Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Talent Acquisition Overview

The Senior Director, Talent Acquisition will lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across various business functions, build and maintain a diverse candidate network, and support the organization's talent acquisition strategy and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across a broad portfolio of League Office functions and levels
• Build and maintain a network of diverse candidates through proactive recruitment, market research, and ongoing relationship management
• Conduct in-depth interviews of candidates and demonstrate the ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences
• Partner with hiring teams to build effective approaches for sourcing, assessment, and onboarding while managing department expectations against budget
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal leaders on compensation offer strategy, interview strategy, role responsibilities, candidate evaluation, and competency assessments
• Support recruiting operations enhancements and future talent acquisition technology initiatives, including applicant tracking system optimization and implementation projects
• Utilize recruiting metrics, real-time data, market insights, and hiring data to assess effectiveness, identify trends, and inform talent acquisition strategy and decision-making, and course correct as necessary
• Create an exceptional candidate experience that represents MLS culture
• Drive talent acquisition initiatives and provide leadership in promoting an inclusive and equitable culture
• Manage existing and create new partnerships to help create a robust talent pipeline
• Participate in special projects and recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent, and identification of top performers for internal openings
• Ensure staffing processes, procedures, and practices follow Federal, State, and Company guidelines
• Support executive and senior-level searches, including partnering with external search firms when appropriate
• Develop personal growth opportunities for employees

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of progressive corporate recruiting experience including sourcing and full-cycle recruiting required
• Experience within sports, media, entertainment, consumer brands, or similarly fast-paced organizations strongly preferred
• Experience helping build, modernize, or scale talent acquisition processes and infrastructure preferred
• Experience implementing or optimizing applicant tracking systems, including Greenhouse, strongly preferred
• Proven experience recruiting across a broad range of business functions and levels, including senior leadership searches
• Experience developing recruiting strategies, including employer brand promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management
• Experience building and cultivating productive partnerships with talent providers, professional associations, etc. to build an inclusive talent pipeline
• Strong consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member
• Experience building and using a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive recruitment and research
• Experience with applicant tracking systems, Greenhouse preferred

Qualifications

• High-level of commitment to a quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity, and compliance
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team environment
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrated decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Benefits

Total Rewards: Major League Soccer offers a competitive starting base salary of $155,000 - $185,000, based on individual qualifications, market financials, and operational business needs. We are committed to providing a Total Rewards package that attracts, supports, engages, and retains talent. Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a $500 wellness reimbursement, and generous Holiday and PTO schedule to promote work-life balance. We also prioritize career and professional development, offering on-the-job training, feedback, and ongoing educational opportunities.

Pay

$155,000 - $185,000 based on individual qualifications, market financials, and operational business needs

Schedule

Four (4) day in-office schedule, with the flexibility to work remotely one (1) day each week, based on business and department needs.