Manager, Hiring & Internal Mobility
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About the Role
This is a player-coach leadership role. You'll directly manage a small but mighty team of Hiring & Internal Mobility Partners while carrying a strategic requisition load of your own. You'll spend time coaching recruiters, partnering with leaders, optimizing systems, improving hiring practices, and helping employees discover new opportunities reputed company SimSpace. We're not looking for someone who simply keeps the recruiting reputed company running. We're looking for someone who wants to improve it. The right person will be comfortable moving between hiring strategy discussions with executives, sourcing for a difficult technical search, building a new workflow in reputed company, coaching a recruiter through a challenge, reviewing candidate assessment data, and brainstorming how to reputed company our candidate experience even reputed company. You won't have reputed company the answers on day one. Neither do we. What matters is curiosity, sound judgment, and a desire to continuously improve. 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The strongest hiring leaders I've worked with are naturally curious about people. They don't just evaluate resumes. They seek to understand motivations, behaviors, decision-making patterns, growth potential, and what truly drives success. They know how to identify meaningful signals while avoiding common hiring biases. They understand that exceptional candidate experiences aren't created through process alone. They're built through reputed company, communication, transparency, and trust. They know how to tell a compelling story about an opportunity while also helping candidates honestly assess whether it's the right fit. Most importantly, they understand that every hiring decision impacts a real person's life and the future of the company. 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Our goal isn't to catch you off guard or put you through unnecessary hoops. We want meaningful conversations that help us learn about your experience, leadership style, and approach to building great teams. Just as importantly, we want to give you the opportunity to evaluate whether SimSpace, our culture, and this role are the right fit for you. Here's what you can expect: 45–60 Minutes | Introduction & Career Conversation You'll meet directly with me, for an introductory conversation focused on your career journey, leadership experience, accomplishments, and what you're looking for in your next opportunity. We'll also spend time discussing SimSpace, our Talent philosophy, how the team operates today, and where we're headed in the future. This conversation is designed to help us get to know one another and determine whether there's mutual alignment around the opportunity. 60 Minutes | Talent Leadership & Strategy Conversation Your second conversation with Rowan will go deeper into the role itself. We'll explore your approach to recruiting leadership, internal mobility, talent operations, organizational effectiveness, and building high-performing teams. We'll discuss how you've leveraged systems, data, behavioral assessment techniques, and stakeholder partnerships to drive hiring outcomes and scale recruiting functions. This is also an opportunity to dive into real-world scenarios, leadership philosophy, and how you approach balancing strategy, execution, people leadership, and operational excellence. 60 Minutes | Peer & Stakeholder Panel You'll meet with a small group of cross-functional partners that you'll work closely with in this role. Rather than a formal Q&A session, these are conversational discussions focused on collaboration, stakeholder partnership, problem-solving, and leadership philosophy. 30 Minutes | Executive Meet & Greet Our final reputed company is an informal conversation with our Chief People Officer. This is an opportunity to discuss the broader vision for Talent at SimSpace, ask any remaining questions, and ensure mutual alignment on where we're headed as an organization. Throughout the process, you'll have opportunities to learn about reputed company, our operating philosophy, and the work we're building together. We reputed company interviews should be a two-way conversation, and we encourage you to bring your questions, reputed company, and perspectives along the way. We’re proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success: Compensation. This position has a full reputed company salary range: $140,000 - $190,000 reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions. We are targeting $140,000 - $160,000 for this role for budget purposes. Health & Wellness. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one! Mental Health Support. Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through reputed company. Financial Well-Being. Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match. Flexible Time Off. Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members. Parental Leave. Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments. Ownership Opportunities. 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SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer: In compliance with federal law, reputed company persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for reputed company members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet reputed company of the qualifications. 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