Recruiting Program Manager

This is a high-impact, foundational 'build' opportunity for a strategic operator to shape the future of Mongo

DB Recruiting Operations.

As a key partner to TA Leadership, the Recruiting Program Manager will act as the process architect responsible for designing, deploying, and governing the operational infrastructure that will allow us to scale. This role requires a blend of deep recruiting domain expertise, strategic program design, and a relentless pursuit of operational excellence.

• Design, Drive and Enable Mongo
  
  DB’s next phase of recruiting excellence, defining the standards and methodologies for how we hire across the organization
• Move the function from unstructured practices to rigorous, standardized excellence by implementing core methodologies, including structured interviewing, referral programs and candidate experience
• Establish effective workflows and govern process adherence, auditing the recruiting lifecycle to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality control across all hiring teams
• Identify opportunities to introduce new tooling or automation and implementation strategies to support process goals

• Partner with the Director of Recruiting Operations as the critical bridge between Talent Acquisition and Finance/FP&A, maturing the organization’s approach to headcount forecasting, capacity modeling, and position management
• Partner with Recruiting Leaders to translate high-level business goals into actionable hiring plans, ensuring a clear, data-backed view of pipeline health versus capacity
• Drive the evolution of workforce planning from basic spreadsheets to a sophisticated, integrated business function, empowering leadership with the insights needed to make agile operational decisions

• Architect and mobilize a comprehensive global referral strategy from the ground up, defining policy, incentives, and internal marketing to drive high-quality organic growth
• Own the end-to-end candidate experience strategy, mapping candidate journeys and implementing feedback loops (surveys, data analysis) to ensure a premium, consistent, and respectful experience for all applicants
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the business on change management, ensuring that new programs and processes are not just launched, but effectively socialized and adopted by cross‑functional stakeholders

• Partner deeply with the Enablement team to codify best practices into accessible playbooks, training materials, and documentation
• Continuously audit and stress‑test the recruiting machine, proactively identifying bottlenecks and designing solutions that increase velocity without sacrificing quality

• Proven experience as a builder: 6‑8+ years of experience in recruiting with a track record of designing and launching complex recruiting programs from scratch (e.g., referrals, structured interviewing) in a greenfield or high‑growth environment (“0 to 1” experience is essential)
• Deep Talent Acquisition expertise:
  You possess a sophisticated understanding of the full recruiting lifecycle and the nuances of candidate assessment, acting not just as a program manager, but as a subject matter expert
• Strategic influence and autonomy:
  Exceptional communication skills with the ability to operate independently to leadership, building credibility with senior stakeholders and influencing change without direct authority
• Process architecture skills:
  Experience implementing advanced hiring methodologies (Pool Interviewing, Competency‑Based Assessments, Referral Programs) and creating the operational rigor required to sustain them
• Financial and operational acumen: Demonstrated ability to partner with Finance/FP&A to help drive workforce planning, forecasting, and position management initiatives

• Experience architecting processes specifically leveraging Greenhouse and Gem
• Change Management Certification:
  Prosci, CCMP or Six Sigma
• Project Management Certification (PMP) or Agile/Scrum experience

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