Sr. Manager, Recruiting Operations

About the role

Samsara's Recruiting Operations team runs the engine behind every hire, from the moment a req opens to the day an offer is signed. We're looking for a Senior Manager to own that engine end to end: leading our Recruiting Coordination Manager and two Recruiting Operations Managers, and driving the AI-powered transformation that will make hiring at Samsara faster and sharper for years to come.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact – helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won't be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You're energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role, you will:

• Own the vision and strategy for all of Recruiting Operations end to end, from req management through scheduling to offer approval
• Lead the function through a Recruiting Coordination Manager and two Recruiting Operations Managers, building each of their capability to run their part of the system while you focus on strategy and escalations
• Lead Samsara through a major recruiting technology transformation over the next year: use AI to rebuild how the team works, not just automate a step, and own the change management that makes it stick
• Refine the operating model for recruiting operations, elevating team delivery while automation and AI take over manual administrative tasks
• Use data and insights to set goals, track progress, and influence decisions, partnering with recruiting and business executive leadership so strategy, tooling, and reporting support the broader talent roadmap
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team). Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team

Minimum requirements for the role:

• At least 8 years of experience in recruiting operations, recruiting coordination, or a closely related recruiting or HR related role
• At least 5 of those years in a formal people-leadership role, including experience managing people-managers
• A builder's mindset with AI and automation: has tested, prototyped, or built tools or workflows themselves, and can speak concretely to what worked and what didn't
• Has led a team through a major recruiting technology transition, change management included, not just the technical rollout
• Has used data to run a recruiting operations or coordination function, and can name a specific decision that data changed
• Based remotely within the US

An ideal candidate also has:

• Working knowledge of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, or AI-augmented workflows, enough to know where AI genuinely helps versus where it's just novelty
• Direct experience with HR and recruiting platforms
• A track record of measurably improving candidate or employee experience at scale
• Has defined baselines and measured the before-and-after impact of a process or automation change
• Strong executive stakeholder management skills across Recruiting, PeopleTech, and Business partners

The compensation range shown spans approved pay zones for this role. Your primary work location determines the range applicable to you, which may be narrower than the full range displayed.

The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.

Annual Base Salary

$122,080

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$218,000 USD