Overview

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a HondaHonda has a clear vision for the future, and it's a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of "power" that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a "zero environmental footprint." We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team. If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future! Job Purpose This role is open to be filled in Marysville, OH (Honda Heritage Center) or Torrance, CA (Torrance Campus). Salary range differs depending on work location The Recruiting Lead serves as a senior, hands-on Talent Advisor who leads complex hiring work, advises business and HR leaders on workforce and talent decisions, and raises recruiting capability through coaching, calibration, governance, analytics, escalation management, and continuous improvement. Key Accountabilities Strategic Talent Advisory & Workforce PlanningServe as the senior Talent Advisor for complex, sensitive, high-impact, or difficult-to-fill demand, translating business strategy and workforce priorities into actionable recruiting plans.Advise leaders on talent supply, internal mobility, build-versus-buy considerations, location and workstyle implications, competitive positioning, candidate value proposition, search sequencing, and realistic tradeoffs.Lead or support workforce and pipeline planning for recurring talent needs; identify capability gaps and recommend proactive sourcing, engagement, or development strategies.Challenge unclear or shifting requirements with evidence, clarify decision rights, and establish alignment before avoidable rework reaches candidates or the market.Represent Talent Acquisition in cross-functional discussions where business priorities, candidate experience, operational feasibility, cost, risk, and compliance must be balanced.Complex Search & Talent DeliveryPersonally lead selected searches and programs requiring advanced sourcing, market mapping, confidential handling, senior stakeholder partnership, or coordinated delivery across locations or talent segments.Develop multichannel sourcing and engagement strategies that combine internal talent, CRM communities, direct sourcing, referrals, schools, professional networks, events, employment marketing, and approved external partners.Use market, funnel, and candidate insights to diagnose stalled searches, recalibrate strategy, and improve quality, speed, and resource allocation.Guide structured assessment, slate decisions, interview design, offer strategy, and candidate closing for complex or high-risk hiring needs.Protect an equitable, respectful, and transparent candidate experience while maintaining appropriate process discipline and business urgency. Key Accountabilities Cont. Functional Leadership & Recruiter CapabilityCoach recruiters to prepare with business and market context, lead strategy conversations, make evidence-based recommendations, and move from requisition processing to trusted advisory partnership.Set and reinforce clear service expectations across the recruiting team, helping recruiters respond to customer needs with urgency, consistency, sound judgment, and appropriate transparency.Facilitate recruiter and hiring team calibration on role profiles, sourcing strategies, candidate quality, interview evidence, service expectations, and exception decisions.Observe work in practice, p