Head of Recruitment

Nxt Level; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Tiered performance bonuses

Profit share/equity opportunities

Budget for tools, events, and certifications

Job summary

A forward-thinking recruitment firm in Nashville is seeking a Head of Recruitment to launch and lead its RPO services. This role involves defining service offerings, managing recruitment processes for Seed and Series A/B companies, and building high-performing teams. The ideal candidate has significant experience in recruiting and RPO, with a strong emphasis on building relationships and delivering successful hiring outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in recruiting with significant RPO or embedded TA experience.
• Experience building or scaling recruiting programs in venture-backed settings.
• Strong background in TA analytics and funnel metrics.
• Fluency in TA ops and analytics: funnel math, channel ROI, capacity models, SLAs, and QBR storytelling.
• Comfortable advising founders/execs on org design, compensation, leveling, and bar-raising hiring practices.

Responsibilities

• Define service offerings and pricing models for RPO.
• Manage talent infrastructure, including ATS and data analytics.
• Build and lead teams of recruiters and coordinators.
• Hire, coach, and manage recruiter pods; drive enablement and career ladders.
• Plan headcount, capacity, margins, and forecast demand across accounts.

Skills

Recruiting/Talent Acquisition expertise

RPO or embedded TA leadership experience

Fluency in TA ops and analytics

Strong relationship building

Hiring strategy

P&L accountability

SLA management

Education

8–12+ years in recruiting/Talent Acquisition

RPO or embedded TA leadership

Tools

ATS/CRM

Sourcing automation

Analytics dashboards

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Nxt Level

CEO at Nxt Level - Dream Big, Hire Right, Change Lives.

Head of Recruitment – RPO (Recruiting-as-a-Service)

Division: Nxt Level — RPO & Embedded Talent

Location: Remote (USA) with occasional travel • Type: Full‑time

Compensation: Competitive base + tiered performance bonus + profit share/equity upside

Summary

Nxt Level is launching a Recruiting‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS) / RPO arm and we’re hiring the Head of RPO to build it from zero to scale. You’ll have our tooling, brand, and back‑office support; your mandate is to design the offering, win logos, deliver outcomes, and grow a high‑performing team serving Seed, Series A/B, and scaling organizations.

What You’ll Build & Lead

• Practice Design & P&L: Define services (project RPO, embedded squads, surge hiring, recruiter pods, sourcing‑as‑a‑service), pricing models (retainer, hourly, per‑hire, container), commercial terms, capacity planning, and margin targets.
• GTM & Revenue: Create ICPs, offers, and proposals; run enterprise and venture‑backed sales motions; convert trials to multi‑quarter programs; expand accounts.
• Delivery Engine: Stand up playbooks for intake, scorecards, pipelines, SLAs, DEI sourcing, interview calibration, and close plans; standardize reporting and QBRs.
• Talent Infrastructure: Select and instrument ATS/CRM, engagement tooling, programmatic/job ads, data enrichment, assessments, and analytics dashboards.
• People Leadership: Hire, coach, and manage pods of recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators; implement enablement, QA, and career ladders.
• Founder/Exec Advisory: Workforce planning, org design, compensation bands, leveling frameworks, headcount forecasts, and hiring operating cadence.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure confidentiality, data privacy, EEO/OFCCP considerations, and consistent candidate experience.

Common Client Problems You’ll Solve

• Seed: stand up hiring foundations (ATS, careers page, offer templates, comp bands), close first 10–20 key hires fast.
• Series A: scale without chaos—manager enablement, structured interviews, recruiter capacity models, TA ops metrics.
• Series B & Scaling: multi‑track hiring plans, international expansion, employer brand, leadership hiring, and bar‑raising processes.

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Run discovery, define role scorecards, and set hiring plans by quarter.
• Build mapped pipelines and deliver slates; drive calibration and interview rigor.
• Coach hiring managers; eliminate friction in scheduling, feedback, and decisions.
• Negotiate offers; de‑risk resignations and counter‑offers; improve acceptance rates.
• Manage team utilization, cost per hire, and margin; forecast demand and capacity.

30/60/90 Day Plan

0–30 Days

• Finalize service catalog, pricing, SOW templates, and SLA matrix.
• Implement core stack (ATS/CRM, sourcing, analytics); publish baseline dashboards.

31–60 Days

• Hit first closes; reduce time‑to‑slate to target; launch manager training.
• Create reusable assets: interview guides, calibration rubrics, offer playbooks, DEI sourcing kits.
• Hire/contract initial recruiter pod(s); introduce QA and peer review.

61–90 Days

• Convert 2+ clients to multi‑quarter retainers; expand 50% of active accounts.
• Publish the RPO Quarterly: hiring benchmarks, market comp, channel performance.
• Lock the 12‑month hiring/capacity plan and margin model.

Ideal Background

• 8–12+ years in recruiting/Talent Acquisition with significant RPO or embedded TA leadership experience.
• Built or scaled a recruiting program in venture‑backed environments (Seed–Series B and beyond).
• Demonstrated origination + delivery: has won new business and run complex programs to successful outcomes.
• Fluency in TA ops and analytics: funnel math, channel ROI, capacity models, SLAs, and QBR storytelling.
• Comfortable advising founders/execs on org design, compensation, leveling, and bar‑raising hiring practices.
• Known for building high‑trust relationships, crisp communication, and closing talent.

Nice to Have

• Multi‑market or international hiring experience; employer branding playbooks.
• Experience with technical and go‑to‑market hiring across growth stages.
• Exposure to HR foundations (handbooks, policy baselines, performance cycles) and how TA integrates with People Ops.

How We Support You (Backed by Nxt Level)

• Infrastructure: ATS/CRM, sourcing automation, enrichment, analytics, content/brand, legal/finance, and RevOps support.
• Recruiting Engine: Shared sourcers/coordinators and proven research workflows.
• Pipeline Access: Warm intros from our portfolio and venture/growth network.
• Enablement: Templates, training budget, and marketing to amplify your GTM.

Traits That Win Here

• Owner’s mindset with P&L accountability.
• Systems thinker who productizes playbooks and measures everything.
• Operator‑closer who loves both building and getting offers signed.
• Servant leader who uplevels hiring managers and recruiters alike.

Compensation & Upside

• Tiered performance bonus tied to revenue, margin, and NPS
• Profit share/equity linked to practice growth
• Benefits + budget for tools, events, and certifications

Nxt Level is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for our team, clients, and candidates.

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Human Resources and Sales

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting