Sr. Recruiting Manager, Engineering & Data
Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.
Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance, and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know projects to do, when to do them, and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.
About the Talent Acquisition Team
We are a lean, high-performing recruiting function embedded in the business — operating as true strategic partners to Engineering, Data, Product, Design, Marketing, Sales and G&A leaders. We are building an AI-native recruiting operation: using data and technology to improve how we find, evaluate, and hire talent at every stage of the funnel. Our team holds a high bar for quality of hire, moves with urgency, and treats recruiting as a strategic lever for how Thumbtack scales.
“As a team that is embedded across all lines of business, we're able to influence, drive and elevate at every level. We're building a values-driven culture that makes Thumbtack a place where people want to be.”
Rachel
Senior Recruiter & '24 Values Award Winner
“As a team that is embedded across all lines of business, we're able to influence, drive and elevate at every level. We're building a values-driven culture that makes Thumbtack a place where people want to be.”
Rachel
Senior Recruiter & '24 Values Award Winner
About the role
As Sr. Recruiting Manager for Engineering and Data, you will own the full technical recruiting vertical end-to-end. This is a player-coach role — you will carry your own requisitions while directly managing a Senior Recruiter on the team. You will serve as the senior talent partner to our Engineering and Data organizations, owning relationships at the leadership level, driving hiring strategy, and continuously improving how we hire technical talent at Thumbtack. This role reports to the Director of NA Recruiting.
What you’ll do
- Own all Engineering and Data recruiting end-to-end: intake through close, across a portfolio of technical roles at all levels
- Directly manage and develop a Senior Recruiter while maintaining your own requisition load as a player-coach
- Build and execute talent strategies for Engineering and Data, including long-term pipeline development for hard-to-fill and senior roles
- Serve as the primary recruiting partner to Engineering and Data leadership — owning relationships, driving alignment, and holding hiring teams accountable to process and quality standards
- Use funnel data and hiring outcome metrics to diagnose recruiting challenges, identify root causes, and drive process improvements independently
- Contribute to Thumbtack’s AI-native recruiting agenda — identifying where AI tooling can improve how we source, screen, and evaluate technical talent
In order to be successful, you must bring
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including significant experience recruiting for Engineering and/or Data organizations.
- 2+ years of experience leading recruiters, including performance management, coaching, workload planning, and professional development.
- Demonstrated success building trusted partnerships with senior business leaders and influencing hiring decisions through data and market insights.
- Strong expertise in structured interviewing, selection methodologies and recruiting process design
- Experience leading complex offer negotiations and advising stakeholders on talent market dynamics, hiring strategy, and close plans.
- Proven ability to use recruiting analytics and funnel metrics to identify opportunities, diagnose challenges, and drive measurable improvements.
- A practiced, hands-on relationship with AI tools in your recruiting workflow and a point of view on where AI creates real leverage
Expected salary ranges
- For candidates living in Ontario and British Columbia, the expected salary range for the role is currently $156,400 - $211,600
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the position. Duties and responsibilities may be modified or assigned at any time based on business needs.
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Perks & Benefits
Supporting you at work and beyond
In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:
Recharge with PTO, in addition to 20 company-wide holidays each year, including a week-long end-of-year shutdown.
$1,000 USD/$1,400 CAD annual stipend for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide cell phone and Wi-Fi reimbursements.
All parents receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and birthing parents receive 8 additional weeks, for a total of 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (US & CAN).
$30,000 USD/CAD lifetime max reimbursement for family planning.
12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.
$450 USD/CAD quarterly stipend to book a pro on Thumbtack for virtual or in-person services — anything from home care services to planning a child’s birthday party and beyond.
Claude Enterprise (Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cowork, Claude Desktop, Ask Thumbtack), OpenAI Enterprise ChatGPT & Codex, Cursor, Gemini Enterprise, Granola, Coda AI, Zoom AI Companion, Linear, and more.
*Access varies based on location, team, and role.
Perks & Benefits
Supporting you at work and beyond
In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:
30 days of PTO (pro-rated based on start date), including a week-long, end-of-year shutdown and a 15% night shift differential.
PHP 46,600.00 annual stipend to use for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide PHP 1,500/month internet allowance.
12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.
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HMO coverage includes yourself and up to three of your dependents (two at no cost). We also cover common-law and same-sex domestic partners.
Observe.AI, Forethought, Coda AI, Zoom AI Companion, Atlassian AI, and more.
*Access varies based on location, team, and role.
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