Job Description
Industry
Recruitment / Staffing / B2B Services
Work Arrangement
Fully Remote — LATAM and PH
Job Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Core hours: 9 AM – 5 PM EST
Locations
(Remote) Latin America and Philippines
About Pearl Talent:
Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They’re looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we’ve hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.
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Why Work with Us?
At Pearl, we’re not just another recruiting firm—we connect you with exceptional opportunities to work alongside visionary US and EU founders. Our focus is on placing you in roles where you can grow, make an impact, and build a long-term career. We believe in creating environments where your potential is recognized, your voice matters, and your success is tied to meaningful work—not short-term perks. Joining Pearl means stepping into opportunities that challenge you, support you, and set you up for lasting success.
Role Overview:
The Talent Acquisition Division Manager is responsible for owning and scaling the candidate evaluation, placement, and quality assurance function. This role sits between sourcing and final placement outcomes, ensuring that the right candidates are accurately evaluated, aligned, and allocated to the right client roles at scale. You will lead a team of Talent Acquisition Partners, define evaluation standards, audit quality, and coach decision-making across the division. This is a leadership role focused on talent judgment, placement quality, and recruitment execution excellence in a high-performance environment.
Your Impact
You will ensure that only high-quality, role-aligned candidates are presented to clients, directly improving placement success and long-term retention. Your leadership will eliminate inconsistencies in evaluation and recommendation quality while increasing client trust through accuracy and speed. You will drive measurable improvements in acceptance rates, placement outcomes, and churn reduction. This role owns division-level KPIs and P&L outcomes, making your impact directly tied to business profitability and client satisfaction.
Core Responsibilities (with percentage allocations)
Talent Allocation & Placement Quality – 30%
- Own candidate allocation from sourcing pipelines into active client roles
- Ensure candidates meet defined skill, experience, and culture-fit requirements
- Maintain high standards for candidate endorsements and submissions
- Monitor quality signals including client feedback, acceptance rates, and churn
- Drive accountability for placement outcomes, not just candidate volume
Team Leadership, Coaching & Scaling – 25%
- Lead, train, coach, and performance-manage Talent Acquisition Partners
- Establish clear expectations, scorecards, and output standards
- Conduct regular 1:1s, quality audits, and performance reviews
- Identify skill gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Scale team capacity in alignment with client demand and role volume
Evaluation Standards & Process Excellence – 15%
- Define and document best-in-class candidate evaluation standards
- Standardize screening, interview, and recommendation frameworks
- Ensure consistent use of scorecards, rubrics, and decision criteria
- Build and maintain evaluation and placement playbooks
- Reduce subjectivity and increase signal quality in hiring decisions
Cross-Functional Alignment – 10%
- Partner with sourcing, matching, and internal stakeholders to ensure role clarity
- Maintain clean, structured handoffs and shared understanding of requirements
- Incorporate feedback loops to improve upstream and downstream outcomes
- Adjust evaluation strategies based on placement and retention data
Reporting, KPIs & P&L Ownership – 10%
- Own division KPIs including endorsement speed, acceptance rates, and churn
- Track individual and division-level performance metrics
- Conduct root-cause analysis when KPIs are missed
- Fully own the division P&L, balancing quality, productivity, and cost efficiency
- Be accountable for generating at least 2x team cost in profit
Data-Driven Recruitment Ops & Compliance – 10%
- Own ATS reporting and dashboards to monitor pipeline health and conversion
- Ensure compliant talent acquisition processes aligned with internal policies
- Oversee secure handling and documentation of candidate data
- Partner with legal and compliance teams as regulations evolve
- Use data to forecast demand, identify risks, and optimize TA strategy
Must-Haves (Required)
- 3–5+ years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, or recruitment operations
- Proven experience leading and scaling recruiter or TA teams
- Strong talent judgment and interviewing capabilities
- Experience managing performance through KPIs and measurable outcomes
- Background in high-growth startups or recruitment agencies
- High-ownership, accountable leadership style
- Clear, structured, and direct communication skills
Nice-to-Haves (Preferred)
- Experience building evaluation frameworks or quality audit systems
- Exposure to international or remote talent markets
- Strong data-driven and systems-oriented mindset
Tools Proficiency
Must-Haves (Required)
- ATS / CRM systems
- Interview and candidate evaluation tools
- Google Workspace
- Notion
- Slack
Nice-to-Haves (Preferred)
- Analytics and dashboarding tools
- Quality assurance or scorecard platforms
What You’ll Gain:
- Monthly performance bonus
- Fully remote, forever
- Annual team retreat
- Unlimited PTO
- Real-world experience in recruitment marketing and sourcing
- A behind-the-scenes look at how we connect people with opportunities
- A supportive team that values your growth and ideas
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re hungry to lead, build, and scale—and you’ve done it before—then this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Apply now and help us build the world’s best recruitment team!
