Recruiting Operations Manager

Prevail Recruiting•Elkhart, IN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Our client, a growing transportation and logistics company, is seeking a Recruiting Operations Manager to lead and optimize its nationwide driver recruitment operation. This is NOT a traditional recruiting management role. While you'll lead a team of recruiters responsible for recruiting independent contractor (1099) drivers, your primary focus will be improving recruiting performance through leadership, process improvement, analytics, technology, and recruiting marketing. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys building teams, improving systems, leveraging technology, and using data to drive measurable business results. If you're a builder, not a maintainer, we want to talk to you.

Requirements

Experience leading and developing teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Experience managing KPIs and performance metrics
Process improvement mindset
Experience with ATS or CRM platforms
Comfortable utilizing technology, automation, dashboards, and AI
Excellent coaching and communication skills
High energy with a strong sense of urgency

Nice To Haves

Transportation or logistics experience
Driver recruiting experience
Independent contractor (1099) recruiting
Digital recruiting advertising
Performance marketing analytics
Experience optimizing recruiting campaigns across Indeed, Google, Meta, or similar platforms

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of driver recruiters.
Establish clear performance expectations, KPIs, accountability, and coaching strategies.
Build a culture focused on urgency, ownership, continuous improvement, and results.
Improve recruiting workflows, eliminate bottlenecks, and streamline the driver recruiting process.
Monitor recruiting pipeline health from application through onboarding.
Partner with Operations and Executive Leadership to ensure recruiting supports company growth objectives.
Optimize recruiting campaigns across Indeed, Google, Meta (Facebook/Instagram), and other digital recruiting platforms.
Analyze recruiting advertising performance including: Cost Per Click (CPC), Cost Per Lead (CPL), Cost Per Hire (CPH), Applicant conversion rates, Recruiting ROI.
Identify opportunities to improve lead quality through campaign optimization, testing, and analytics.
Recommend improvements to advertising spend, campaign effectiveness, and recruiting funnel performance.
Help build a scalable driver acquisition strategy capable of supporting future company growth.
Leverage ATS platforms, automation tools, AI, dashboards, and recruiting technology to improve recruiter productivity.
Develop reporting that provides visibility into recruiting performance and business trends.
Continuously improve recruiting systems, workflows, and operational efficiency.
Introduce new ideas, technology, and best practices that help the recruiting organization scale.