Manager, Recruiting Operations
New York, New York, San Francisco, California$175k - $215kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Profound is hiring their first Recruiting Operations Manager to build scalable systems, processes, and team structure for recruiting, lead the Recruiting Coordination team, own recruiting systems and dashboards, and partner with recruiters and hiring managers to deliver a consistent, high-quality hiring experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead & Develop Recruiting Coordination: Manage, develop, and grow the Recruiting Coordinator team, oversee performance, workload, and professional development; Establish team structure, capacity planning, and operating rhythms to support hiring goals; Build onboarding, learning and development, and shadow programs to support coordinator training and growth.
- Own Recruiting Systems & Dashboards: Own and optimize Ashby, including ATS configuration, interview workflows, scorecards, integrations, and data integrity; Build and maintain recruiting dashboards tracking pipeline health, time to hire, conversion rates, and team capacity; Improve recruiting systems and processes to increase visibility, consistency, and operational efficiency.
- Build Interview Plans & Hiring Processes: Design and maintain structured interview plans, interview loops, and scorecards in partnership with recruiters and hiring managers; Develop recruiting playbooks, templates, and documentation that standardize hiring practices across teams; Identify bottlenecks and improve processes from role kickoff through offer close.
- Enable Hiring Managers & Interviewers: Develop hiring manager resources, interviewer training, and structured interviewing guidelines; Establish clear expectations and service-level agreements to keep hiring processes on track; Partner with Finance and People Operations on headcount planning, requisition tracking, and hiring progress.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in recruiting operations, talent operations, recruiting coordination, or a related function, including 2+ years of people management.
- Hands-on experience managing and optimizing ATS platforms, Ashby.
- Experience leading Recruiting Coordinators and developing onboarding, training, or shadow programs.
- Strong understanding of interview planning, structured hiring, and hiring manager enablement.
- Data-driven, with experience building dashboards and translating recruiting metrics into actionable insights.
- A strong cross-functional partner with a builder mindset, high ownership, and a passion for creating scalable processes.
Benefits
- Base salary with a competitive total compensation package including equity and benefits and perks.
- Note: Additional details about the full compensation package and benefits are provided during hiring.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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