Recruiting Director, Control Tower - 0034906

Manpower Internal; United States; Remote; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup in the United States seeks a Recruiting Director, Control Tower to lead enterprise recruiting strategy, sourcing innovation, talent attraction optimization, and governance across the organization. This is a remote US-based leadership role partnering with senior stakeholders to drive scalable, data-driven programs.

Responsibilities focus on establishing standards, governance, analytics, and continuous improvement, with a potential salary range of $105,000 to $125,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 10+ years management experience overseeing a large recruiting team or recruiting center
• 10+ years professional placement experience, preferably with a national staffing organization
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Establish recruiting standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across recruiting teams, sourcing channels, and delivery organizations.
• Develop and maintain recruiting playbooks, operating procedures, and enablement resources that drive consistency, quality, and scalability.
• Ensure alignment of recruiting programs and activities with brand standards, compliance requirements, and enterprise priorities.
• Foster collaboration across recruiting organizations to share best practices, improve performance, and strengthen recruiting capabilities.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and digital solutions to enhance effectiveness, efficiency, and decision-making with human judgment and ethics.

Skills

Recruiting strategy

Talent attraction

Digital sourcing

Recruiting analytics

Recruiting operations

Recruiting technologies

Analytical thinking

Business acumen

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Strategic planning

Change leadership

Team development

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional alignment

Executive presence

Influencing without authority

Strategic partnership

Workforce intelligence interpretation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM/ATS tools

Job description

Job Description - Recruiting Director, Control Tower (0034906)

Job Description

United States

Worker Location : Remote

Description

Job Summary:

The Recruiting Director, Control Tower is responsible for leading recruiting excellence, talent attraction strategy, sourcing optimization, recruiting governance, and recruiting enablement across Manpower. This role establishes recruiting standards, operating frameworks, digital sourcing strategies, and performance governance that improve recruiter effectiveness, candidate attraction, and business outcomes. Working in partnership with Recruitment Marketing, Operations, Sales, and Delivery leadership, the Director drives scalable, data-driven recruiting programs that support hiring demand, workforce planning objectives, and operational performance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Establish recruiting standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across recruiting teams, sourcing channels, and delivery organizations.
• Develop and maintain recruiting playbooks, operating procedures, and enablement resources that drive consistency, quality, and scalability.
• Ensure alignment of recruiting programs and activities with brand standards, compliance requirements, and enterprise priorities.
• Foster collaboration across recruiting organizations to share best practices, improve performance, and strengthen recruiting capabilities.
• Leverage and effectively use AI-enabled tools, technologies, and digital solutions, consistent with organizational policies and role requirements, to enhance effectiveness, efficiency, and decision-making. Apply appropriate human judgment, accountability, and ethical considerations in all technology-supported work in alignment with our Human First, Digital Always philosophy.

Recruiting Excellence & Governance

• Establish recruiting standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across recruiting teams, sourcing channels, and delivery organizations.
• Develop and maintain recruiting playbooks, operating procedures, and enablement resources that drive consistency, quality, and scalability.
• Ensure alignment of recruiting programs and activities with brand standards, compliance requirements, and enterprise priorities.
• Foster collaboration across recruiting organizations to share best practices, improve performance, and strengthen recruiting capabilities.
• Leverage and effectively use AI-enabled tools, technologies, and digital solutions, consistent with organizational policies and role requirements, to enhance effectiveness, efficiency, and decision-making. Apply appropriate human judgment, accountability, and ethical considerations in all technology-supported work in alignment with our Human First, Digital Always philosophy.

Talent Attraction & Digital Recruiting Strategy

• Lead enterprise social recruiting, digital sourcing, and talent attraction strategies across paid and organic channels.
• Develop scalable, data-driven sourcing programs that improve candidate pipeline quality and recruiting effectiveness.
• Partner with Recruitment Marketing and Brand leadership to align attraction strategies with workforce needs and hiring priorities.
• Evaluate emerging recruiting technologies, sourcing platforms, and digital innovations that enhance candidate engagement and recruiting outcomes.

Recruiting Operations & Resource Optimization

• Provide enterprise oversight of job board strategies, sourcing investments, and recruiting technology utilization.
• Monitor and optimize recruiting channel performance, sponsorship strategies, and resource allocation to maximize recruiting ROI.
• Manage enterprise recruiting platform resources, licenses, credits, and utilization standards.
• Oversee virtual recruiting events, sourcing campaigns, and attraction initiatives that support hiring demand and applicant flow.

Analytics, Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Develop recruiting performance scorecards, dashboards, and reporting frameworks that increase visibility into recruiting effectiveness.
• Analyze applicant conversion metrics, sourcing channel effectiveness, campaign performance, and cost-per-applicant data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate recruiting data and labor market intelligence into actionable insights for recruiting leaders and business stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance recruiter productivity, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes.

Leadership & Strategic Partnership

• Partner with Sales, Client Management, Operations, Delivery, and Marketing leaders to support workforce strategies and talent acquisition solutions.
• Lead, coach, and develop subject matter experts supporting sourcing operations, recruiting enablement, analytics, and digital recruiting programs.
• Provide thought leadership on labor market trends, sourcing innovation, competitive positioning, and recruiting best practices.
• Support enterprise recruiting transformation initiatives that improve operational effectiveness, scalability, and business performance.

Success Measures

• Improved ROI across job boards, sourcing channels, and talent attraction investments.
• Increased applicant quality and recruiting conversion rates.
• Consistent adoption of recruiting standards, governance processes, and best practices across markets and delivery teams.
• Increased utilization and effectiveness of recruiting technologies and sourcing resources.
• Enhanced visibility into recruiting performance through analytics, scorecards, and reporting.
• Successful implementation of recruiting transformation initiatives that improve recruiter effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder satisfaction across recruiting, sales, operations, and delivery leadership teams.

Lead the future of recruiting excellence.

Manpower is seeking a Recruiting Director, Control Tower to lead enterprise recruiting strategy, sourcing innovation, talent attraction optimization, and recruiting governance. In this highly visible leadership role, you will shape recruiting standards, optimize sourcing investments, leverage workforce intelligence, and drive innovative recruiting practices that improve hiring outcomes across the organization.

You will partner with leaders across recruiting, operations, sales, delivery, and marketing to develop scalable talent attraction strategies, strengthen recruiting effectiveness, and provide data-driven insights that support business performance.

If you are a strategic recruiting leader with expertise in talent attraction, recruiting operations, analytics, and transformation, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact on how talent is identified, engaged, and delivered across the enterprise.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications/Certifications:

10 + years management experience overseeing a large recruiting team or recruiting center

• 10 + years professional placement experience, preferably with a national staffing organization
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications/Certifications:

5 Years’ experience working with and managing large client program accounts

Skills:

• Expertise in recruiting strategy, talent attraction, digital sourcing, recruiting analytics, and recruiting operations; ability to quickly learn and leverage recruiting technologies, sourcing platforms, CRM/ATS tools, and performance reporting systems.
• Strong analytical thinking, business acumen, problem-solving, and continuous improvement mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable recruiting strategies and business outcomes.
• Leadership skills including strategic planning, change leadership, team development, stakeholder management, and driving cross-functional alignment in complex organizations.
• Effective written and verbal communication, executive presence, influencing without authority, strategic partnership, workforce intelligence interpretation, and data-driven decision-making.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements:

This is a remote position with periodic travel required to support leadership meetings, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning sessions

Leverage and effectively use AI-enabled tools, technologies, and digital solutions, consistent with organizational policies and role requirements, to enhance effectiveness, efficiency, and decision-making. Apply appropriate human judgment, accountability, and ethical considerations in all technology-supported work in alignment with our Human First, Digital Always philosophy

ManpowerGroup is proud to be an equal opportunity affirmative action workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, political ideology, ancestry, the presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disabilities, or other legally protected status.

A strong commitment is made by each employee and is necessary to ensure equal employment opportunity for all. ManpowerGroup is an inclusive workplace that will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons of all job titles, and ensure all other personnel actions are administered without regard to non-merit-based characteristics of individuals.

Reasonable accommodation during the interview process can be provided. Contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Potential Salary Range : $105,000 - $125,000