Recruiting Operations Lead

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to shape recruiting ops

Dynamic, fast-paced environment

Collaborate with diverse teams across

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Recruiting Operations Lead to own the backbone of our talent function. You will build scalable recruiting processes, systems, and reporting from the ground up, partnering with Recruiting, Finance, and leadership to drive hiring velocity and data integrity.

Remote role in the United States, offering $100,000–$120,000 per year. You will implement AI and automation, standardize candidate experience across entities, and design dashboards to inform headcount planning and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in recruiting operations, HR technology, or business systems administration, preferably with Ashby ATS experience.
• Ability to build processes from the ground up in a new talent function.
• Strong analytical skills to identify impactful metrics and build dashboards.
• Systems thinking to understand workflow changes and their downstream effects.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the configuration and data hygiene of the ATS end-to-end.
• Build comprehensive reporting layers for metrics like time-to-fill and hiring velocity.
• Design and document repeatable hiring workflows for scalability.
• Coordinate closely with the Recruiting Coordinator for scheduling and logistics.
• Identify and implement AI and automation tools to streamline candidate processes.
• Standardize the candidate experience across corporate and portfolio company searches.
• Collaborate with the VP of Talent and Finance on headcount planning and legal processes.
• Ensure clean data integration across all hiring activities.

Skills

Recruiting operations

HR technology

Data analytics

Reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Ashby ATS

Process design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Recruiting Operations Lead to join the team of a leader in the Enterprise Technology space.

This role will own the operational backbone of the talent function, with a focus on building scalable recruiting processes, systems, and reporting from the ground up. The ideal candidate will bring strong HR technology and analytics expertise to improve workflow efficiency, data integrity, and candidate experience across a multi-entity environment. You will partner closely with Recruiting, Finance, and leadership teams to support hiring execution, headcount planning, and operational consistency.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $100,000 – $120,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Own the configuration and data hygiene of the ATS end-to-end.


• Build comprehensive reporting layers for metrics like time-to-fill and hiring velocity.


• Design and document repeatable hiring workflows for scalability.


• Coordinate closely with the Recruiting Coordinator for scheduling and logistics.


• Identify and implement AI and automation tools to streamline candidate processes.


• Standardize the candidate experience across corporate and portfolio company searches.


• Collaborate with the VP of Talent and Finance on headcount planning and legal processes.


• Ensure clean data integration across all hiring activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in recruiting operations, HR technology, or business systems administration, preferably with Ashby ATS experience.


• Ability to build processes from the ground up in a new talent function.


• Strong analytical skills to identify impactful metrics and build dashboards.


• Systems thinking to understand workflow changes and their downstream effects.


• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.


• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.


• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape and build recruiting operations from scratch.


• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with a growing talent function.


• Collaborate with diverse teams across multiple portfolio companies.


• Gain exposure to innovative tools and technologies in recruiting.


• Contribute to enhancing candidate experience and operational efficiency.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.