Recruitment Team Lead

SYSGEN RPO; Philippines; Remote; PHP 3,810,000 - 5,714,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSGEN RPO is seeking an experienced Recruitment Team Lead to support a US-based client. You will lead four IT Recruiters while actively managing your own requisitions, guiding sourcing, screening, submissions, and offer closures.

Success is measured by KPI attainment and delivery, with flexibility to balance leadership and individual delivery. You will drive high-quality submissions within 24 hours, manage client relationships, and coordinate with Sysgen RPO Operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with full-cycle US IT recruitment.
• Proven track record leading recruiters and driving performance.
• Experience supporting VMS/MSP accounts in fast-paced staffing.
• Strong understanding of IT roles and sourcing strategies.
• Knowledge of US work authorization requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily recruitment activities and allocate requisitions.
• Manage full-cycle US IT recruitment including sourcing, screening, submissions, and onboarding support.
• Guide team to deliver qualified submissions within 24 hours.
• Monitor KPIs, pipeline progress, and placement results.
• Coach recruiters on sourcing and candidate engagement.

Skills

Full-cycle US IT recruitment

Team leadership

Candidate qualification

Sourcing strategies

US work authorization

Tools

VMS/MSP accounts

Job description

Schedule: Night shift | US business hours

We’re looking for an experienced Recruitment Team Lead to support a US-based client, combining hands‑on IT recruitment with team leadership.

You will lead four IT Recruiters while actively managing your own requisitions, from sourcing and screening through submissions and offer closing. Success is measured by individual and team KPI attainment, with flexibility to balance recruitment and leadership responsibilities based on delivery needs.

What you’ll do

• Lead daily recruitment activities, allocate requisitions, and prioritize workload based on urgency and client requirements.
• Manage full-cycle US IT recruitment, including sourcing, screening, candidate qualification, submissions, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding support.
• Guide the team in delivering qualified submissions within 24 hours, maintaining candidate quality and screening accuracy.
• Monitor individual and team KPIs, submission turnaround, productivity, pipeline progress, and placement results.
• Coach recruiters on sourcing strategies, technical screening, candidate engagement, and recruitment delivery.
• Independently handle recruitment escalations, difficult candidate situations, negotiations, and offer closures.
• Ensure consistent work authorization screening, candidate verification, and fraud prevention practices.
• Coordinate with client stakeholders and Sysgen RPO Operations, participating in calibration calls and performance reviews.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records, reports, and activity updates.

What we’re looking for

• Strong, hands‑on full‑cycle US IT recruitment experience, with a proven record of successful placements.
• Previous experience leading, coaching, and managing recruiter performance.
• Hands‑on experience supporting VMS/MSP accounts in a fast‑paced staffing environment.
• Strong understanding of IT roles, technical requirements, sourcing strategies, and candidate qualification.
• Experience with W2/C2C recruitment and US work authorization requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage personal requisitions while driving team results.
• Proven performance against recruitment KPIs and tight submission deadlines.
• Confidence handling candidate negotiations, offer closures, client discussions, and escalations independently.
• Proficiency with recruitment systems, sourcing tools, and performance reporting.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills.
• Availability to work the required US business hours.