Talent Manager in West Des Moines, Iowa

Location

West Des Moines, Iowa

Job Type

Full-time

Company

Robert Half

Talent Manager – Robert Half | West Des Moines

Full-time | On-site | Client-facing + Talent-facing | Impact-driven career

Do you love people, relationships, fast decisions, and meaningful work?

As a Talent Manager in our West Des Moines branch, you’ll play a dual role:

• Advisor to job seekers

• Consultant to hiring managers

You’ll interview and coach candidates, match them to opportunities, and ensure a standout experience. You’ll also partner with local companies — uncovering their staffing needs, delivering talent solutions, negotiating, and ensuring success on both sides.

What you’ll do

Candidate-facing responsibilities: • Build candidate pipelines for accounting, administrative, HR, customer support roles • Interview talent and identify their strengths • Match candidates to active jobs quickly and effectively • Guide candidates through onboarding, offer details, and first-day prep • Maintain ongoing relationships to support retention and redeployment

Client-facing responsibilities: • Develop business with new and existing clients • Conduct discovery conversations to understand hiring needs • Present top candidates and staffing solutions • Negotiate pricing, pay rates, and deal structure • Collaborate with business development peers to ensure delivery + satisfaction • Become a trusted advisor to local companies in the Quad Cities

What makes someone successful here • You enjoy people (you’ll talk to lots of them!) • You can prioritize quickly and stay organized • Thrives in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities • Comfortable with influence, negotiation, and advising decision-makers • Curious, resilient, and competitive in a healthy way • You like solving problems in real time • You’re motivated by impact — and also by goals

Why Robert Half in West Des Moines • Strong, stable branch with a supportive leadership structure • Clear, yet flexible, career path + professional development • Strong base salary complemented by performance-based bonus opportunities • Collaborative environment where we celebrate team wins • National brand + local autonomy • Work that feels meaningful — you can see the impact every week

If you want a role that blends consultative business development, people interaction, and problem-solving, this is the place to grow your career.

Requirements: • Accounting/Finance/Business Administration degree is preferred. • 1+ years finance, accounting, or banking experience preferred. • 2+ years’ experience with Business Development in a Metrics Driven environment. At least one with success in developing new business in a multi‐call, multi‐decision maker environment. • Prior success marketing to and closing top level decision makers at small/medium sized businesses and cultivating mutually beneficial long-term relationships. • Working knowledge of current Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office Suite, and any Contact Management Application (Salesforce). • Knowledge and familiarity with department operations of those that we support (accounting and finance, administrative, customer support, HR). • Positive attitude and an engaging businesslike approach.