CaptivateIQ

SaaS

SeniorManager,Recruiting

$160–200k Austin, Texas, United States; United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
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The Brief

“Senior Manager, Recruiting at CaptivateIQ. Skills: Recruiting strategy, Team leadership, Full-cycle recruiting. Lead recruiting team. Provide coaching”

What You'll Achieve.

Team hitting target time-to-fill; Hiring managers trust process; Recruiting seen as strategic partner; Clear visibility into pipeline health; Clear visibility into hiring capacity; Process or program improvement live; Improvement making measurable difference; Team feels supported; Team feels developed

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Data-driven decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years full-cycle recruiting, 2+ years team lead or management, Recruiting across multiple functions, SaaS or technology company experience, Fill technical and GTM roles, Use pipeline metrics for decisions, Stakeholder management, Builder mentality, Hands-on recruiting

Nice to Have

Experience at high-growth startup, Familiarity with compensation benchmarking, Familiarity with offer strategy, Experience implementing or optimizing ATS

What You'll Do.

Support career development

Own recruiting strategy

Partner with department heads

Drive full-cycle recruiting

Recruit for senior roles

Recruit for critical roles

Translate headcount needs

Define recruiting metrics

Track recruiting metrics

Improve recruiting with data

Develop sourcing strategies

Reduce reliance on inbound

Expand talent pipelines

Ensure candidate experience

Manage external partners

Contribute to employer brand

Represent culture authentically

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with department heads; Work with hiring managers

Communication Scope

Candidate experience

Process & Methodology

Hiring plans, Pipeline management

Full Job Description

## What You'll Do Lead a team of 2–5 recruiters, providing coaching, feedback, and career development support Own recruiting strategy across GTM, Product, Engineering, and G&A functions in partnership with department heads Drive full-cycle recruiting yourself for senior and critical roles; this is a hands-on seat, not just a management role Build hiring plans with department heads to translate headcount needs into clear, executable pipelines Define and track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline health) and use data to continuously improve Develop proactive sourcing strategies that reduce reliance on inbound and expand our talent pipelines Ensure a consistent, compelling candidate experience from first touchpoint through offer Manage relationships with external recruiting partners and agencies when needed Contribute to employer brand initiatives and represent our culture authentically to candidates ## What We're Looking For 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2 years in a team lead or management capacity Experience recruiting across multiple functions at a SaaS or technology company Proven ability to fill technical and go-to-market roles in competitive markets Strong data orientation; you use pipeline metrics to drive decisions, not intuition alone Excellent stakeholder management skills; you can push back on hiring managers while keeping relationships strong A builder mentality: you've improved processes, built programs, or scaled a function before Hands-on approach; you're comfortable leading a search yourself when the team needs it ## Nice to Have Experience at a high-growth startup (Series B–D) Familiarity with compensation benchmarking and offer strategy Experience implementing or optimizing an ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, etc.) ## What Success Looks Like in the First 6 Months Team is hitting target time-to-fill benchmarks across all open roles Hiring managers trust the process and see recruiting as a strate

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