What it means
Requisition management is the process of creating, approving, updating, tracking, and closing job requisitions in a hiring workflow. It can include headcount approval, job details, compensation range, hiring manager ownership, location, employment type, budget status, interview plan, posting rules, approval history, candidate pipeline, and closeout data. In recruiting software, requisitions are often the organizing record for hiring work.
Why buyers should care
Weak requisition management creates unclear ownership, budget confusion, duplicate roles, inconsistent postings, and unreliable reporting. A requisition should connect business approval, job requirements, workflow stages, candidate activity, offer approval, and final hiring outcome. Buyers should evaluate whether software supports configurable approval paths, required fields, version history, requisition templates, status changes, reporting, and integration with HRIS or workforce planning systems.
Evaluation checks
Review requisition intake, approval routing, compensation validation, posting controls, change history, hiring-manager tasks, pipeline views, and closeout reporting. Ask vendors to demonstrate a changed job requirement, rejected approval, paused requisition, and reopened role. Strong requisition management keeps hiring work grounded in an approved business need.
This glossary entry is buyer-oriented guidance, not legal, compliance, or financial advice.