Senior Recruiting Ops Lead & Analytics Strategist

Jobtailor; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a senior Recruiting Operations leader to own end-to-end recruiting operations, from requisitions to onboarding handoffs. You will own the ATS, define governance, and drive data-driven dashboards to optimize pipeline, time-to-fill, and cost-per-hire.

You will partner with Legal, Compliance, and Talent Operations to align processes, manage vendor relationships, and lead strategic TA initiatives across high-volume hiring environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in recruiting operations, talent acquisition, HR operations, or a highly analytical TA/HR role.
• Experience owning both operational execution and strategic initiatives.
• Experience in financial services, professional services, or a highly regulated, high-volume hiring environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale governed, metrics-driven recruiting processes.
• Advanced proficiency with an enterprise ATS such as Workday Recruiting, SAP SuccessFactors, iCIMS, or Greenhouse.
• Comfort working directly in HRIS-adjacent systems.
• Strong analytical skills, including data governance and defining reporting and dashboard requirements.
• Excel proficiency required; Tableau is a plus.
• Ability to lead without direct authority, influence senior stakeholders, and drive consensus across teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience managing external vendor relationships, including contract and budget oversight.
• Excellent judgment in a highly confidential, fast-paced environment with senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and standards for end-to-end recruiting operations, including requisition management, offer processing, and onboarding handoffs
• Lead strategic initiatives spanning the full Talent Acquisition lifecycle
• Design, document, and continuously improve recruiting workflows across sourcing, interviewing, and offer stages
• Own the ATS and prioritize recruiting technology strategy, roadmap, requirements, and system changes
• Establish Talent Acquisition data governance, including quality standards, definitions, and ownership
• Define requirements and priorities for recruiting dashboards and reporting covering pipeline, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, diversity, and cost-per-hire
• Translate reporting findings into recommendations for HR and firm leadership
• Manage external recruiting vendor relationships, including contracts, invoicing, performance tracking, and renewals
• Partner with Talent Operations, Legal, and Compliance on recruiting process alignment and regulatory obligations
• Influence senior TA and HR stakeholders and drive consensus on process and technology changes
• Support peak hiring cycles, including campus and lateral banking hiring
• Partner with Technology to establish and manage the recruiting tools and vendor operating budget
• Report to the Head of Talent Operations and build the operational backbone for a future team

Skills

Recruiting Operations

Talent Acquisition

Data Governance

Metrics-Driven Recruiting

Excel Proficiency

Tableau

Leadership Without Authority

Stakeholder Influence

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday Recruiting

SAP SuccessFactors

ICIMS

Greenhouse

HRIS-Adjacent Systems

Tableau

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a senior Recruiting Operations leader to own end-to-end recruiting operations, from requisitions to onboarding handoffs. You will own the ATS, define governance, and drive data-driven dashboards to optimize pipeline, time-to-fill, and cost-per-hire.

You will partner with Legal, Compliance, and Talent Operations to align processes, manage vendor relationships, and lead strategic TA initiatives across high-volume hiring environments.