IT Recruiting Manager

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About the Role

IT Recruiting Manager

This leadership role requires someone who can build and scale recruiting operations, define KPIs and performance metrics, and consistently meet aggressive hiring goals in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end-to-end IT recruiting function, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery of technical talent.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team of recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators.
• Define and implement recruitment KPIs, scorecards, and performance tracking frameworks to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Develop data-driven hiring strategies to meet organizational talent needs aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with business leaders, technical hiring managers, and HR to forecast and prioritize hiring needs.
• Optimize sourcing strategies including job boards, LinkedIn Recruiter, employee referrals, diversity channels, and niche platforms.
• Own the candidate experience from sourcing to onboarding, ensuring professionalism, speed, and engagement throughout.
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate recruiting contracts, and ensure ROI from external partners.
• Implement ATS (Applicant Tracking System) best practices and automation to streamline processes.
• Analyze market trends, compensation benchmarks, and pipeline health reports to inform strategic hiring decisions.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in IT recruiting, with at least 5 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Demonstrated success in scaling technical teams across diverse domains including software development, cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, data engineering, and infrastructure.
• Proven expertise in building recruiting KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Strong understanding of technical skill sets, industry standards, and compensation structures.
• Hands-on experience with Ceipal ATS platform and sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, and GitHub.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for State, federal, enterprise, and startup clients.
• Background in IT staffing agency or high-volume recruitment environments.
• Strong analytical mindset and experience using recruitment analytics to drive performance.