Recruiting Manager
About USPRO USPRO is a woman-owned staffing and recruiting firm specializing in connecting highly skilled professionals with organizations across aerospace, defense, engineering, technology, and other specialized industries. We work with both established industry leaders and growing organizations to provide high-quality talent solutions while building strong, long-term client and candidate relationships. Position Overview USPRO is seeking an experienced and results-driven Recruiting Manager to lead and develop our recruiting team while ensuring exceptional candidate delivery and client service. The Recruiting Manager will oversee day-to-day recruiting operations, coach and support recruiters, monitor performance and recruiting metrics, help develop sourcing strategies, and work closely with leadership and sales to ensure client staffing needs are met. The Recruiting Manager will also recruit. This position is ideal for a hands-on recruiting leader who can balance people management, recruiting execution, process improvement, and business priorities .
Key Responsibilities
Recruiter Leadership & Management Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters. Set clear recruiting goals, priorities, and performance expectations. Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and coaching sessions. Monitor recruiter activity, productivity, submissions, interviews, placements, and time-to-fill metrics. Identify challenges and implement strategies to improve recruiter performance. Promote accountability, collaboration, and a positive team culture. Support onboarding and training of new recruiters. Team Performance & Reporting Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Oversee the full recruiting lifecycle, from sourcing through placement. Support recruiters with difficult, high-priority, or specialized searches. Develop effective sourcing strategies for engineering, defense, aerospace, technical, and other hard-to-fill positions. Review candidate pipelines and ensure qualified candidates are being presented to clients in a timely manner. Ensure recruiters properly document candidate activity and maintain accurate ATS records. Partner with recruiters to improve candidate engagement, screening, interviewing, and submission practices. Assist with senior-level and high-priority recruiting searches when needed. Client Delivery & Collaboration Partner closely with the sales/account management team to understand client requirements and recruiting priorities. Ensure recruiting teams have a clear understanding of job requirements, compensation, location, timelines, and candidate expectations. Monitor open requisitions and ensure appropriate recruiting coverage. Help troubleshoot difficult searches and develop alternative sourcing strategies. Participate in client calls when recruiting leadership or subject-matter expertise is needed. Maintain a strong focus on candidate quality, speed of delivery, and client satisfaction. Recruiting Operations & Process Improvement Identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows, tools, and processes. Help establish and maintain standardized recruiting procedures and best practices. Monitor ATS data quality and ensure recruiters are consistently updating candidate and requisition information. Leverage recruiting technology, automation, AI tools, job boards, social media, and other sourcing platforms to improve efficiency. Analyze recruiting metrics and use data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement. Work with leadership to implement new recruiting technologies and process improvements. Qualifications 5+ years of recruiting/staffing experience, preferably within technical, engineering, defense, aerospace, or professional staffing. Previous experience managing, mentoring, or leading recruiters. Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting and candidate sourcing strategies. Experience recruiting for difficult-to-fill or specialized positions. Strong knowledge of recruiting metrics and performance management. Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills. Ability to prioritize multiple requisitions and competing deadlines. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. Comfortable working in a fast-paced staffing environment. Experience with an ATS/CRM such as Bullhorn or a comparable recruiting platform. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and recruiting technology. Ability to work effectively with both recruiters and sales/account management teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience within aerospace, defense, engineering, manufacturing, or government contracting. Experience recruiting candidates requiring U.S. citizenship or security clearances. Bullhorn experience. Experience implementing recruiting technology, automation, or AI tools. Experience using Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster, or other sourcing platforms. Experience managing recruiting KPIs and implementing performance improvement initiatives. Experience working within an EOS or similar operating framework.
What We're Looking For
A positive, high-energy leader who inspires others, leads by example, and creates a motivating, team-oriented work environment. A self-starter with a go-getter mentality who takes initiative, moves with urgency, and consistently looks for ways to improve results. A natural coach and mentor who enjoys developing talent, building confidence, and holding team members accountable to their goals. A relationship-driven professional with strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build lasting relationships with clients, candidates, and employees. A competitive, results-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is motivated by achieving goals and driving team success. A resilient problem-solver who stays positive through challenges, embraces change, and focuses on solutions rather than excuses. A hands-on leader who can balance recruiting production, team management, business development, and operational priorities. A collaborative team player who celebrates others' successes, communicates openly, and contributes to a culture of accountability, trust, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is someone who brings both the drive to produce and the passion to lead—someone who can elevate team performance, build strong relationships, and create an environment where people genuinely want to succeed.
What We Offer
Competitive compensation and benefits. Opportunity to lead and develop a growing recruiting team. Exposure to specialized aerospace, defense, engineering, and technical recruiting. Opportunity to contribute to recruiting strategy and operational improvements. Collaborative and entrepreneurial work environment. Opportunities for professional growth and advancement. Flexible/remote work environment. Equal Opportunity Statement USPRO is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability and/or other protected categories. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities or needs, as required by applicable law.