Product & Design Recruiting, Vice President

The Firmwide Product & Design Recruiting team partners across lines of business to hire world-class talent in Product Management and Product Experience/Design.

We operate as strategic advisors to hiring leaders, combining market insights, proactive sourcing, inclusive hiring practices, and operational rigor to deliver strong outcomes for candidates and the business-at scale.

As a VP Product & Design Recruiting Relationship Manager, you will be a hands-on, full-cycle recruiter focused on Executive Director (ED) Product and Design searches.

You will serve as the primary relationship lead for aligned Product and Design stakeholder groups, owning end-to-end search delivery (intake through close) while providing disciplined requisition governance, stakeholder operating rhythms, and data-informed updates.

This is an individual contributor role with no people management responsibilities.

Job Responsibilities


* Own full-cycle recruiting for Executive Director (ED) Product and Design roles from intake through close (sourcing, screening, interview management, offer execution), delivering a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience at scale.


* Serve as the primary Recruiting Relationship Manager (RM) for aligned Product and Design leader groups; establish operating rhythms, manage senior stakeholder expectations and escalations, and provide clear hiring strategy, market insights, and pipeline guidance.


* Drive role calibration with hiring leaders (profiles, competencies, leveling alignment, interview plans, timelines, assessment expectations) to ensure consistent and efficient execution.


* Build and maintain proactive and diverse pipelines via direct sourcing, referrals, networking, and targeted outreach; present structured candidate slates and assessments with recommendations.


* Own requisition management and governance, including prioritization, hiring pauses/holds, and reprioritization changes, ensuring controls, compliance, and process rigor.


* Deliver Team Hiring Updates and a consolidated monthly update by the 16th (with all partner inputs); establish and automate reporting where applicable.


* Lead best-practice optimization across hiring workflows (intake quality, interview discipline, assessment consistency, communications) and manage feedback loops to improve client satisfaction.


* Handle special requests and ad hoc stakeholder needs while identifying, tracking, and resolving risks/issues across the recruiting lifecycle.


* Invest in professional development to deepen Product/Design market expertise, inclusive hiring practices, and advisory impact.


* Demonstrate proficiency in AI-enabled recruiting tools and workflows (e.g., talent market mapping, sourcing optimization, candidate engagement, and funnel analytics) to improve speed, quality, and consistency while adhering to firm controls, privacy, and fair-hiring practices, consistent with firm AI/ML governance and risk management standar...