Lead, Early Talent Recruiting Coordination

MongoDB•New York City, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Lead, Early Talent Recruiting Coordination, you will lead a high-performing team that delivers global internship and new graduate hiring. You will own the coordination operating model from intake through offer-stage support, develop the team, strengthen the systems and partnerships that enable growth, and improve the experience for candidates and stakeholders. This role is ideal for an operationally minded leader who enjoys solving complex problems, improving processes, and creating simple, effective systems in a fast-paced, global environment. You will balance regional needs with global priorities and help shape how MongoDB scales its early talent programs, recruiting operations, and industry engagement. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City for our hybrid working model.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience leading, coaching, or managing people, with evidence of developing others and building team effectiveness.
Experience in recruiting coordination, university or Early Talent recruiting, candidate experience, recruiting operations, program operations, or a closely related field.
Strong operational judgment and experience improving processes, managing competing priorities, and building scalable ways of working.
Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to work effectively across regions, cultures, and time zones in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
A proactive, resourceful approach and the ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining a high standard of service and attention to detail.
Demonstrated commitment to inclusive, equitable, and thoughtful candidate and employee experiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting global internship, new graduate, or other Early Talent programs.
Experience leading recruiting events or high-volume hiring programs.
Experience establishing service standards, operating metrics, capacity plans, or quality measures.
Experience using recruiting and collaboration technologies such as Greenhouse, Zendesk, Google Workspace, reporting tools, workflow automation, or similar platforms.
Experience partnering with Recruiting Operations, HR, People Operations, or other cross-functional business teams.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop Early Talent Program Coordinators supporting internship, new graduate, and entry level hiring globally.
Set clear expectations for performance, service quality, collaboration, and professional growth.
Build an inclusive team culture grounded in accountability, continuous learning, and excellent stakeholder service.
Manage capacity, workload allocation, regional coverage, and development plans in partnership with Recruiting leadership.
Own the global operating model for Early Talent recruiting coordination, including intake, interview scheduling, candidate communication, and offer-stage support.
Establish service standards, operating rhythms, escalation paths, and documentation that enable reliable delivery across regions.
Forecast hiring demand and coordinate workload and resources to maintain service quality during peak periods.
Identify operational risks and implement solutions that improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
Partner with Recruiting leaders, recruiters, hiring managers, program management leaders, and cross-functional teams to translate hiring goals into effective operating plans.
Build trusted relationships across regions and communicate priorities, progress, risks, and decisions clearly.
Provide practical guidance on coordination workflows, interview logistics, candidate communication, and process adherence.
Represent the coordinator team in global planning and process-design discussions.
Champion a timely, clear, inclusive, and engaging experience for candidates, interviewers, hiring teams, recruiters, and Early Talent stakeholders.
Identify friction across the Early Talent hiring journey and prioritize improvements using feedback, data, and qualitative insights.
Partner with Recruiting Operations and other functional teams to improve handoffs and reduce avoidable delays.
Lead global projects that strengthen recruiting operations, standardize effective practices, and increase the impact of the Early Talent function.
Coordinate industry and Early Talent recruiting events under Opening Doors to Discovery and Early Talent, partnering with stakeholders to deliver high-quality experiences.
Evaluate opportunities to use technology, automation, and reporting to improve coordinator effectiveness and service delivery.
Define team metrics, monitor trends, and translate insights into focused action plans.