Director Talent Acquisition (Career Path)

About Coastal Waste & Recycling

At Coastal Waste & Recycling, we're building more than a company, we're building a team. As one of the fastest-growing privately held waste and recycling companies in the Southeast, we're looking for people who take pride in their work, put safety first, and are ready to grow with us.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Create and execute Talent Acquisition strategies that support Coastal's short- and long-term growth.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical operational, leadership, and corporate positions.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders to identify workforce needs and develop hiring strategies.
• Use recruiting analytics, workforce data, and market trends to improve hiring decisions and organizational planning.
• Establish recruiting service standards, performance metrics, and accountability across the Talent Acquisition function.
• Drive continuous improvement of recruiting processes, technology, and the overall candidate experience.
• Lead the adoption and optimization of Workday Recruiting and other recruiting technologies.
• Create hiring manager training and accountability programs that strengthen recruiting partnerships.
• Monitor key Talent Acquisition metrics, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, offer acceptance rates, source effectiveness, and turnover trends.
• Partner with People Experience leadership to strengthen Coastal's employer brand and employment marketing strategies.
• Lead recruiting efforts for acquisitions, start-up operations, and large-scale hiring initiatives.
• Manage external recruiting vendors and strategic partnerships.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, company policies, and recruiting best practices.

What You'll Bring

• Seven (7) or more years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including at least three (3) years leading recruiting teams.
• Experience building and leading recruiting strategies in a multi-site or high-growth organization.
• Proven success developing recruiters and creating high-performing Talent Acquisition teams.
• Experience partnering with executive and operational leaders on workforce planning and hiring strategies.
• Strong understanding of recruiting analytics, workforce planning, and recruiting technology.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems; Workday Recruiting experience is preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence across all levels of the organization while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in waste and recycling, transportation, logistics, construction, environmental services, hospitality, or another field operations environment.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, rapid organizational growth, or large-scale hiring initiatives.
• Experience implementing recruiting process improvements and technology solutions.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Creole) is a plus.