Director, Talent Acquisition
The Role
The Director, Talent Acquisition (TA), will be co-located within one of our main US offices (Medina, MN, Bedford, MA, Houston, TX, Austin, TX) or UK office (Reading, UK) and have a business leaders’ mindset to drive forward our Talent Acquisition operations, maturity model, and strategy. This role will partner closely with business leaders and HR Business Partners in a matrixed environment to provide a clear talent acquisition strategy inclusive of end-to-end recruitment process, talent pipelines, process and technology automation, and operational influence through headcount management and value creation to enable the business unit to achieve double-digit YoY growth.
Reporting to: VP, Human Resources
Location: Co-located within one of our main US offices (Medina, MN, Bedford, MA, Houston, TX, Austin, TX) or UK office (Reading, UK)
Your Impact
- Hands-on management of the full life cycle recruitment process including sourcing, screening, compensation, mobility, and pipelining.
- Partner with senior leaders in the business and colleagues within HR to further enhance and develop our future talent pipelines.
- In partnership with FP&A, own the headcount management and execution for the company relating to hiring velocity and cost aligned to operating strategy and plan.
- Oversee key projects impacting talent: technology implementations for recruiting, University Hiring, hiring compliance, and talent framework to support spanning and future talent.
- Cultivate a network of relationships inside and outside the organization, feeding back intelligence and insight to key stakeholders.
- Develop and communicate recommendations to hiring managers based on knowledge of the markets, candidates, and talent strategies.
- Develops, leads, and mentors a Talent Acquisition team that includes management and recruiter direct reports, globally.
- Continuously refine and become a change agent for processes to be more efficient and beneficial to the team and stakeholders.
- In partnership with HR Business Partners, Talent Management and the business leaders, support short- and long-term hiring strategies to balance “build vs. buy,” succession, and internal mobility.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to drive our branding efforts externally.
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 10+ years of recruitment experience with proven expertise in recruiting solutions, strong operational focus, utilizing data to influence, talent mapping, and direct sourcing.
- Prior leadership experience required. Prior experience in managing geographically dispersed teams highly preferred.
- Strong operational experience in various talent acquisition principles: cost per hire, compa ratio, hiring budgets, geographic hiring strategies, etc.
- An analytical mindset where you value and use data to guide you in the story.
- Experience in headcount management and accountability of delivery preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to develop recruitment and sourcing strategies to drive proactive hiring.
- Experience building strong cross-functional relationships and influencing all levels from individual contributor to executive.
- Strong organizational, critical thinking, attention to detail, active listening, communication, and executive influence.
- Software industry experience preferred.
- Experience with Workday recruiting module, preferred.
Pay
Salary Range: $161,900.00 - $202,400.00
Benefits: Paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.