Senior Talent Acquisition Operations Partner, Tailscale

• 3+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition Operations, recruiting coordination, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, or a related operational role, ideally within a high-growth environment
• Hands-on experience administering and improving Applicant Tracking Systems and recruiting technologies such as Greenhouse, ModernLoop, or similar platforms
• Strong operational and project management skills, with experience designing processes, improving workflows, and creating scalable documentation
• Strong analytical skills and comfort building reports, working with recruiting metrics, and translating data into actionable insights
• Strong attention to detail and judgment, with the ability to maintain data integrity while managing multiple priorities and operational initiatives
• Excellent communication and cross-functional partnership skills, with the ability to work effectively across Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, IT, Legal, and business teams
• A continuous improvement mindset and comfort navigating ambiguity, adopting new technologies, and building scalable solutions as the organization evolves

Desirable

• Administer, configure, and continuously optimize our recruiting technology stack, workflows, permissions, integrations, templates, and operational processes
• Partner with TA leadership to identify and implement process and system improvements across the recruiting lifecycle
• Support recruiting technology implementations, upgrades, integrations, and vendor relationships
• Maintain system integrity, documentation, and standard operating procedures that create consistency and scalability
• Build and maintain recruiting dashboards and recurring reporting that provide visibility into hiring progress, pipeline health, funnel performance, recruiting activity, and other key metrics
• Analyze recruiting data to identify trends, bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities, translating findings into actionable insights for TA and business stakeholders
• Partner with TA leadership to define meaningful recruiting metrics and reporting cadences that support team performance and business decision-making
• Support headcount tracking, hiring forecasts, and data quality to ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and actionable
• Design and implement scalable recruiting programs, processes, and operational initiatives that improve team effectiveness and candidate experience
• Identify operational inefficiencies and translate them into practical, scalable solutions
• Create and maintain recruiting playbooks, hiring guides, process documentation, and other resources that drive consistency and adoption
• Lead operational projects from planning through implementation in partnership with People, Finance, IT, Legal, and other cross-functional teams
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition Coordinators to improve scheduling operations, candidate communications, interview logistics, and candidate experience
• Serve as an operational resource and escalation point for complex coordination or recruiting process challenges
• Document and optimize coordinator workflows, identify opportunities for automation and process improvement, and help build scalable operating practices
• Partner with TA leadership on coordinator capacity and provide coverage during periods of increased hiring activity or planned time off as needed
• Partner with the Talent Intelligence, Sourcing & AI Programs Lead to operationalize recruiting technologies, AI-enabled workflows, and automation initiatives
• Support implementation, documentation, enablement, and adoption of new tools and workflows across Talent Acquisition
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, improve data quality, and create more efficient recruiting experiences through technology and automation
• Ensure new tools and workflows integrate effectively with existing recruiting processes while maintaining appropriate standards for data quality, privacy, and candidate experience
• Maintain recruiting documentation, operational standards, and processes that support compliance and audit readiness
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders to ensure recruiting processes align with internal policies and applicable employment requirements
• Identify and address operational risks while continuously improving the consistency, effectiveness, and scalability of