Director, Talent Acquisition

Hiring Strategy & Demand Shaping 

• Own Talent Acquisition strategy aligned to enterprise talent and workforce plans, ensuring the function delivers against hiring demand while operating within approved headcount 

• Shape and sequence hiring demand in partnership with HRBPs, Finance, and business leaders; make prioritization and tradeoff decisions across competing hiring needs 

• Partner with Workforce Planning on headcount forecasting, position approvals, and executive leadership staffing governance 

Team Leadership & Performance 

• Lead and develop the talent acquisition team, establishing clear expectations for intake rigor, requisition health, and candidate experience 

• Drive team performance through capacity planning, workload balancing, and aging requisition management; ensure stable recruiter workloads and reduced stalled searches 

• Oversee the calibration and development of recruiters across all levels, ensuring title and scope alignment to the future-state operating model 

Stakeholder Partnership & Escalation 

• Serve as final escalation point for complex or high-impact hiring issues, including executive-level intake, offer negotiations, and hiring manager disputes 

• Partner with Compensation, HRBPs, and hiring managers on role scoping, leveling, and competitive offer strategy 

• Represent Talent Acquisition in executive-level staffing discussions, and cross-functional talent initiatives 

Operational Excellence 

• Establish and enforce intake discipline, sourcing standards, and quality benchmarks across Talent Acquisition 

• Monitor, report on, and drive excellence in recruiting KPIs including time-to-fill, hiring quality, candidate experience, and requisition aging 

• Drive continuous improvement in recruiting workflows in partnership with TA Operations and Technology teams 

• Partner with the shared services model and TA Operations for sourcing support, scheduling, and candidate coordination to maximize recruiter capacity and efficiency 

Agency & Vendor Management 

• Manage all recruitment agency relationships including vendor selection, performance management, and contract terms 

• Oversee agency invoice tracking, spend management, and dashboarding/metrics to ensure cost-effectiveness and ROI 

• Ensure agency usage aligns with the capacity model and is deployed strategically for hard-to-fill or surge hiring needs