Employee-Owned Recruiting Leader — Grow Talent & Teams

LJA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer days

Internal mobility

Job summary

LJA is a national engineering and consulting firm seeking a Recruiting Manager to lead our Recruiting Delivery within the Business Solutions group in Houston. You will manage a team of recruiters, partner with business leaders, and drive hiring outcomes across multiple areas.

As a people leader and senior recruiter, you will balance hands-on recruitment with strategic leadership, coaching, and continuous improvement to deliver exceptional service and candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in fast-growth environments.
• 1+ years of direct people leadership experience.
• Experience coaching recruiters to improve performance and career growth.
• Experience using recruiting metrics to drive decisions and improve outcomes.
• Strong relationship management, communication, and stakeholder consulting skills.
• Ability to balance individual recruiting with team leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruiting across assigned business areas and directly manage a team of recruiters.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to align hiring strategies with growth objectives.
• Perform executive and leadership recruiting, including sourcing, assessment, and talent engagement.
• Coach and develop Recruiters and Senior Recruiters, providing coaching and professional development.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing recruiting team environment focused on accountability and service excellence.
• Monitor pipelines, hiring activity, and performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Consult with business leaders on talent market conditions and hiring priorities.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase recruiting efficiency and candidate experience.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Executive recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, HR

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

LJA is a national engineering and consulting firm seeking a Recruiting Manager to lead our Recruiting Delivery within the Business Solutions group in Houston. You will manage a team of recruiters, partner with business leaders, and drive hiring outcomes across multiple areas.

As a people leader and senior recruiter, you will balance hands-on recruitment with strategic leadership, coaching, and continuous improvement to deliver exceptional service and candidate experience.