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Senior Manager, Engineering Recruiting

Leads a team of technical recruiters for full-cycle engineering hiring, partnering with engineering leaders to shape talent strategy, build pipelines, and deliver hiring outcomes using data-driven insights and market intelligence. Requires 10+ years experience with 3+ in leadership.

208k – 245kUnited StatesRecruitingRemote10+ YOE

About the role

Responsibilities

Recruiting Strategy & Vision

  • Build and refine recruiting strategies for complex engineering roles, leveraging market intelligence, talent mapping, and competitive insights.
  • Translate business priorities into clear, executable hiring plans that drive consistent outcomes.

Engineering Partnership & Cross-Functional Influence

  • Partner closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional partners to translate business priorities into hiring strategies and evolve the interview process.
  • Use data and market insight to guide decisions, and tailor communication across stakeholders to drive alignment.

Team Leadership & Development

  • Lead and develop a team of technical recruiters responsible for full-cycle hiring across engineering.
  • Foster a high-performing, healthy team through clear expectations, feedback, and coaching.

Operational Excellence, Scale & Resilience

  • Own funnel health using data to improve processes, systems, and pipelines.
  • Build scalable sourcing partnerships, set clear priorities and team structures, and establish operating rhythms.

Accountability, Execution & Results

  • Own hiring outcomes and drive consistent delivery against goals.
  • Lead with strong execution and a solutions-oriented mindset, holding the team accountable.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role managing recruiting teams.
  • Deep, hands-on expertise in full-cycle technical recruiting, with a track record of leading teams to deliver consistent hiring outcomes in high-growth environments.
  • Experience building and developing high-performing recruiting teams, including coaching on assessment, stakeholder management, and closing.
  • Strong understanding of technical talent markets, with the ability to translate insights into effective recruiting strategies.
  • Data-driven decision-maker who uses recruiting metrics to diagnose issues, uncover insights, and influence behavior across teams.
  • Strong operator with a bias for action and follow-through; sets priorities, navigates ambiguity with sound judgment, and drives execution and results consistently.
  • Clear, effective communicator who builds credibility and strong relationships, and influences through tailored messaging across audiences.
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.
  • Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Industry-competitive salary and equity.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans.
  • 16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents.
  • Health & wellness stipend.
  • Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend.
  • Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office.
  • Family planning benefits.
  • Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting.
  • Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time.
  • 11 company-paid holidays.
  • Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events.

Skills

Full-Cycle RecruitingTechnical RecruitingTalent MappingSourcingRecruiting MetricsStakeholder ManagementCandidate AssessmentAI ToolsData AnalysisTeam Leadership

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