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Strategic Projects Lead, Recruiting

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time💰 $235,000–$235,000🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead high-stakes, cross-functional recruiting initiatives and define operating standards for a scaling talent function.

Role type

Senior individual contributor, strategic projects lead (recruiting operations)

Builds

Repeatable recruiting programs, operating rhythms, and standardized processes for headcount planning and interviewing

Domain

Technology / AI / Talent Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Program management, business operations, people/talent strategy, systems thinking, complex workstream prioritization, strategic vision creation, ambiguity navigation, AI workflow automation, process policy implementation, decision execution

Preferred skills

Global scale recruiting operations, employment law compliance (OFCCP, GDPR), deep-tech recruiting, multi-jurisdictional operations

Technologies

Recruiting systems, analytics platforms, automation tools

Responsibilities

Define and ship testable versions of complex recruiting bets, own operating rhythm across recruiting teams, fix systemic friction points, drive company-wide process adoption, manage headcount and workforce planning, set interviewing standards and diagnose slips, turn analytics into SOPs, manage stakeholder communication without bottlenecks

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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