THE ROLE We are seeking a Senior Manager, Recruiting to join our growing team to lead and scale a team of recruiters, based out of our Palo Alto office. This is a high-impact player-coach role based in Palo Alto where you will sit closely with senior leaders, act as a strategic talent partner, manage and coach a team of recruiters and sourcers, and personally drive critical hiring..
This is a "build from the ground up" role focused on building out full organizations, teams, and functions, as well as establishing our brand presence. You will be responsible for defining how we hire across teams, from passive sourcing search strategy, stakeholder partnership to interviewing operations, process design, assessment rigor, team coaching, and executive communication. The right candidate brings strong recruiting depth, excellent leadership judgment, and the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a high-growth, high-bar environment.
Responsibilities- Lead and scale a team of recruiters, setting clear priorities, and raising the overall bar for recruiting craft.
- Act as a strategic partner to leadership. Work closely with Palo Alto-based leaders to drive business priorities, workforce needs, and deliver against critical hiring goals.
- Own high-priority technical searches. Personally drive select critical searches, including senior leadership, and business-critical roles where strong judgment and hands-on execution are required.
- Drive rigorous search strategy from intake through close. Build and execute effective search plans, including role calibration, market mapping, target company strategy, sourcing strategy, assessment design, and closing plans.
- Improve interviewing operations and hiring process quality. Partner with Recruiting, People, and business leaders to improve interview design, interviewer calibration, and overall process efficiency.
- Raise the hiring bar. Improve slate quality, assessment rigor, stakeholder alignment, candidate evaluation, and decision-making consistency across technical hiring processes.
- Use data to drive recruiting performance. Track funnel health, search velocity, recruiter productivity, candidate conversion, offer acceptance, and hiring outcomes to identify bottlenecks and improve execution.
- Develop strong talent intelligence. Build market maps, competitive insights, talent pipelines, and proactive sourcing strategies across key technical domains.
- Lead through expertise, coaching, and example-setting. Model excellent recruiting judgment, stakeholder management, candidate management, and execution discipline for the broader team.
- Drive local branding initiatives to create buzz in the market about Quince, and drive onsite hiring strategies and world class experiences.
QualificationsRequired: - 8+ years of recruiting experience, including meaningful experience managing or leading recruiters and/or sourcers. Experience working with G&A, Tech and/or Product teams is ideal.
- 4+ years of managing and leading recruiting teams.
- Proven success hiring for teams in high-growth, high-bar technology environments.
- Demonstrated ability to act as a strategic talent partner to senior leaders, influencing hiring strategy, role design, prioritization, calibration, and decision-making.
- Experience operating as a player-coach, with the ability to manage a team while personally owning and closing critical searches.
- Strong understanding of recruiting fundamentals, including sourcing strategy, talent mapping, candidate assessment, interview design, funnel management, and closing.
- Track record of improving recruiting processes, interview operations, stakeholder alignment, and hiring quality.
- Strong analytical orientation, with experience using recruiting data to diagnose funnel issues, improve recruiter performance, and drive better hiring outcomes.
- Exceptional communication, judgment, and executive presence, with the ability to build trust quickly with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
- Experience coaching recruiters and sourcers, raising team standards, and developing stronger recruiting habits, judgment, and execution.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities, high expectations, and a strong bias for action.
Preferred- Experience scaling organizations from early-stage startup environments to late-stage, high-scale growth.
- Demonstrated success building and managing high-performing recruiting teams in a fast-paced, hybrid work model.
- Experience utilizing advanced talent intelligence and market mapping to drive proactive sourcing strategies for niche technical roles.
- Previous experience partnering with executive leadership to define and execute comprehensive talent strategies for rapid organizational growth.
Pay Range: $185,000 - $210,000All posted ranges are reflective of base salary and may vary depending upon experience level and location. Bonus and equity may also be provided for eligible roles.
Pay Range
$185,000-$210,000 USD
