Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Role Summary

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition will report to the Head of Talent Acquisition and act as a strategic and hands-on partner in shaping Tango’s hiring strategy and elevating recruiting excellence. This newly created role manages full-cycle recruiting across multiple functions, ensuring high-quality execution while closely aligning with company-wide priorities. Beyond leading searches, the Senior Manager will champion initiatives that enhance Tango’s employer brand, optimize recruiting processes, and deliver exceptional candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive and support strategic hiring plans across critical domains, aligned with Tango‚Äôs growth trajectory and workforce planning
• Partner extensively with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and functional leaders as a strategic talent advisor providing market and talent insights
• Leverage talent intelligence and market mapping to identify and engage top talent, building diverse pipelines of active and passive candidates
• Optimize recruiting tools, systems, and workflows to improve efficiency, data accuracy, and scalability
• Partner with business and HR to continue to embed structured, candidate-centered selection practices that ensure consistent, high-quality hiring decisions and positive experience
• Collaborate with the communications team and stakeholders to deliver creative recruitment campaigns and talent attraction initiatives that enhance immediate hiring outcomes and elevate Tango‚Äôs employer brand
• Represent Tango as an ambassador at industry events, conferences, and networking forums
• Track, analyze, and present key hiring metrics to business stakeholders, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence in recruitment practices
• Oversee the management of external search firm partnerships for hard-to-fill roles, ensuring quality outcomes within budget in a manner consistent with Tango‚Äôs employer brand
• Support cross-functional HR initiatives and lead ad hoc projects as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree; advanced degree preferred
• 6+ years of progressive full-cycle Talent Acquisition experience, ideally with both agency and sponsor side exposure
• 4+ years in biotechnology with a successful track record of quality hires ideally across functions from R&D to commercial
• Strong business acumen and consultative influence with senior executives, experienced in navigating complex, matrixed environments
• Ability to translate business strategy into actionable talent acquisition plans and deliver results
• Exceptional market research, headhunting, networking, and sourcing skills
• Strong data-driven recruiting skills, including metrics, analytics, and dashboard creation to support evidence-based hiring decision
• Experience creating compelling employer branding campaigns that engage top talent
• Skilled in project management of talent acquisition programs, ensuring timely and effective execution
• Advanced Excel required, Power BI or equivalent preferred
• Proficiency with ATS and onboarding technologies (Greenhouse preferred), and LinkedIn Recruiter
• Proactive and adaptable; a bias for action and learning agility
• Collaborative and strategic acumen; the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Skills

• Market insights and talent mapping
• Employer branding and candidate experience optimization
• Data analysis and recruitment metrics
• Stakeholder management and advisory capability
• Project management and process optimization
• ATS and onboarding technologies proficiency

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree; advanced degree preferred