Recruiting Manager

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a senior Recruiting leader to own strategy and execution for Legal & Business Affairs, CFO and People teams. You will shape hiring plans, align with business goals, and drive scalable processes while mentoring recruiters.

You will partner with executives and HRBPs, monitor pipelines, and apply data-driven insights to improve speed, quality and candidate experience. You will responsibly leverage AI to automate tasks and enhance decision quality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience across finance, legal, people or corporate teams.
• 4+ years of experience managing recruiters with coaching and performance feedback.
• Ability to build repeatable, scalable hiring strategies aligned to business goals.
• Strong leadership, data-driven mindset, and accountability with ethical AI usage.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage recruiting strategy and execution for Legal & Business Affairs, CFO and People orgs.
• Lead and develop a team of Recruiters, providing coaching, feedback and support.
• Partner with leaders, HRBPs and cross-functional teams to understand hiring needs and connect recruiting to business goals.
• Monitor pipeline health and use data to identify challenges and improve speed, quality and candidate experience.
• Serve as an escalation point for recruiters and hiring managers and solve complex situations.
• Contribute to Recruiting leadership with insights on hiring trends and inclusive culture.
• Use AI to synthesize information and automate repeatable tasks while ensuring accuracy and bias checks.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Data-driven decisions

AI in recruitment

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ATS

People analytics tools

Job description

• Directly manage recruiting strategy and execution for the Legal & Business Affairs, CFO and People orgs, including planning, req distribution, building and executing strategy, and advising leaders on recruiting for their orgs
• Lead and develop a team of Recruiters, providing coaching, feedback and support that helps them grow, deliver strong results and navigate ambiguity
• Build and implement recruiting strategies that align to business goals, hiring timelines and team capacity, while setting clear milestones and adjusting plans as priorities shift
• Partner with leaders, HR Business Partners and cross-functional teams to understand hiring needs, advise on risks and tradeoffs and connect recruiting work to broader business goals
• Monitor pipeline health, team performance and hiring progress, using data to identify challenges early, recommend changes and improve speed, quality and candidate experience
• Serve as an escalation point for recruiters, hiring managers and partners, resolving issues directly and helping the team move forward through complex or changing situations
• Be a key contributor to the Recruiting leadership team by providing insights into hiring trends, contributing to building an inclusive team culture, and problem solving broader recruiting challenges
• Use AI for efficiency to synthesize information across hiring plans, research and written updates so the team can focus more time on stakeholder advising, candidate engagement and decision-making
• Use AI to automate repeatable tasks and explore more options in areas such as outreach themes, talent mapping and reporting, while applying judgment to select the strongest path forward- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as business, human resources or psychology, or equivalent experience
• Independence, organization, creativity, and data savvy
• Experience using AI to improve the speed and quality of recruiting work, while critically reviewing and verifying AI-assisted outputs for accuracy, bias and business context
• High judgment and accountability when using AI and handling recruiting work, including protecting sensitive information, avoiding over-reliance and taking ownership of final recommendations and deliverables
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in full-cycle recruiting experience, including experience supporting business functions such as Finance, legal, people or other corporate teams
• Ability to build a repeatable, scalable hiring strategy
• Ownership of hiring for a business unit, including senior leadership relationships, and sizable hiring scope
• A minimum of 4 years of experience managing recruiters, including coaching, development, prioritization and performance feedback across different skill levels
• Strong leadership skills, leading through data, empathy, direct communication, development of talent of varying levels, career pathing, problem solving, and leading with courage and confidence
• Experience building recruiting strategies for complex hiring needs and managing execution against timelines, partnership expectations and business goals
• Ability to build trusted partnerships with business leaders, HR Business Partners, Finance, Compensation and other cross-functional teams, using business context and market insight to influence hiring decisions