Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Ironclad

Senior Manager of Recruiting Operations at leading AI contracting platform, focusing on high-quality hiring and operational excellence through AI and automation.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $165,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage Recruiting Coordinators and Recruiting Operations for the company enabling high quality hiring at speed.
Drive continuous process improvement, consistency and operational excellence across recruiting teams globally.
Architect and maintain a scalable recruiting infrastructure (systems and processes) with a relentless focus on leveraging AI and automation to eliminate friction, reduce manual effort, and accelerate high-volume hiring.
Lead change management efforts, rapidly iterating on systems and training teams to maximize adoption of new, AI-driven workflows.
Drive strategic workforce planning in partnership with Finance and People leaders, delivering data-backed hiring forecasts, capacity models, and scenario analyses.
Lead recruiting analytics, providing executive-level insights on capacity, risk, timelines, and strategic trade-offs along with translating data into actionable insights that improve team performance
Elevate organizational hiring capability by developing structured interviewing frameworks, creating best-practice playbooks, and building comprehensive enablement programs for recruiters and hiring managers.
Partner closely with Talent Acquisition leadership to reinforce high standards for candidate experience and overall hiring outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive leadership in Recruiting Operations, Workforce Planning, or People Operations, ideally within a high-growth, technology-driven environment.
Expertise with modern recruiting systems and recruiting technology, including ATS, scheduling, and analytics tooling. Experience with Ashby and Ashby Analytics is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated expertise in leveraging AI and intelligent automation to fundamentally transform recruiting efficiency and candidate engagement.
Advanced analytical fluency and the ability to build predictive models that directly inform and drive executive decision-making.
Proven track record of successfully architecting recruiting infrastructure that scales
Experience building enablement programs and improving hiring manager and interviewer effectiveness
A builder’s mindset and passion for innovation; eager to pilot new technologies and lead teams through transformative digital change.
Exceptional skills in stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, program execution, and change management.

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% health coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision), and 75% coverage for dependents with buy-up plan options available
Market-leading leave policies, including gender-neutral parental leave and compassionate leave
Family forming support through Maven for you and your partner
Paid time off - take the time you need, when you need it
Monthly stipends for wellbeing, hybrid work, and (if applicable) cell phone use
Mental health support through Modern Health, including therapy, coaching, and digital tools
Pre-tax commuter benefits (US Employees)
401(k) plan with Fidelity with employer match (US Employees)
Regular team events to connect, recharge, and have fun
And most importantly: the opportunity to help build the company you want to work at

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Hard Skills & Tools

recruiting operationsworkforce planningdata analyticspredictive modelingAI-driven workflowsrecruiting infrastructurestructured interviewing frameworksenablement programsprocess improvementhigh-volume hiring

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationprogram executionchange managementinnovationorganizational capabilitycandidate experienceteam performancestrategic thinking