Recruiting Team Manager

Recruiting Team Manager

[Confidential] - Los Angeles | Hybrid

Our client is a start-up, niche executive search firm that believes in community, clarity, and genuine connection. As they grow our close-knit team, we’re looking for a Recruiting Team Manager who is hyper-organized, logical in their decision-making, and able to bring steady, day-to-day excellence to the team. This person will guide a talented group, support executive leadership, and maintain their own desk of recruiting or business development workload.

If you love keeping systems tight, holding yourself and others accountable, and leading with warmth this role will feel like home. We’re looking for someone who operates with timeliness, structure, and a calm, grounded approach — someone who is softer in style but strong in standards.

Responsibilities

Lead the Team

• Keep daily operations smooth, organized, and consistent

• Uphold high standards of accountability and follow-through across the team

• Run meetings and follow-ups that create clarity and maintain forward movement

• Build systems, workflows, and training tools that reinforce operational excellence

• Track KPIs, coach junior staff, and help team members develop strong habits

• Maintain a logical, organized approach to problem-solving and prioritization

360 Recruiting & Sales Leadership

• Maintain a manageable recruiting and BD workload with attention to timeliness and precision

• Ensure consistent quality across the recruiting lifecycle

• Support junior team members with logic-driven coaching and clear expectations

• Participate in pitches, client onboarding, and pipeline health reviews

• Collaborate with executive leadership on forecasting and ongoing growth strategy

Prioritize Client & Candidate Relations

• Oversee client relationships with a calm and steady leadership style

• Ensure client communication is timely, thoughtful, and aligned with our values

• Maintain CRM and retention systems with tight accuracy and organization

• Improve feedback loops and elevate the overall client journey

Support People & Culture

• Lead onboarding, offboarding, and internal documentation processes

• Support payroll, benefits coordination, compliance tracking, and performance conversations

• Bring a balanced leadership style — empathetic and supportive while keeping the welfare of the business and company in mind

• Partner with executive leadership on staffing, planning, and organizational structure

Finance & Compliance

• Keep financial documentation accurate and up to date

• Support budgeting and financial reporting with clean, organized data

• Maintain company policies and compliance documentation in a systematic way

Who You Are

• Hyper-organized leader who love building clean, dependable systems

• People who bring logic, clarity, and structure to fast-moving environments

• Those who value accountability and prefer direct, effective communication and feedback

• Leaders who can stay calm and grounded while driving high performance

• Leads by example and understands the visibility and influence of the role

• Anyone who takes pride in timeliness, consistency, and operational excellence

Qualifications

• 2 years of team leadership experience in a fast paced, high volume recruitment department

• Proven ability to hit recruiting or sales KPIs independently

• Strong time-management habits and a reputation for follow-through

• Experience developing and maintaining systems, documentation, and operational workflows

• Logical decision-making with emotional intelligence, but not emotion-driven

• A leadership style that is warm and approachable but firm in standards

• Ability to type 60 words per minute

• Comfortable and proficient with a varied tech stack

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary commissions/bonus (approx. OTE with completion of KPIs $120,000–$140,000 )

• Insurance benefits

• 4 weeks paid time off

• Hybrid schedule