Skilled Trades Recruiting Team Leader

Tharp Consulting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharp Consulting in Austin, TX seeks a recruiting lead to manage a small team supporting home services and trades clients. You will own strategy, drive full-cycle recruiting, and build durable pipelines.

You will partner with marketing and account teams, use KPIs to improve conversion and outcomes, and ensure an exceptional candidate and client experience while growing recruiting capability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading recruiting efforts, especially for skilled trades.
• Strong full-cycle recruiting and pipeline-building skills.
• Ability to set strategy and drive performance using KPIs.
• Excellent collaboration across recruiting, marketing, and account teams.

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting strategy, execution, and team performance for skilled trades roles.
• Design sourcing plans and build durable talent pipelines.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for priority positions, from sourcing through hiring.
• Partner with marketing and account teams to align recruiting efforts with client needs.
• Use data and KPIs to improve conversion rates, processes, and outcomes.
• Ensure a consistently strong candidate and client experience.
• Collaborate in a growth-focused environment to continuously improve recruiting effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership experience

Full-cycle recruiting

Pipeline development

KPIs & data-driven

Cross-functional collaboration

Candidate relationship management

Job description

to lead a small recruiting team supporting home service and trades clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Own recruiting strategy, execution, and team performance for skilled trades roles.
• Design sourcing plans and build durable talent pipelines.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for priority positions, from sourcing through hiring.
• Partner with marketing and account teams to align recruiting efforts with client needs.
• Use data and KPIs to improve conversion rates, processes, and outcomes.
• Ensure a consistently strong candidate and client experience.
• Collaborate in a growth-focused environment to continuously improve recruiting effectiveness.

Qualifications & Skills

• Proven experience leading recruiting efforts, particularly for skilled trades roles.
• Strong full-cycle recruiting expertise and pipeline building skills.
• Ability to set strategy and drive measurable performance using KPIs.
• Excellent collaboration skills across recruiting, marketing, and account teams.
• Strong communication and candidate/relationship management skills.