Hiring: Senior Manager, Talent Operations Company: Planet Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 12:50:00 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, Project Management, Security Clearance, Six Sigma About the job Experience: •6+ years of experience in talent operations, or HR operations. •4+ years managing a team of coordinators and operations specialists at a scaling technology company. Required Skills: •This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco office 3 days per week. •Own and execute the Talent Operations Roadmap — a portfolio of active projects including AI assessment tool evaluation and rollout, global process standardization, headcount approval flow redesign, SLA audit and enforcement, and interview training program development. •Lead and develop a team of operations and coordination professionals across multiple offices, setting priorities, coaching on operational excellence, and ensuring coordination coverage meets the needs of a growing recruiting team. •Drive scorecard SLA compliance to target by implementing process controls, automated reminders, and accountability mechanisms within the ATS — turning a lagging metric into a leading indicator of interview quality. •Reduce time-to-fill by identifying and streamlining operational bottlenecks — particularly in interview scheduling, offer approval workflows, and pre-offer document processing. •Operationalize the selected AI interview assessment tool across the full recruiting team, including training, change management, hiring manager onboarding, and usage analytics tracking. •Own ATS administration, configuration, and optimization — including custom workflows, approval chains, reporting dashboards, offer templates, and compliance-driven fields for global hiring across multiple entities and geographies. •Lead the headcount approval flow redesign — documenting the current state, mapping the ideal state, building automated workflows, and launching with clear communication and documentation. Qualifications: •Deep expertise with Greenhouse ATS or a comparable enterprise applicant tracking system, including administration, workflow configuration, custom reporting, and integration management. •Track record of successfully deploying new recruiting technology — AI tools, scheduling automation, assessment platforms — with measurable adoption and impact metrics. •Project management capability to run multiple concurrent workstreams (roadmap execution, tool deployment, process redesign) without dropping priorities. •Data-oriented mindset — you use pipeline metrics, SLA data, and process analytics to identify bottlenecks and make decisions, not intuition alone. •What Makes You Stand Out •Background in aerospace, hardware, or manufacturing recruiting operations where compliance requirements such as export control and security clearances add operational complexity. •Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or similar process improvement credentials that demonstrate operational rigor. Compensation: •$162,600 - $203,200 / year •Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!