Manager, Candidate Experience

Responsibilities

• Manage a global recruiting coordination team responsible for end-to-end interview scheduling, including multi-panel loops, cross-time-zone logistics, interviewer alignment, and candidate preparation materials.
• Ensure coordination work meets team SLAs; identify workflow and capacity improvements.
• Manage load balancing, maintain calibration and accuracy, coordinate debriefs, and enforce process hygiene.
• Build a scalable, compliant, and personalized candidate and hiring-team experience.
• Lead initiatives such as candidate and hiring-partner surveys to improve decision-making and planning.
• Build the coordination team capacity model and identify opportunities to improve workflows and capacity.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to anticipate bottlenecks and proactively solve them.
• Troubleshoot complex coordination bottlenecks.
• Partner with recruiting leadership to hire, onboard, and develop recruiting coordinators.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in recruiting coordination or recruiting operations at a high-growth technology company.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role managing team performance and metrics.
• Exceptional organization, communication, and follow-through.
• Ability to own both execution and process building.
• High operational rigor and comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Strong familiarity with Ashby or a similar applicant tracking system.

Nice-to-Haves

• Workday HRIS experience.
• Experience with candidate and hiring-experience surveys, including interpreting results and NPS scores.
• Experience building or running interview training programs.
• Proficiency with recruiting and AI tools such as CoderPad, Metaview, Glassdoor, or Indeed.

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation range of $145,000–$175,000 plus bonus.
• Restricted Stock Units included in all offers.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and leave of absence programs.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer HSA contributions.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health and wellness support.
• Commuter benefits, including parking and transit.
• Cell phone stipend.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary.
• Volunteer time off.
• Global travel insurance and emergency assistance.
• Daily meal allowance.
• Additional location-specific perks and programs.