Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Recruiting Operations & Process Excellence

• Design and continuously improve scalable, global recruiting processes that enable high-quality hiring at speed
• Design and implement a recruiting coordination process that's scalable and efficient
• Identify friction points across the hiring lifecycle and drive process improvements that increase efficiency and consistency
• Establish clear operating rhythms, SLAs, and performance standards across recruiting teams
• Lead change management efforts to roll out new processes and ensure adoption across regions and functions

Enablement & Hiring Excellence

• Build and deliver onboarding and enablement programs for recruiters and hiring managers to improve hiring effectiveness
• Develop frameworks for structured interviewing, evaluation quality, and consistent decision-making
• Create playbooks, training, and best practices that elevate hiring manager capability and interviewer performance
• Partner with TA leadership to reinforce high standards for candidate experience and hiring outcomes

Data, Insights & Performance

• Define and track key recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, pipeline health, conversion rates, interviewer effectiveness)
• Translate data into actionable insights that improve team performance and inform decision-making
• Partner with Finance and TA leadership on hiring forecasts, capacity planning, and performance analysis
• Build reporting frameworks that bring visibility and accountability to hiring outcomes

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, and business leaders to align on hiring priorities and execution
• Collaborate with systems and IT partners to ensure tools effectively support recruiting workflows
• Act as a connective layer between strategy and execution, ensuring hiring goals translate into operational outcomes

Leadership & Organizational Impact

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Recruiting Operations team
• Drive consistency and operational excellence across global recruiting teams
• Serve as a strategic partner to TA leadership on performance, process improvements, and scaling the function
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and data-driven decision-making

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Recruiting Operations, Talent Operations, or related roles
• Proven track record of improving recruiting processes and driving operational excellence at scale
• Strong experience with recruiting metrics, analytics, and performance management
• Experience building enablement programs and improving hiring manager and interviewer effectiveness
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong program management and change management capabilities
• A practical, data-driven mindset with a focus on execution and outcomes

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $160,000–$220,000 USD (candidates in Illinois)
• Equity, bonus, and benefits including health, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (PTO and parental leave)