Senior Manager, Talent Operations
Leads talent operations team supporting 40+ recruiters, owning recruiting tech stack, headcount planning, interview operations, compliance, and candidate experience in a high-growth environment. Requires 8+ years experience with expertise in scalable recruiting systems.
About the job
What You'll Do
Talent Operations Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of four Talent Operations professionals.
- Drive prioritization, operational rigor, and scalable infrastructure to support a 40+ recruiter organization.
- Be hands on where needed to continue to shape and grow this critical function.
Recruiting Technology Strategy & Ownership
- Own the full recruiting tech stack (ATS, scheduling tools, sourcing tools, CRM, interview tools, etc.).
- Partner with Tech Enablement to drive system implementation, integration, automation, and optimization.
- Evaluate and implement new tools as the organization scales.
- Oversee and evolve the internal recruiting “help desk” into a scalable, automated support function.
Headcount Planning & Governance
- Own execution and operational tracking of the company’s headcount plan in partnership with finance.
- Build systems to monitor hiring progress, recruiter capacity, and forecasting.
Interview Operations & Scheduling
- Own end-to-end interview operations, including scheduling infrastructure.
- Build scalable processes and tooling to support high-volume, complex hiring.
- Ensure a seamless and efficient experience for candidates, recruiters, and interviewers.
Programs & Experience (Interviewer Enablement, Referrals, Candidate Experience)
- Own and scale core recruiting programs, including interviewer enablement, referrals, and candidate experience, ensuring they drive hiring excellence at scale.
- Define success metrics and lead ongoing optimization to improve quality of hire, engagement, and overall recruiting performance.
Compliance & Global Hiring Expansion
- Ensure recruiting processes meet compliance requirements across jurisdictions.
- Partner with People Ops & Legal to support international hiring expansion.
What You Need
- 8+ years of relevant experience; 3+ years in talent/recruiting operations preferred.
- 3+ years of experience managing high-performing teams.
- Experience supporting a large, complex recruiting organization (30+ recruiters preferred).
- Deep expertise in recruiting systems and tech stack ownership. Preference for experience with Ashby.
- Strong headcount planning, workforce planning, and reporting experience.
- Demonstrated experience building scalable processes in high-growth environments.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience supporting global hiring and multi-jurisdiction compliance.
- Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical capabilities.
- Exceptional cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
- 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you (partially covered for your dependents)
- One Medical annual membership
- 401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)
- Flexible PTO
- Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
- Parental Leave
- Unlimited AI token usage
- Pet insurance
- Centralized home-office equipment ordering for all employees
- Health and Wellness stipend
- In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
- Budget for intra-office travel
- Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)
Skills
Ashby, ATS, Lever, Greenhouse, Recruiting Tech Stack, Headcount Planning, Interview Scheduling, Workday, CRM
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