829studios - Director of Talent Acquisition

Remote - USA *1w ago

Requirements

• 10+ years in talent acquisition, including experience managing and developing recruiters • A track record of personally closing senior-level, sales, account management, and performance marketing roles - agency experience preferred • Strong ATS skills; hands-on Ashby experience preferred • Comfortable with AI recruiting tools, or quick to pick them up • Equally comfortable presenting to executive leadership and running your own desk • A process builder - you'd rather fix a broken workflow than work around it • A metrics-driven approach to managing a team • Experience recruiting in a fast-growing company is a plus • How We'll Measure Success (First 6 Months) • The team is consistently hitting sourcing and submission targets, and you can see it in the reporting • Open roles are being filled against the headcount plan, with visible progress toward growth targets • There's a documented, repeatable process from intake to close that the team actually uses • Time-to-fill and offer-accept rate improve • New-hire retention improves • Recruiters on the team are retained and growing, not just the people they place • Reliance on outside agencies and contingency spend goes down as the in-house team scales • A regular workforce-planning cadence with senior leadership is established and running • AI tools are part of how the team sources and screens candidates

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership • Manage, coach, and develop our recruiters as a true player-coach - carry your own req load and set the standard for how the team executes • Set goals, run regular pipeline reviews, and hold the team accountable for sourcing targets, submission volume, quality, and hires • Build a TA structure that can scale with us as we grow headcount 2x over the next four years • Strategic Partnership • Partner with senior leadership on workforce planning, hiring forecasts, and talent strategy tied to our revenue and growth goals • Bring market intelligence - comp benchmarks, the competitive talent landscape, sourcing trends - into planning conversations • Advise and execute an “always-on” hiring strategy, ensuring that talent pipelines are built and nurtured over time • Full-Cycle Recruiting • Personally own full-cycle recruiting for sales, strategic and key executive roles from intake through close • Run a high-volume outbound sourcing strategy - self-sourced pipeline, targeted outreach, market mapping - that directly supports revenue growth • Partner with hiring managers on role scoping, candidate experience, and offer strategy • Systems, Process & AI • Own and improve our recruiting process inside Ashby, from req intake through offer • Build and maintain recruiting reports and dashboards so leadership has real visibility into pipeline health and team performance • Be the team's go-to person on recruiting tech - evaluate and roll out AI tools for sourcing, screening, and outreach that help the team move faster • Metrics & Accountability • Own the team's KPIs: sourcing activity, submissions, submission-to-offer conversion, offer-accept rate, time-to-fill, and roles closed • Report on performance on a regular cadence and adjust the approach when the numbers say to • Treat new-hire retention as a recruiting metric - work with the rest of HR to close quality-of-hire gaps

Benefits

• Remote Workplace. You have the option to work at our office in Boston or remotely in one of these states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA. • Paid Time Off. Receive generous paid vacation benefits that increase each year you’re with us, 14 Company Holidays, and Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. • 401K + Match. 401K plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year of employment and financial literacy services provided through our retirement provider. • Life Insurance Benefit. No-cost coverage to ensure peace of mind for your family. • Short Term Disability Benefit. We've got you covered if you need to be OOO with an illness or injury that keeps you out of work. • Healthcare. Choose from several competitive healthcare plans for you and your family with 80% employer coverage for all medical and dental premiums, 100% employer coverage for vision, and the option to participate in the FSA program. • Commuter Benefits. Allocate pre-tax funds towards your commute to save up to 40% per year in transportation expenses. • Continuing Education. Access to monthly team-led webinars, exclusive 829-cohort based learning, digital course platforms, and funding opportunities to attend national conferences and events. • What We Believe