Manager Leadership Recruiting

Staples; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples is seeking a Manager, Leadership Recruiting in Framingham, MA to lead recruitment for Director-level roles and to manage a team of recruiting and sourcing professionals.

You will partner with business leaders, HR partners, and Compensation to develop search strategies, build leadership pipelines, and deliver an inclusive, high-touch candidate experience. This role focuses on execution, team performance, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive recruiting experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing or leading recruiters, sourcers, or Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment for leadership-level roles.
• Experience recruiting Director-level or comparable leadership-level talent.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers, HR stakeholders, and business leaders.
• Experience using recruiting metrics, sourcing tools, ATS, CRM, or talent intelligence platforms.
• Experience supporting inclusive recruiting practices and building diverse candidate pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for Director-level roles within assigned business areas.
• Partner with hiring managers, HR partners, Compensation, and business leaders to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruiting plans.
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive leadership candidates.
• Use market insights, competitor intelligence, and candidate expectations to support search strategy and offer discussions.
• Support consistent interview, assessment, selection, and candidate closing practices.
• Build diverse candidate pipelines and promote inclusive recruiting practices.
• Track recruiting metrics and use data to improve speed, quality, candidate experience, and ensure recruiting work aligns with Talent Acquisition processes, business priorities, and compliance expectations.

Skills

Leadership recruitment

Stakeholder collaboration

Data-driven recruiting

Sourcing passive candidates

Diversity hiring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Tools

ATS

CRM

Talent intelligence platforms

Job description

Manager Leadership Recruiting leads recruitment for Director-level roles and manages a team of recruiting and/or sourcing professionals. This role partners with business leaders, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, Compensation, and Talent Acquisition partners to develop search strategies, build leadership talent pipelines, and deliver a consistent, inclusive, high-touch candidate experience. The role is accountable for recruiting execution, team performance, stakeholder partnership, and continuous improvement within the assigned leadership recruiting function.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for Director-level roles within assigned business areas.
• Partner with hiring managers, HR partners, Compensation, and business leaders to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruiting plans.
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive leadership candidates.
• Use market insights, competitor intelligence, and candidate expectations to support search strategy and offer discussions.
• Support consistent interview, assessment, selection, and candidate closing practices.
• Build diverse candidate pipelines and promote inclusive recruiting practices.
• Track recruiting metrics and use data to improve speed, quality, candidate experience, and ensure recruiting work aligns with Talent Acquisition processes, business priorities, and compliance expectations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive recruiting experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing or leading recruiters, sourcers, or Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment for leadership-level roles.
• Experience recruiting Director-level or comparable leadership-level talent.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers, HR stakeholders, and business leaders.
• Experience using recruiting metrics, sourcing tools, ATS, CRM, or talent intelligence platforms.
• Experience supporting inclusive recruiting practices and building diverse candidate pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including leadership or executive-level hiring.
• 5+ years of experience managing or leading recruiting or sourcing teams.
• Experience managing a team of professional-level recruiting or sourcing staff.
• Experience recruiting in a large, complex, matrixed, or business-to-business organization.
• Experience using market mapping, competitor intelligence, or talent market data to guide search.
• Experience advising leaders on candidate competitiveness, offer considerations, and closing strategies.
• Experience improving recruiting processes, reporting, sourcing workflows, or candidate experience.
• Experience working with external search firms, sourcing vendors, or talent intelligence partners.
• Experience partnering with Compensation on offer considerations or market insights.

About Us

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.