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Updated October 2026

How to Find the Hiring Manager on LinkedIn, Step by Step

LinkedIn is where most hiring managers can be found, but the search only works if you know what title to look for. Six steps, in order, from the job post itself to a confirmed name.

A job seeker types on a laptop while searching LinkedIn for the hiring manager of a role.
Quick answer: Open the job on LinkedIn and look for the Meet the hiring team card first; when the company turns it on, it names the person. If it is not there, use People search filtered to the company, and search for the title one or two levels above the role in the same department. Check the person's recent posts and their team, then confirm the reporting line from the posting before you write to them.

Step 1: Read the job post on LinkedIn, not just the careers page

Open the same role on LinkedIn Jobs. Under the description, some posts show a Meet the hiring team card with the person who posted the job. Sometimes that is the hiring manager and sometimes a recruiter; their headline tells you which. Also read the description for reporting lines such as "reports to the Head of Finance". That phrase is the title you will search for.

Step 2: Work out the title to search for

The hiring manager is usually one or two levels above the role, in the same function.

Role you are applying forLikely hiring manager titles to search
Software EngineerEngineering Manager, Director of Engineering
Marketing ManagerDirector of Marketing, Head of Marketing, VP Marketing
Financial AnalystFinance Manager, FP&A Manager, Director of FP&A
Account ExecutiveSales Manager, Regional Sales Director
Operations CoordinatorOperations Manager, Director of Operations

Source: HiringReach examples of common reporting lines. Titles vary by company size; at a startup the founder may be the hiring manager.

Step 3: Use People search with the right filters

  1. Type the company name in LinkedIn search and choose People.
  2. Set Current company to the employer, and Locations if the role is tied to an office.
  3. Open All filters and put the title from step 2 in the Title field.
  4. If too many people come back, search the title with quotes, for example "Director of Marketing", or combine titles with OR.

Step 4: Narrow to one person

Step 5: Confirm before you write

Check the person against the posting one more time: the function, the location and the level. If two people fit, write to the more senior one and ask who owns the role. HiringReach's main guide to finding the hiring manager covers the methods outside LinkedIn, such as the company site, press releases and the front desk, for when the person is not on LinkedIn at all.

Step 6: Decide how to contact them

On LinkedIn you can send a connection request with a note: 200 characters on a free account and 300 on Premium, as covered in HiringReach's guide to writing a LinkedIn message to a hiring manager. Many managers read work email more reliably than LinkedIn, so a short email from your own inbox is often the better first touch.

Worked example: finding the manager for a marketing role

An illustrative search for a Marketing Manager role at a 250 person software company.

  1. The post. No Meet the hiring team card. The description says the role reports to the Director of Demand Generation.
  2. The search. People search, Current company set to the employer, Title "Director of Demand Generation": 1 result.
  3. The check. She joined 2 years ago, and a post from 9 days ago says her team is hiring 2 marketers. Match.
  4. The contact. Apply first, then send her a 4 sentence email naming 1 campaign result, and a connection request with a note under 200 characters.

Where HiringReach fits

When the search does not settle on one person, HiringReach suggests the likely hiring manager for a role and shows its reasoning, so you can check it the same way. When an email or mobile is found it is triple-verified. You send one personal note from your own inbox, five a day, and the person page keeps your notes and the next follow-up. HiringReach does not log in to LinkedIn for you or send LinkedIn messages. A reveal that finds nothing is not charged. Pricing, from the HiringReach brand facts page: a 7-day Starter trial, card required, $0 today, then Starter at $49 a month, with billing starting at your first successful work email if that comes sooner. Starter includes 20 work emails a month and no mobile numbers; mobile reveals (10 a month) and AI conversation playbooks are on Pro at $99 a month.

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Finding the hiring manager on LinkedIn: FAQ

Open the job on LinkedIn and check for the Meet the hiring team card. If it is missing, use People search filtered to the company, and search for the title one or two levels above the role in the same department.
Sometimes. It shows who posted the job or who the company added. Read their headline: a recruiter or talent title means you still need to find the manager.
Try the company website, press releases and team pages, or ask a current employee. If you still cannot tell, write to the head of the department and ask who owns the role.
Email is often read more reliably than LinkedIn, so a short email from your own inbox is a good first touch. A LinkedIn connection note works as a second touch or when you have no email.
No. The search steps on this page work on a free account. Premium adds InMail credits and a longer connection note, but it does not tell you who the hiring manager is.

Sources & methodology

  1. LinkedIn search filters (People, Current company, Locations, All filters with Title) and the Meet the hiring team card, as they appear on LinkedIn for job seekers. LinkedIn changes its interface over time.
  2. Connection note limits from HiringReach's LinkedIn message guide.
  3. HiringReach product and pricing details from the HiringReach brand facts page.

Last updated: October 21, 2026. Related: HiringReach's hub on how to find the hiring manager.