Manager Leadership Recruiting

Staples; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples is seeking a Manager of Leadership Recruiting to lead the recruitment efforts for Director-level roles. This role involves managing a team of recruiting professionals and collaborating with business leaders to build talent pipelines.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of recruiting experience, 3 years managing others, and a strong focus on inclusive practices. You will ensure consistent and high-quality candidate experiences throughout the recruiting process.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive recruiting experience.
• 3+ years managing or leading recruiters or Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Experience supporting inclusive recruiting practices and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for Director-level roles.
• Build diverse candidate pipelines.
• Track recruiting metrics to improve candidate experience.

Skills

Leadership talent acquisition

Proactive sourcing strategies

Data-driven decision making

Inclusive recruiting practices

Stakeholder partnership

Education

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

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 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.