Find the Hiring Manager
Found a job you want? Find the people most likely to be involved in the hiring decision, without needing LinkedIn Premium or a first degree connection.
Enter the role and company below. We will work out the most likely manager, senior decision makers and recruitment contacts, then search publicly indexed LinkedIn profiles for you.
Enter the job title you are applying for.
Add the employer and, if useful, the location.
Switch between likely managers, senior leaders and recruitment contacts.
This tool searches LinkedIn profile pages that have been publicly indexed by search engines. It cannot reveal private profiles or guarantee that every employee will appear.
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Tell us about the vacancy. We will turn it into a targeted LinkedIn X Ray search.
Enter a job title and company. We will identify the people most likely to influence the hire and search for their public LinkedIn profiles.
The next step is approaching them without sounding like everyone else.
How to find the hiring manager behind a job
Applying through the normal application process is still important, but it does not have to be the only thing you do. Finding the people involved in a hiring decision can help you understand the team, research the opportunity properly and make a more informed approach.
The Find the Hiring Manager tool uses LinkedIn X Ray search to look for publicly indexed LinkedIn profiles matching the company, role and location you enter. It can help uncover likely hiring managers, department heads, senior decision makers and recruitment contacts, without requiring LinkedIn Premium.
Who should you look for?
Start with the person most likely to manage the vacancy directly. For a Marketing Manager role, for example, that might be a Head of Marketing or Marketing Director. For an engineering role, it could be an Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering or Engineering Director.
If you cannot identify an obvious manager, try the Senior leader or Recruitment options. Larger employers may have dedicated Talent Acquisition teams, while smaller businesses often involve a department head or director directly.
Should you contact the hiring manager?
Sometimes, yes. The objective is not to bypass the recruitment process or bombard people with messages. A thoughtful introduction can simply put a name to your application, demonstrate genuine interest and give you an opportunity to ask a useful question.
Keep any approach short, relevant and personal. Mention the role you have applied for, explain briefly why it caught your attention and give them a reason to respond. Avoid copying a generic sales style message to several people at the same company.
What if you cannot find the right person?
Try removing the location, switching between the search options or using the wider Google search. LinkedIn profiles need to be publicly indexed before they can appear, so no search can guarantee that every employee will be visible.