Manager Leadership Recruiting

Staples Advantage Canada; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples Advantage Canada is looking for a Manager Leadership Recruiting based in Framingham, MA, to lead recruitment for Director-level roles. This role will manage a team and collaborate with business leaders to create strategies that ensure a consistent and high-quality candidate experience.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in managing full-cycle recruitment, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to diversity in hiring practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive recruiting experience.
• 3+ years managing or leading recruiters, sourcers, or Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies for passive candidates.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for Director-level roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to develop effective recruiting plans.
• Build diverse candidate pipelines and promote inclusive practices.

Skills

Progressive recruiting experience

Managing recruiting teams

Full-cycle recruitment

Sourcing strategies

Inclusive recruiting practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Tools

ATS

CRM

Job description

The 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 stakeholder satisfaction.
• 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 developing sourcing strategies for passive candidates.
• 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 strategy.
• 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.