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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.

210k – 285kNew York, NYSan Francisco, CAPeople OpsHybrid8+ YOE

About the role

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

AshbyATSLeverGreenhouseRecruiting Tech StackHeadcount PlanningInterview SchedulingWorkdayCRM

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