Manager, Recruitment

Manager of Recruitment

Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Foundation

The Denver Chamber of Commerce has been instrumental in building Colorado's vibrant economy for 157 years. We've helped elevate metro Denver through our bustling downtown, world-class airport, and light rail system. Our mission is to ensure businesses have what they need to thrive: a business-friendly environment, talented workforce, and opportunities for connection and collaboration

We are on our way to becoming an even better place for doing business. With our resources and support, nothing can stop businesses and leaders from always reaching higher. We have an amazing opportunity as the VP of Programs within the Chamber's Leadership Foundation.

The Manager of Recruitment will assume primary responsibility for building and managing the participant pipeline across all Leadership Foundation programs.

Recruitment Process Management

• Manages all phases of application cycles, from portal setup and communications to applicant tracking and committee coordination
• Delivers clear, timely, and professional communication to applicants and internal partners
• Maintains accurate, real-time pipeline data and provides weekly updates or dashboards to program and selection teams
• Coordinates all parties in team-driven strategic recruitment plans
• Creates and leads face-to-face recruitment engagements and event tabling
• Responsible for meeting individual KPI/Performance metrics correlated with the Foundation's recruitment and applicant goals

Reporting & Insights

• Produces clear, meaningful dashboards and reports for program performance, demographics, alumni engagement, recruitment outcomes, and sponsor deliverables
• Delivers data visualizations that help leaders make strategic decisions
• Partners with the VP of Programs and other team members to surface trends, patterns, and recommendations based on analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Works with Communications, Programs, and Sales to ensure alignment on messaging, data needs, recruitment content, and participant experience
• Ensures program systems and recruitment processes integrate smoothly with logistics, curriculum, and alumni engagement workflows
• Contributes to Foundation and Chamber events and program implementation where needed, providing flexible and reliable support

Core Competencies

• Systems Thinking: Comfortable learning/navigating platforms like Salesforce, application portals, websites, registration systems, and reporting tools.
• Adaptability: Juggles multiple timelines, cycles, and deliverables.
• Ingenuity: Responds to new challenges with calm, creativity, and resourcefulness.
• Creativity: Out of the box thinker. Able to create new pathways for recruitment and other strategic initiatives.
• Customer Experience Mindset: Treats applicants, staff, alumni, volunteers, and partners as valued customers. Communicates with clarity and empathy.
• Goal Driven: Sets clear targets, prioritizes work aligned to those goals, and follows through with consistent focus and determination to achieve desired outcomes

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in leadership development or organizational learning
• CRM/Database platform experiences
• Data management & reporting skills
• Excellence in stakeholder management and community building
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Project management capabilities
• Goal-oriented with proven ability to set and achieve targets

WORKING CONDITIONS

Business office environment with professional work attire required in the office and for attendance of all programs, events and/or department meetings. Must be able to travel efficiently to off-site meeting locations throughout the city if required.

This individual will need to work outside the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to help staff events. These off-hour occasions are typically planned and known in advance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical requirements of the job include sitting at a desk (70% of the time); lifting up to 30 pounds may be required to perform the job duties.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000

Benefits Package: The organization has created a workplace culture that allows our team to focus on doing excellent work. We offer the following to support our team:

• United Health Care
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Short-term and long-term disability
• FSA and HSA options
• Paid Holidays
• 401K with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid time off for charitable activities
• Professional Development opportunities

accepting applications until 12/13/2025

Because of our commitment to fair, and equitable pay, we are guided by pay transparency. Meaning, we set salary ranges based on competitive market data. Our intent is to be upfront with all candidates about the salary range for their role so candidates can be confident that they are receiving competitive wages.

The Chamber and its affiliates are dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees. Employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, political affiliation, military service, other non-merit-based factors, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.