- Own the design and standards for end-to-end recruiting operations, including requisition management, offer processing, and onboarding handoffs
- Lead strategic initiatives spanning the full Talent Acquisition lifecycle
- Design, document, and continuously improve recruiting workflows across sourcing, interviewing, and offer stages
- Own the ATS and prioritize recruiting technology strategy, roadmap, requirements, and system changes
- Establish Talent Acquisition data governance, including quality standards, definitions, and ownership
- Define requirements and priorities for recruiting dashboards and reporting covering pipeline, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, diversity, and cost-per-hire
- Translate reporting findings into recommendations for HR and firm leadership
- Manage external recruiting vendor relationships, including contracts, invoicing, performance tracking, and renewals
- Partner with Talent Operations, Legal, and Compliance on recruiting process alignment and regulatory obligations
- Influence senior TA and HR stakeholders and drive consensus on process and technology changes
- Support peak hiring cycles, including campus and lateral banking hiring
- Partner with Technology to establish and manage the recruiting tools and vendor operating budget
- Report to the Head of Talent Operations and build the operational backbone for a future team
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in recruiting operations, talent acquisition, HR operations, or a highly analytical TA/HR role
- Experience owning both operational execution and strategic initiatives
- Experience in financial services, professional services, or a highly regulated, high-volume hiring environment strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale governed, metrics-driven recruiting processes
- Advanced proficiency with an enterprise ATS such as Workday Recruiting, SAP SuccessFactors, iCIMS, or Greenhouse
- Comfort working directly in HRIS-adjacent systems
- Strong analytical skills, including data governance and defining reporting and dashboard requirements
- Excel proficiency required; Tableau is a plus
- Ability to lead without direct authority, influence senior stakeholders, and drive consensus across teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Experience managing external vendor relationships, including contract and budget oversight
- Excellent judgment in a highly confidential, fast-paced environment with senior stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end recruiting operations, including requisition management, offer processing, and onboarding. Proficient in leveraging ATS technology and data governance to enhance recruiting workflows and reporting metrics.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- 7+ Years Experience In Recruiting Operations
- Advanced Proficiency With ATS
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Experience Managing External Vendor Relationships
- Bachelor's Degree Required
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Recruiting Operations
- Talent Acquisition
- Data Governance
- Metrics-Driven Recruiting Processes
- Excel Proficiency
- Reporting Requirements
- Dashboard Requirements
- Contract Oversight
- Budget Oversight
- Onboarding Processes
Soft Skills
- Excellent Written Communication
- Excellent Verbal Communication
- Ability To Influence Senior Stakeholders
- Excellent Judgment
- Leadership Without Direct Authority
Industry Keywords
- Financial Services
- Professional Services
- Highly Regulated Environment
- High-Volume Hiring
- Talent Operations
Tools & Technologies
- Workday Recruiting
- SAP SuccessFactors
- ICIMS
- Greenhouse
- HRIS-Adjacent Systems
- Tableau