Senior Manager, Recruiting

Summary

Join Second Dinner, an award-winning game development studio, as a Senior Manager of Recruiting! Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will lead and develop a high-performing recruiting team, driving talent acquisition strategies and optimizing processes. You will partner with hiring managers, maintain a positive candidate experience, and manage your own slate of roles. This role requires extensive full-cycle recruiting experience in tech or game development, proven leadership skills, and a commitment to building diverse, high-performing teams. Second Dinner offers a competitive salary, equity, comprehensive benefits, and potential performance bonuses. The company is remote-first, with core working hours between 10 AM and 4 PM PT.

Requirements

• Proven track record of building and leading successful recruiting teams
• Extensive full-cycle recruiting experience in tech or game development
• Demonstrated success in implementing systems and processes that scale
• Strong business acumen and understanding of industry trends
• Experience designing and delivering interview training programs
• Experience managing vendor relationships and recruiting technology platforms
• Track record of building diverse, high-performing teams
• Builds trust and authentic relationships across all levels through integrity and follow-through
• Excellence in priority management and project execution
• Strong organizational agility and adaptability
• Meticulous attention to detail in managing critical processes
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and industry engagement

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing recruiting team through effective coaching, mentorship, and professional development
• Establish clear performance metrics and growth paths for team members
• Drive continuous improvement in our recruiting processes and systems
• Drive data-informed recruiting strategies, attracting diverse, top-tier talent while aligning efforts with hiring goals and optimizing processes
• Build strong hiring manager partnerships across all levels of the organization
• Maintain high standards for candidate experience, showing empathy, trust and transparency
• Serve as both recruiting leader and individual contributor, managing your own slate of roles while guiding the broader team
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with passive candidates and industry networks
• Ensure compliance and effectiveness in our interview processes and assessment methods
• Optimize our recruiting tech stack and processes to drive efficiency and scale
• Ensure recruiting best practices and processes are shared, documented, and clear to follow
• Manage relationships with external partners, including agencies and technology vendors
• Analyze workforce trends and internal metrics to inform strategic decisions
• Lead initiatives that strengthen our employer brand and candidate experience
• Ensure smooth handoff to onboarding for all new hires

Preferred Qualifications

• Track record of successful employer branding initiatives
• Expertise with AI-driven recruiting technologies and automation
• Active participation in recruiting industry communities and thought leadership
• Previous experience working with Ashby ATS

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with Second Dinner paying 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for dependents for many plans
• 401(k) contribution with no waiting period
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period
• Home office improvement bonus
• Paid Vacation & Sick time
• Up to 10 BetterHelp sessions covered each benefits plan year
• Remote-first with core overlap hours between 10AM and 4PM PT
• Company Winter Holiday shutdown (Dec 25-Jan 1)
• Company Summer Holiday shutdown (week of July 4)
• Company Events - In-person Summer all-hands gathering, in-person holiday party, and virtual events throughout the year