US Talent Acquisition Lead — Senior Manager (Hybrid)

Game Companies; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible hours

Growth opportunities

Cutting-edge gaming tech

Job summary

Nex is scaling rapidly and seeks a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to lead our US TA team, directing how we find, engage, and win top talent across technical and non-technical functions, including GTM, Creative, and G&A, while building a high-performing recruitment engine.

This hands-on leadership role blends speed with strategic thinking, partnering with business leaders on workforce planning and data-informed decisions to shape Nex's growth in an dynamic gaming environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of recruiting experience.
• 3–5 years managing recruiting teams in fast-growing companies.
• Experience recruiting for executive and hard-to-fill roles across technical, GTM, Creative, and G&A.
• Fluent in employer branding, recruitment marketing, and modern recruiting tech.

Responsibilities

• Recruit for executive, senior leadership, and hard-to-fill roles across technical, GTM, and G&A functions, from market mapping through closing.
• Lead the US Talent Acquisition team, keeping priorities, resources, and capacity aligned with changing business needs.
• Coach, develop, and grow a team of recruiters, set goals, drive accountability, and foster a culture of ownership.
• Deliver against quarterly and annual hiring targets, with proactive pipelines for critical roles.
• Own the talent attraction strategy, using competitive intel, market research, and targeted sourcing to build top-of-funnel pipelines.
• Advise hiring managers on talent availability, market conditions, compensation expectations, and hiring approach.
• Challenge role requirements, leveling, interview processes, and candidate selection.
• Use data to spot talent trends and flag risks and bottlenecks.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Team leadership

Talent sourcing

Employer brand

Data-driven hiring

US compliance

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS/CRM platforms

AI-powered sourcing

Job description

Nex is scaling rapidly and seeks a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to lead our US TA team, directing how we find, engage, and win top talent across technical and non-technical functions, including GTM, Creative, and G&A, while building a high-performing recruitment engine.

This hands-on leadership role blends speed with strategic thinking, partnering with business leaders on workforce planning and data-informed decisions to shape Nex's growth in an dynamic gaming environment.