Manager of Data Recruiting

Headway; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Headway is seeking a Manager of Data Recruiting to lead hiring across Data Science and Data Engineering, partnering with the Senior Manager of Tech Recruiting to build a high-velocity, data-driven hiring engine that fuels Headway’s growth.

You will manage and develop a team of recruiters, align with data leaders, and drive strategies that scale staffing for data-focused roles. This role emphasizes operational excellence, storytelling with data, and executive collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bring 2+ years of management experience in a recruiting function.
• Bring 7+ years of experience in technical recruiting between IC and manager roles.
• Operate as a business partner to senior leaders, grounding strategies and recommendations in data and market insights.
• Operate as a first-principles thinker, grounding decisions in data, disentangling root issues in the funnel, and crafting scalable TA solutions.
• Navigate ambiguity with structure and speed.
• Communicate with clarity and executive presence, tailoring your message to different audiences and influencing decisions through structured storytelling.
• Demonstrate a bias for operational excellence, continually improving how the team works and removing friction for candidates, recruiters, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Headway is hiring a Manager of Data Recruiting to lead hiring across Data Science and Data Engineering.
• In partnership with the Senior Manager of Tech Recruiting, you will deliver on a mission-critical hiring engine that fuels Headway’s growth.
• You will lead and develop a high-performing team of recruiters while partnering closely with leaders across Data at Headway.
• You’ll blend people leadership, operational excellence, and strategic influence to deliver against audacious hiring goals and build an Olympic-level recruiting engine for Data.
• Partner with leaders across the Data org to scale their teams, advising on search strategies and providing tailored, scalable solutions.
• Leverage metrics to diagnose gaps and proactively provide solutions, keeping a strong pulse on tech hiring trends and the impact it has on your funnels.
• Manage a team of recruiters with a focus on performance and career growth, embracing Headway’s F.U.E.L. culture (Feedback Uplifts Every Level)
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, building strong relationships
• Deliver exceptional hiring outcomes by focusing teams on the highest-impact priorities, removing obstacles early, and aligning with cross functional teams
• Drive operational excellence by setting the standards and rhythms that enable a high-performing, high-velocity recruiting team

Skills

Management experience

Technical recruiting

Data-driven decisions

First-principles thinking

Executive communication

Operational excellence

Stakeholder management

Storytelling

Job description

Who you are

• Bring 2+ years of management experience in a recruiting function, including managing recruiters against a high talent bar in high-growth, tech-enabled environments
• Bring 7+ years of experience in technical recruiting between IC and manager roles, with particular focus in data science, data engineering, or related domains
• Operate as a business partner to senior leaders, grounding strategies and recommendations in data and market insights
• Operate as a first-principles thinker, grounding your decisions in data, disentangling root issues in the funnel, and crafting scalable TA solutions that accelerate hiring
• Navigate ambiguity with structure and speed
• Communicate with clarity and executive presence, tailoring your message to different audiences and influencing decisions through structured, compelling storytelling
• Demonstrate a bias for operational excellence, continually improving how the team works and removing friction for candidates, recruiters, and stakeholders

What the job involves

• Headway is hiring a Manager of Data Recruiting to lead hiring across Data Science and Data Engineering. In partnership with the Senior Manager of Tech Recruiting, you will deliver on a mission-critical hiring engine that fuels Headway’s growth
• You will lead and develop a high-performing team of recruiters while partnering closely with leaders across Data at Headway. The systems you build and the talent your team brings in will directly impact Headway’s ability to serve providers and patients at scale
• In this role, you’ll blend people leadership, operational excellence, and strategic influence to deliver against audacious hiring goals and build an Olympic-level recruiting engine for Data
• Partner with leaders across the Data org to scale their teams, advising on search strategies and providing tailored, scalable solutions
• Leverage metrics to diagnose gaps and proactively provide solutions, keeping a strong pulse on tech hiring trends and the impact it has on your funnels
• Manage a team of recruiters with a focus on performance and career growth, embracing Headway’s F.U.E.L. culture (Feedback Uplifts Every Level)
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, building strong relationships
• Deliver exceptional hiring outcomes by focusing teams on the highest-impact priorities, removing obstacles early, and aligning with cross functional teams
• Drive operational excellence by setting the standards and rhythms that enable a high-performing, high-velocity recruiting team