Talent Acquisition Pipeline Manager

About this role

About Nava

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.

As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.

Position summary

The Talent Acquisition Manager, Pipeline leads the operational engine of Nava’s recruiting function. This role is responsible for the health, efficiency, and scalability of the end-to-end hiring pipeline—ensuring candidates move through the process with speed, precision, and consistency while recruiting teams have the structure and support needed to deliver strong hiring outcomes.

This person will directly manage a team of Coordinators and Sourcers, serving as the connective tissue between recruiting strategy and day-to-day execution. They will oversee pipeline operations, interviewer capacity, recruiting workflows, and talent support systems that enable the broader Talent Acquisition function to operate efficiently and at scale.

This is a high-impact role for someone energized by building systems, driving accountability, and turning ambiguous operational challenges into repeatable, scalable processes. Success in this role means stronger pipeline health, improved hiring efficiency, better operational visibility, and a more effective, well-supported recruiting organization.

What you'll do

• Lead the operational strategy and day-to-day execution of Nava’s talent acquisition pipeline across sourcing, coordination, and recruiting support functions

• Manage and develop a growing team of 3 Coordinators and 3 Sourcers, driving accountability, clarity, and strong performance across pipeline operations

• Oversee end-to-end pipeline health, ensuring candidate flow is efficient, consistent, and aligned to hiring priorities

• Build and protect interviewer capacity by improving interview planning, scheduling workflows, and stakeholder readiness

• Improve time-to-fill by strengthening pipeline readiness, workflow efficiency, and recruiting support operations

• Drive operational rigor across scheduling, sourcing support, candidate movement, reporting, and process execution

• Partner closely with Talent Partners, talent leaders, Staffing, and hiring leaders to align pipeline operations with hiring forecasts and business priorities

• Translate recruiting data into actionable insights and operational improvements that improve hiring outcomes

• Build scalable systems, workflows, and process standards that improve efficiency, consistency, and candidate experience

• Ensure recruiting support functions deliver a high-quality experience for candidates, interviewers, recruiters, and hiring managers

• Continuously improve talent acquisition operations through process design, systems thinking, and operational problem-solving

Required skills

• Experience in talent acquisition, recruiting operations, pipeline management, or recruiting support functions

• Experience managing and developing recruiting support teams, including coordinators, sourcers, or similar roles

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