Senior Recruiting Manager: Lead Talent & Strategy

Gartner Inc.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Plans

401K matching

Parental Leave

Charity match program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Gartner Inc. is seeking a senior leadership-focused recruiting head to oversee and contribute to the full lifecycle of recruitment across the organization.

You will partner with hiring managers and HR partners, shaping strategy and ensuring candidate care at every stage. The role emphasizes building a high-performing team, guiding complex senior hires, and aligning workforce plans with business needs in a global, matrix environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years’ experience in a recruitment vendor/agency responsible for full life cycle recruiting including direct research
• 2 years people management experience preferred
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in house handling complex and senior level hiring with hiring manager contact up to senior leadership level
• Proven ability to attract, lead, motivate and inspire a team of recruiting associates
• Demonstrated ability to use applicant tracking system and social media tools
• Proven ability to partner, influence and create trust-based, value-added relationships in a global, matrix environment
• Ability to coach and manage recruiters and understand and prioritize and communicate resourcing needs
• Proven ability to solve problems and think creatively
• Demonstrated ability to model, influence and manage team to maintain rigor in process, compliance, and operational expertise
• A seat to the table to help drive peak performance in a growing, people business.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruiting team and contribute individually in developing recruiting specifications with hiring managers, including facilitating recruiting strategy, managing data integrity, and ensuring candidate care.
• Manage and oversee team of recruiters, including handling performance management, reviews, hiring, onboarding, training, coaching and counseling
• Create, lead and drive candidate-centric focus across team of recruiters. Model, monitor and ensure best-in-class candidate care through recruiting lifecycle.
• Partner with business unit leaders and HR Partners to conduct workforce planning and align recruiting plan for the year; act as point of escalation as challenges arise.
• Guide hiring managers and other key stakeholders on candidate sourcing, recruitment channels and market conditions.
• Manage the full recruitment cycle for complex and senior level hires per business unit and/or channel requirements.

Skills

Recruiting leadership

Team management

Stakeholder partnership

Sourcing strategy

Coaching recruiters

Social media recruiting

Global matrix environment

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Gartner Inc. is seeking a senior leadership-focused recruiting head to oversee and contribute to the full lifecycle of recruitment across the organization.

You will partner with hiring managers and HR partners, shaping strategy and ensuring candidate care at every stage. The role emphasizes building a high-performing team, guiding complex senior hires, and aligning workforce plans with business needs in a global, matrix environment.