Recruitment & Talent Operations Manager

NextGen Growth PartnersChicago, IL
Onsite

About The Position

NGP is seeking a Recruitment & Talent Operations Manager to help run the talent engine behind our CEO-in-Residence program, broader firm team, and portfolio companies. This role is focused on the operating work that helps find strong CEO-in-Residence candidates and internal teammates, ramp them quickly, and keep the Talent function organized as the firm grows—part recruiting operations and part people systems. The right person is organized, warm, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing a lot of moving pieces. They can keep candidate processes moving, support CIR onboarding and training, manage recurring programs, and help turn firm knowledge into simple systems the team can use more efficiently. You'll report to the Chief Talent Officer, Victor Saad, and partner regularly with NGP's Partners, CIRs, and Operations team.

Requirements

  • 3-7 years in talent operations, recruiting coordination, people operations, program management, and/or executive search
  • Strong follow-through and attention to detail
  • Experience with ATS or CRM systems (Greenhouse preferred)
  • Fluency with Microsoft Office tools (Teams, Outlook, and the like)
  • Openness to growing your AI fluency over time
  • Strong written communication and good judgment with candidates and senior leaders
  • Comfortable with a small, fast-moving team where priorities shift
  • Interest in entrepreneurship, private equity, leadership development, and talent systems

Nice To Haves

  • Enjoys finding creative ways to tell the story of a team and the company behind it.

Responsibilities

  • Manage ATS stages, notes, scorecards, interview logistics, and follow-up tasks
  • Support candidate sourcing and pipeline-building efforts for CIRs, FTE, and occasional PortCo hires
  • Coordinate candidate communication and maintain a strong candidate experience
  • Prepare simple recruiting pipeline updates for the broader team
  • Maintain recruiting rubrics, interview materials, and evaluation tools
  • Support talent marketing and recruiting-related projects by telling the story of the firm digitally and through events
  • Support CIR onboarding and training curriculum
  • Coordinate the MBA internship program and related logistics
  • Assist with performance review processes, pulse checks, and team communication
  • Maintain Talent team systems, templates, trackers, and recurring reports
  • Document and improve repeatable Talent processes
  • Help reduce operational friction across recruiting and people systems

Benefits

  • Competitive base compensation
  • Performance-based bonus opportunities
  • Additional success-based upside
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Strong culture of genuine care for each other and the work
  • Shared team experiences
  • Day-to-day rhythm that makes it all enjoyable
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