Senior Recruiting Manager

About the role

The Senior Recruiting Manager will oversee recruitment operations and the recruiting team supporting participating North Carolina community colleges. Key responsibilities include managing workflow, sourcing candidates, maintaining quality standards, coordinating executive searches, collaborating with HR offices, supervising team members, and monitoring pipeline performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment workflow, requisition assignments, and candidate fulfillment across participating colleges.
• Oversee candidate sourcing, screening, and submission to meet the contract's five business day recommendation requirement.
• Maintain recruitment quality standards and ensure submitted candidates meet each position's minimum qualifications.
• Collaborate with participating community college HR offices to develop job descriptions, duties, expectations, and qualifications.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate assigned Talent Acquisition Specialists and recruitment support staff.
• Monitor pipeline health, time-to-fill, and replacement guarantee performance, reporting metrics to the Program Manager.

Requirements

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 2 years in a recruiting team leadership or management role.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting across diverse position categories, including professional, administrative, and skilled or trades roles.
• Strong sourcing expertise across job boards, social platforms, referrals, and talent communities.
• Experience managing requisition workloads against defined service-level timelines.
• Excellent communication, candidate engagement, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for higher education, state government, or public sector clients.
• AIRS, CSP, or equivalent recruiting certification.
• Experience with high-volume and executive or hard-to-fill search strategies.
• Familiarity with Vendor Management Systems (VMS) and Managed Service Provider (MSP) workflows.
• Familiarity with AI powered sourcing, screening, and candidate matching tools.

Tools, Technologies & Frameworks

• Sourcing: LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, job boards, talent communities
• ATS & VMS: Applicant Tracking Systems, Vendor Management Systems
• Productivity: Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams
• Methodologies: Full-Cycle Recruiting, Pipeline Management, Service-Level Management

What AKIVA Offers

• Professional development and skill-building opportunities
• Supportive management team with Veteran-owned company values
• Opportunity to work on impactful public sector engagements
• Long-term contract engagement with potential for extension
• AI productivity tools and training provided at no cost to employees

Benefits

• 401(k) with generous company match
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Profit Sharing

Location

North Carolina (Remote with periodic on-site coordination at participating community colleges)

Employment Type

Full-Time