Director of Recruiting and Sourcing

Brief Description:

The Director, Recruiting & Sourcing provides strategic and operational leadership for enterprise-wide recruiting and sourcing activities across Patterson-UTI and its affiliated companies. This role is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive recruiting strategies aligned with business priorities, anticipated workforce needs, and organizational growth while strengthening the Company’s ability to attract and secure qualified talent.

This role will lead a team responsible for full-cycle recruiting and proactive sourcing across corporate, technical, and field operations, including professional, hourly, contingent workforce hiring, university recruiting, and military/trade-school partnerships. This position drives recruiting effectiveness through process optimization, technology enablement and data-driver decision making to improve hiring outcomes and the overall candidate experience. 

Reporting to the Senior VP HR Operations, this role will serve as a strategic partner to the business, Region HR and HR leadership.

Detailed Description:

• Lead the development and execution of the enterprise recruiting and sourcing strategy, aligned with business needs.
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing team that delivers excellence in high-volume, contractor, and niche hiring environments.
• Define and implement forward-thinking sourcing and selection methodologies, leveraging technology and employer branding.
• Serve as the owner and sponsor for recruiting and sourcing initiatives including partnering with Region HR, campus recruiting, military outreach, and skilled trades hiring.
• Establish and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring continuous improvement across the teams, harmonized recruiting processes, candidate experience, and hiring manager satisfaction.
• Serve as a trusted partner to organizational leaders to proactively identify hiring needs.
• Oversee and optimize vendor relationships, including contingent labor strategies and staffing agency partnerships.
• Contribute to and lead projects and change initiatives including but not limited to technology adoption (e.g., ATS), process redesign, and talent-related Merger & Acquisition integration.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable labor and employment regulations and internal policy standards.
• Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging through recruiting practices and partnerships.
• Represent Patterson-UTI at industry and community/industry events to build relationships and amplify our employer brand.

Job Requirements:

• Experience designing recruiting and sourcing strategies in complex, matrixed organizations, preferably within industrial, energy, technology, or manufacturing sectors.
• Expertise in full lifecycle recruiting, high-volume hiring, and passive talent attraction and engagement.
• Knowledge of recruiting analytics and data-driven decision making.
• Experience optimizing enterprise ATS platforms (Oracle Recruiting Cloud preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to and / or lead organizational change and influence at the senior leadership level.

• Strategic thinker that possesses professional qualities that instill confidence and trust at all levels in the organization.

• Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local hiring laws and best practices for compliance.

• Knowledge of best practices for sourcing, selection, and hiring and the ability to share knowledge and develop team members. 

• Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Word and Excel.

• Ability to build, motivate and influence experienced hiring TA teams to produce results within tight deadlines.

• Ability to provide a continuous improvement mindset to focus on identifying challenges and opportunities and providing creative solutions.

• Ability and experience in successfully leading multiple strategic projects simultaneously.

• Ability to maintain Company and employee confidentiality at all times and handle sensitive employee information and protect Company proprietary information in an appropriate manner,

• Ability to travel as needed to support hiring events, and to visit locations such as shops, yard, work sites, drilling rigs, or other office locations; occasionally requiring extended travel to remote locations and/or overnight stay(s) outside normal office area.

Core Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking & Vision
• Organizational Agility
• Talent Development & Team Leadership
• Business & Financial Acumen
• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
• Operational Excellence
• Accountability & Ownership

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field of study. 

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience including HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition full-cycle recruiting.
• 5+ years supervisory experience with large teams (greater than 10 employees).

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS HR, or similar). 

• Experience recruiting skilled trades within the Oil & Gas industry providing contract drilling or pressure pumping services.

• Experience with Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) applicant tracking system.

• Recruiting for positions that include field and rig-based roles, technicians, mechanics, trucking, engineering, office/professional, HSE and other related positions.

Additional Details:

Work is primarily in a climate controlled / office environment with minimal safety / health hazard potential. The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, or walk with occasional lifting (overhead, waist level) from floor, bending and frequent near vision use for reading and use of computer, telephone and other office equipment. Occasional travel to other Company offices and worksites often in remote locations, is required during normal operating conditions while wearing designated personal protective equipment (PPE).