Talent Acquisition Manager

About the role

Emergence is a thematic holding company focused on scaling category‑defining software businesses. As a Talent Acquisition Manager you will design and operate recruiting systems that keep a healthy pipeline of qualified candidates for the entire portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain candidate pipelines with at least 15 qualified applicants per open requisition.
• Configure Ashby ATS workflows to shorten time‑to‑first‑screen and standardise job postings across portfolio companies.
• Translate vague hiring needs into precise Boolean search strings using 3‑5 key role differentiators.
• Audit recruiting effectiveness quarterly, tracking time‑to‑hire, quality‑of‑hire and offer acceptance rates.
• Develop replicable sourcing playbooks for common role families that hiring managers can execute independently.

Required profile

• 3+ years of talent acquisition experience with proven Boolean search expertise.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one outbound sourcing tool such as SeekOut, hireEZ or LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Proficiency with an ATS, preferably Ashby.
• 2+ years sourcing for financial services, fintech or PE‑backed roles.
• Self‑starter who identifies bottlenecks and proposes process or tool improvements.

Required skills

• Boolean search
• Ashby ATS
• SeekOut (or similar outbound sourcing tool)
• hireEZ (or similar outbound sourcing tool)
• LinkedIn Recruiter

What we offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Fully remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to lead hiring for a B2B SaaS holding company from the ground up.
• Chance to build recruiting infrastructure that directly impacts the scaling of portfolio companies.