and maintain relationships, expand industry knowledge, and generate referrals and leads. Stay abreast of current staffing trends and recommend creative strategies to facilitate continued new business development.