Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

JobSync Roundtable: Recruitment Operations - The Engine Behind Scalable Talent Acquisition

July 6, 2026

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Recruitment Operations: Building the Foundation for Scalable Hiring

When Susan Williams, head of talent acquisition for North America at Lineage, realized she was a "single point of failure" holding all the institutional knowledge about her team's tech stack, she knew something had to change. Her organization had grown from a team of one to over 50 recruiters supporting temperature-controlled warehouse facilities across the US and Canada. She had built the ATS integrations, managed the vendor relationships, and understood how everything connected—but there was no one else who could step in. That moment of vulnerability, combined with a webinar that introduced her to the concept of recruiting operations in a tangible way, led her to make the case for a dedicated RecOps hire. Two years later, she and her recruiting operations analyst Jamie Cassasa joined Ben Aber of Adobe and host Leah Daniels to discuss what recruiting operations actually is, how to build it from scratch, and what it takes to make it work.

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What you'll learn

1 (01:49) **Introductions and Setting the Stage** - Host Chris Russell welcomes the audience; Lia Daniels introduces the roundtable topic of building a scalable talent operation and brings in three guests from Adobe and Lineage.
2 (03:32) **Defining Recruitment Operations** - Lia Daniels frames the conversation around what "recruiting ops" actually means and why it's a distinct function, not just a rebranding of other roles.
3 (08:22) **The Origin Story at Lineage: From Single Point of Failure to Business Case** - Susan Williams recounts how a previous JobSync roundtable inspired her to build a formal RecOps role, starting with a concrete business case.
4 (17:07) **The First 90 Days: People First, Process Second** - The guests share their strategies for entering an organization that has never had a dedicated RecOps function.
5 (25:10) **Hiring for the Right Skill Set: Systems Thinkers & Healthy Skeptics** - The panel discusses the specific, elevated skills needed for a RecOps hire, which differ from those of a traditional recruiter or coordinator.
6 (34:10) **Data & Reporting: From Off-the-Side-of-the-Desk to Strategic Investment** - The conversation shifts to what reporting RecOps should own and how it changes the value proposition of the TA function.
7 (38:58) **Navigating AI: Automation Over Automation, Human in the Loop** - The panel addresses the practical and ethical challenges of integrating AI into recruiting operations.

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Show Notes

As talent acquisition landscapes grow more complex, successful hiring is no longer just about finding great candidates, it’s about building the infrastructure that allows your team to thrive. Recruitment Operations (RecOps) has evolved from a back-office support function into the critical backbone of scalable, predictable hiring. When optimized, RecOps eliminates friction, slashes tech waste, and frees up your recruiters to do what they do best: build relationships.

But how do you transition from reactive firefighting to a streamlined, data-driven operation?

Join us for this month’s exclusive, interactive virtual roundtable designed specifically for TA leaders. We will be joined by a seasoned Recruitment Operations practitioner to pull back the curtain on how to build a world-class hiring engine. Whether you have a dedicated RecOps team or are looking to build one from scratch, you will walk away with actionable strategies to elevate your hiring function.

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