Recruiting Operations Manager - The Toro Company

The Toro Company•Bloomington, MN

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Toro Company is seeking a Recruiting Operations Manager to optimize the end-to-end recruiting ecosystem through systems, processes, data, and vendor management. This role ensures scalable, efficient, and compliant recruiting practices while enabling a positive experience for candidates, hiring managers, and recruiters. The Recruiting Operations Manager will serve as a strategic partner to TA leadership, HR, IT, and external vendors to continuously improve hiring effectiveness and outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Operations, or a related field.
5–8+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, or recruiting operations.
Strong experience with ATS platforms and recruiting technology ecosystems.
Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement, system optimization, and cross-functional initiatives.
Strong analytical skills with experience translating data into actionable insights.

Nice To Haves

Managing vendors and negotiating contracts.
Familiarity with AI-enabled recruiting tools and automation.
Project management or continuous improvement certification (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, PMP) a plus.

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve end-to-end TA processes, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and a positive candidate and hiring manager experience.
Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, eliminate manual work, and scale recruiting operations as the organization grows.
Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs), governance, and best practices across the TA function.
Serve as the primary owner of TA technology, including the Applicant Tracking System (Workday) and other recruiting tools.
Partner with HRIS, IT, and vendors to implement system enhancements, integrations, and upgrades.
Leverage data and analytics to provide insights on recruiting performance, capacity, quality, and time-to-fill; develop dashboards and reporting for TA and business leaders.
Manage relationships with external recruiting vendors, including agencies, background check providers, assessment tools, recruitment marketing partners, and other TA suppliers.
Drive vendor performance, contract management, cost optimization, and ROI evaluation.
Evaluate and implement AI-enabled tools and automation to improve recruiter productivity, candidate engagement, and decision-making.
Support recruitment marketing and employer branding efforts, including career site optimization, job postings, candidate communications, and sourcing tools.
Act as a trusted partner to TA leaders, recruiters, and HR Business Partners by providing operational tools, insights, and solutions.
Support change management, training, and adoption of new processes and tools.