Manager 3, Recruiting Consultants

This role will be based in Omaha.

At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days as determined by the business needs of the team. 

The Scaled Sales Development team powers LinkedIns small business growth across our online talent solutions. As part of a newly created recruiting function within this space this team will build test and operationalize new recruiting motions that enable hiring at scale.

We are seeking a Recruiting Manager (Manager 3) who thrives in fast-paced ambiguous environments and is energized by building high-performing teams and repeatable programs. You will lead a team of recruiters responsible for generating high-quality pipelines managing full funnel hiring activities validating early signals and delivering exceptional candidate experiences.

This role blends people leadership operational rigor program design and data-driven decision-making to shape the future of scaled talent acquisition for LinkedIns SMB ecosystem.

What Youll Do

Team Leadership & Coaching

• Lead coach and develop a team of recruiters responsible for delivering high-quality candidate pipelines in a fast-paced quota-driven environment.

• Build a culture of performance accountability inclusion and continuous improvement.

• Model excellence in candidate experience funnel management and partnership with hiring managers.

• Recruit onboard and develop top recruiting talent that thrives in high-volume high-velocity environments.

Program & Motion Development

• Translate business needs into scalable recruiting workflows sourcing strategies and candidate engagement motions.

• Build test and refine new recruiting approachescapturing early signals validating effectiveness and determining readiness for scale.

• Create templatized processes messaging frameworks and best practices that ensure consistent recruiter execution.

• Establish feedback loops with recruiters hiring managers and cross-functional partners to iterate quickly and improve program quality.

Operational Excellence

• Own team hiring targets funnel health candidate quality standards and recruiter productivity metrics.

• Use data to optimize sourcing strategies forecast capacity and identify opportunities for efficiency or quality improvements.

• Establish clear expectations for pipeline updates communication cadences and delivery timelines to ensure predictability.

• Partner with analytics and operations teams to build dashboards insights and reporting mechanisms that guide decision-making.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as the connective tissue between Recruiting Product Sales Strategy and Operations to ensure alignment and seamless execution. Attending daily standups across teams.

• Represent the voice of the recruiter and candidate in cross-functional planning discussions.

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business priorities and design recruiting programs that support emerging customer needs.

Strategic Insights & Market Intelligence

• Stay informed on talent market dynamics competitive insights and sourcing trends that influence hiring strategies.

• Coach recruiters on market positioning candidate influence and storytelling to drive higher close rates.

• Provide business partners with insights that shape program design and long-term roadmap decisions.

• Advocate for high-quality outcomes exceptional candidate experiences and operational rigor across all scaled recruiting efforts.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications

• 4 years of experience managing recruiting or sales teams.

• Demonstrated experience building or scaling new programs processes or teams.

• Proven track record leading teams to achieve hiring funnel or quota-based goals in a high-volume environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth innovative or incubation environments.

• Strong coaching and performance management skills with a history of developing high-performing teams.

• Demonstrated success testing validating and operationalizing new programs or processes.

• Analytical fluency with data storytelling skills that influence stakeholders.

• Ability to thrive in fast-paced ambiguous environments while managing multiple priorities.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams across Sales Recruiting Product and Operations.

• Deep understanding of sourcing strategy recruiting workflows funnel management and full-cycle talent acquisition.

• Excellent communication and executive presence with the ability to influence through clarity data and insights.

Suggested Skills:

• Recruiting
• People Leadership
• Scaling Programs 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.    

The pay range for this role is $203000 to $210000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.    

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information visit  Information :

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