Talent Operations & Programs Manager

About Lang Chain

At Lang Chain, our mission is to make intelligent agents ubiquitous. We provide the agent engineering platform and open source frameworks developers need to ship reliable agents fast.

Our open source frameworks, Lang Chain and Lang Graph, see over 90+ million downloads per month and help developers build agents with speed and granular control. Lang Smith offers observability, evaluation, and deployment for rapid iteration, enabling teams to transform LLM systems into dependable production experiences.

Lang Chain is trusted by millions of developers worldwide and powers AI teams at companies like Replit, Clay, Cloudflare, Harvey, Rippling, Vanta, Workday, and more.

About the role

To scale our company in this next phase of growth, Lang Chain needs a world‑class “hiring machine.” We are looking for a Talent Ops & Programs Manager to own the systems, data, and processes that empower our recruiting team to move with speed and excellence.

You will be the engine room of the Talent team. From optimizing our ATS and recruiting tech stack, to standing up interviewer training and ensuring consistent hiring processes, driving weekly business reviews, and managing our recruiting coordination team — you will ensure our team is focused on one thing: closing top‑tier talent for the business.

San Francisco, CA;
New York, NY;
Boston, MA;
Remote

Responsibilities:

• Build the Recruiting Engine: Audit and optimize our ATS (Ashby) and sourcing tools to ensure seamless candidate flow and 100% data accuracy.
• Enablement & Training: Design and implement interviewer training and consistent hiring flows to ensure a high‑bar experience and accurate insights across all departments.
• Reporting & Insights: Build the dashboards that track our progress and proactively highlight insights to solve upcoming challenges. Provide real‑time data and insights on pipeline health, recruiter throughput, and hiring velocity.
• Program Management: Own high‑impact talent programs including our referral engine, employer branding, and employee value proposition.
• Vendor & Budget Management: Manage our recruiting spend and relationships with job boards, sourcing tools, and external agencies to ensure maximum ROI.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in Talent Operations and Program Management within a high‑growth startup environment.
• Data Obsessed: You are an expert in ATS administration and data visualization. You enjoy finding the “story” inside the recruiting metrics.
• Process Guru: You have a passion for efficiency. You are constantly looking for ways to automate and leverage AI to up‑level and drive impact.
• Collaborative Partner: You work cross‑functionally with stakeholders to ensure the hiring plan and process stay on track.
• Bias for Action: You thrive in fast‑paced environments and can pivot quickly as the needs of the business evolve.
• Manager: You have 3+ years experience managing recruiting coordinator teams. You get energy from developing your team and empowering them to thrive.

Compensation & Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation that includes base salary, meaningful equity, and benefits such as health and dental coverage, flexible vacation, a 401(k) plan, and life insurance. Actual compensation will vary based on role, level, and location. For team members in the EU and UK, we provide locally competitive benefits aligned with regional norms and regulations.
• Annual salary range: $150,000 – $200,000