Recruiting Manager Jobs in Hackensack, NJ (NOW HIRING)

At a professional level, the Recruitment Manager will have direct hands-on management of the day-to-day staffing and hiring initiatives and full-cycle recruiting process, which encompass one to supervise, provide guidance, coach, support, and champion the Recruitment Team in some of the following areas: designing and implementing hiring processes that meets compliance efforts and aligns to the organization’s hiring goals, and develop strategies to identify high-performing candidates who will fit a rapidly growing organizational culture.

This role requires an individual to be an active member of the overall Human Resources and Recruitment Team and will provide support with on-going Human Resources and Recruitment projects. The position requires an extremely perceptive person who can interact respectfully with individuals at all levels within the organization, as well as with external vendors, with an understanding of the balance between the organization’s needs, business demands, and candidate goodwill. The incumbent will act as an ambassador to possible new hires and will be committed to help to optimize and promote the organization’s brand.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage full cycle recruiting process for a variety of governmental agency budgeted and organizational staffing needs, which include positions from line staff up to leadership level.
• Manage sourcing, soliciting feedback from hiring managers, providing ongoing updates during the recruitment process to stakeholders, communicating status to candidates, coordinating offers, background checks and onboarding.
• Responsible for keeping applicant tracking system/tool up to date, and compliant with all state and federal laws.
• Maintain consistent and regular updates to the Human Resources Team abreast of new hires, job titles, start dates and the satisfactory return of background checks to ensure start dates are accurate.
• Create, enhance, and implement an efficient recruitment process with recruiting tools and resources that are data-driven and sets best practices.
• Responsible for clean and reportable data to support Human Resources and organizational metrics reporting.
• Utilize a metric driven approach and best practices to recruitment performance, initiatives, and training.
• Develop regular feedback mechanisms to track candidate experience and interview team, and review feedback with stakeholders on next steps.
• Implement and maintain hiring policies and processes that encourage excitement and drive to source great and unique talent.
• Being proactive in drawing candidates’ initial interest, then create, and rely on, strong interviewing skills and good judgment to identify an ideal match.
• Employ strategies that will find candidates who will fit the organization’s culture of respect, professionalism, collaboration, long-term committed, and honesty.
• Implement and maintain hiring policies and processes that encourage excitement and drive to source great and unique talent.
• Ensure consistent interpretation and administration of organizational recruitment procedures to avoid miscommunication and process breakdowns.
• Provide advisement, and training where necessary, to managers and supervisors on productive, efficient, and legally acceptable interviewing techniques to minimize the risk of claims of unfair hiring practices.
• Assist with the OnBoarding process to ensure new hires are prepared ready to start.
• Continually evaluate the structure of the Recruitment Team to optimize for efficiency and effectiveness and to support the organization’s growth.
• Exhibit extensive knowledge of recruitment policies and procedures & Federal, State, and local laws regarding employment practices. 
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws regarding employment practices, organizational policies and procedures as it relates to hiring practices and processes, and records retention.
• Evaluate, develop, and revise job descriptions and other relevant recruitment and human resources documents.
• Conduct recruitment audits periodically, but quarterly at a minimum.
• Collaborate with HR team members on compliance audits, special projects and initiatives when needed.
• Maintain an environment of positive employee relations by maintaining confidentiality, establishing trust and credibility, being approachable and fair, balancing business needs with employee needs, and spending significant time interfacing directly with employees and managers.
• Irrespective of responsibility, serve as backup support where needed to meet business demands and needs.
• Contributes to the overall success of the organization by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor or designee, and being able to pivot with ever-changing priorities and newly added job-related responsibilities that arise based on business changes, needs, and demands.

Team Supervision and Management

• Lead, supervise, manage, direct, and mentor all aspects of the Recruitment Team, ensuring effective clear communication and collaboration for each staff.
• Conduct weekly/bi-weekly one-on-one meetings to review progress and provide support.
• Perform evaluations and execute professional development plans for Recruitment staff's continued learning and career growth.
• Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies to attract and retain top talent across the organization.
• Communicate a vision and strategy for the Recruitment team, as well as the team and personal goals to drive successful execution of that vision and strategy.
• Manage and mentor the team to achieve ambitious results and create a high standard of accountability.
• Build a team culture of accountability, optimism, excellence, transparency, and adaptability in a rapidly changing environment.
• Champion initiatives to ensure a diverse and inclusive hiring process that supports the organization’s commitment to equity.

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