Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, Connecticut, with a state-of-the-art rail served landfill located in Ohio. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while keeping focus on employees, customer and environmental safety. 

What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture. 

The Talent Acquisition (TA) Manager is responsible for executing recruitment strategies to attract, recruit, and retain top talent across the organization. This role will lead a team of recruiters and collaborate closely with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and senior leaders to ensure recruitment efforts align with business objectives. In addition to overseeing internal hiring initiatives, the TA Manager will actively engage with external partners—including technical schools, workforce development programs, and transitioning military personnel—to expand talent pipelines and support strategic sourcing efforts. The manager will also be responsible for building and managing internship programs to develop early-career talent and strengthen the organization’s long-term talent pipeline.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of recruiters and coordinators to drive an efficient, inclusive, and innovative hiring process.
• Design and implement internship programs that support early talent development and align with long-term workforce planning.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with universities, professional associations, military organizations, and other external entities to enhance talent pipelines.
• Promote a culture of creativity, accountability, and continuous improvement within the TA team.
• Partner with business leaders and functional teams to understand hiring needs and deliver tailored recruitment strategies.
• Provide regular updates to leadership on recruitment initiatives, hiring metrics, and market insights.
• Strengthen the employer brand and ensure consistent, engaging candidate experience across all touchpoints.
• Develop and deliver training for hiring managers to enhance their participation in the recruitment process.
• Optimize recruitment tools, technologies, and best practices to improve team performance and candidate outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal communications and marketing to create compelling recruitment materials.
• Manage relationships with external search firms and vendors as needed.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with expertise in talent attraction, assessment, and selection.
• Minimum of 3 years prior leadership experience managing direct reports.
• Proven experience in developing and executing best-in-class sourcing and selection strategies.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing internship programs and external partnerships.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead large-scale recruiting initiatives from design to execution.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with a high degree of ambiguity.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a service-oriented mindset.

IWS’s base pay actually offered takes into account a range of factors including, but not limited to, internal equity, the candidate’s geographic region,  job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This role is bonus eligible as part of the compensation package.

Benefits: IWS employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan.  Should an employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits.  Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

This job description is intended to be an accurate representation of the general functions of the job, rather than exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or experience. Other duties may be assigned, requested, or required. Aspects of the job may be altered without notice.

Interstate Waste Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.