Senior Manager, Recruiting
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Job summary
Alts is seeking a Senior Manager, Recruiting to lead talent acquisition across Tailoring, Studio Operations, and Central Office in New York. This in-person role manages a recruiting team, partners with leaders, and builds scalable pipelines to support current hiring and growth.
The position focuses ~65% on tailoring roles (Production Tailors, Master Tailors, Bridal Specialists, etc.) and ~35% on Studio Operations and Central Office; you will source, interview, and close critical roles, driving
Qualifications
- Experience leading recruiting across multiple functions in a fast-growing company.
- Proven ability to build proactive talent pipelines and sourcing strategies.
- Strong partnering with business leaders to understand workforce needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead tailoring talent acquisition and recruit for high-priority roles.
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for Studio Operations and Central Office.
- Develop recruiting strategy and workforce planning with leadership.
- Coach and develop the Recruiting team and set performance goals.
- Ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new hires.
Skills
Job description
Location: In Person | NYC
Schedule: Monday - Friday | 9am - 6pm
Compensation: $70,000 - $85,000
At Alts, we're redefining the tailoring industry through exceptional craftsmanship, elevated client experiences, and an unwavering commitment to our people.
We believe exceptional teams are built through exceptional hiring. As we continue to grow across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and beyond, we're looking for a Senior Manager, Recruiting to lead our talent acquisition strategy and help us attract, hire, and retain the people who will shape the future of Alts.
This role is responsible for leading recruiting across Tailoring, Studio Operations, and Central Office while managing and developing our recruiting team. You'll partner closely with leaders across the business to understand workforce needs, develop proactive recruiting strategies, and build scalable talent pipelines that support both current hiring and long-term growth.
Approximately 65% of your focus will be dedicated to recruiting highly skilled tailoring talent—including Production Tailors, Fitter Tailors, Master Tailors, Bridal Specialists, and Tailoring leadership. These roles require creative sourcing, relationship building, and innovative recruiting strategies, as the strongest candidates are often not actively looking for new opportunities.
The remaining 35% of the role will support recruiting across Studio Operations and Central Office functions while leading the recruiting team's strategy, processes, analytics, and performance.
This is a true player-coach role. You'll lead the recruiting function while remaining actively involved in sourcing, interviewing, and closing candidates for our most critical and difficult-to-fill positions.
At Alts, our values aren't words on a wall—they guide how we hire, lead, and grow our teams.
As the Senior Manager, Recruiting, you'll help bring these values to life by ensuring every hiring decision reflects the people and culture we're building.
- Lead recruiting for Alts' most critical and difficult-to-fill tailoring positions.
- Develop innovative sourcing strategies for:
- Production Tailors
- Fitter Tailors
- Master Tailors
- Bridal Specialists
- Tailoring Apprentices
- Tailor Shop Managers
- Senior Tailors
- Build long-term relationships with tailoring professionals before positions become available.
- Develop strategic partnerships with:
- Trade schools
- Fashion and sewing programs
- Tailoring associations
- Bridal communities
- Dry cleaners
- Luxury retailers
- Garment district businesses
- Community organizations
- Industry events
- Utilize creative sourcing methods including networking, referrals, social media, industry groups, community outreach, and direct headhunting.
- Continuously evaluate new sourcing channels and recruiting strategies to strengthen the tailoring talent pipeline.
- Lead full-cycle recruiting for Studio Operations and Corporate roles, including:
- Studio Experience Associates
- Studio Experience Coordinators
- Studio Managers
- Studio Area Managers
- Tailor Shop Managers
- Client Experience
- Human Resources
- Learning & Development
- Marketing
- Finance
- Operations
- Technology
- Executive Support
- Partner closely with hiring managers to understand business needs, define hiring profiles, and deliver exceptional candidates.
- Maintain a consistent, engaging, and professional candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding.
- Develop recruiting strategies that support Alts' continued growth.
- Build proactive talent pipelines for recurring and high-priority positions.
- Partner with leadership on workforce planning, hiring forecasts, succession planning, and expansion initiatives.
- Research market trends, compensation, talent availability, and competitor hiring activity.
- Identify recruiting challenges early and proactively develop solutions.
- Continuously improve recruiting processes, workflows, interview structure, and candidate communication.
- Lead, coach, and develop the Recruiting team.
- Set clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations.
- Provide coaching on:
- Candidate sourcing
- Headhunting
- Candidate experience
- Interviewing
- Hiring manager partnerships
- Offer negotiations
- Recruiting best practices
- Lead by example through hands-on recruiting and active participation in priority searches.
- Build a collaborative, high-performing recruiting culture centered on accountability, creativity, urgency, and continuous improvement.
Recruiting doesn't end when an offer is accepted. You'll partner closely with Human Resources, Learning & Development, and Operations to ensure every new hire has a welcoming, organized, and successful start at Alts.
You'll help create a seamless transition from candidate to team member while continuously improving the early employee experience.
- Partner with Human Resources, Learning & Development, and Operations to ensure a consistent and exceptional onboarding experience across all locations.
- Collaborate on onboarding programs that prepare new hires for long-term success and reflect Alts' culture and values.
- Monitor new hire progress during the first 30, 60, and 90 days, identifying opportunities to improve retention and early performance.
- Gather feedback from new hires and hiring managers to continuously improve the onboarding experience.
- Partner with leadership to ensure new hires have the tools, training, and support needed to thrive from
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