Senior Director of Talent Acquisition in United States at Jobgether
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Job Description
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director of Talent Acquisition based in the United States.
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping how a mission-driven organization attracts, engages, and hires top talent. The position sits at the center of People & Culture and plays a critical role in building scalable, equitable, and forward-looking recruitment systems. You will lead full-cycle hiring while also designing the infrastructure and strategies that strengthen long-term talent pipelines. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and hiring managers, you will elevate recruiting practices across the organization. The role blends strategic workforce planning, employer branding, and hands-on search execution in a fast-paced, values-driven environment. It offers the opportunity to directly influence organizational growth and the development of teams advancing meaningful social impact.
- Lead the organization’s end-to-end talent acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with workforce planning, organizational growth priorities, and long-term culture goals.
- Own full-cycle recruitment for senior and executive-level roles, managing multiple concurrent searches with rigor and consistency.
- Develop and maintain proactive talent pipelines across key functions, leveraging mission-driven, nonprofit, and sector-specific networks.
- Build and optimize recruitment systems, including ATS workflows, candidate databases, and standardized hiring processes to improve efficiency and equity.
- Strengthen employer branding and external visibility through targeted outreach strategies, partnerships, and talent community engagement.
- Partner closely with senior leadership to anticipate hiring needs and support succession planning and organizational design efforts.
- Guide hiring managers through role definition, interviewing best practices, and equitable evaluation frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with equitable hiring standards, documentation requirements, and best practices in talent acquisition.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on workforce planning, recruitment trends, and talent market insights.
- Foster a culture of recruitment ownership across the organization by enabling employees to act as talent connectors and ambassadors.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, including leadership of senior or executive-level hiring processes.
- Demonstrated ability to design and manage full-cycle recruitment strategies across multiple roles simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of equitable hiring practices, candidate evaluation methodologies, and relevant employment regulations.
- Experience building or optimizing recruitment systems, including applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools.
- Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms is highly preferred.
- Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders and hiring managers.
- Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to connect hiring strategy to broader organizational goals.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
- Passion for mission-driven work and interest in supporting organizations with social impact goals.
- Experience in nonprofit, mission-driven, or Jewish communal organizations is a plus but not required.
- Competitive annual salary ranging from $120,000 to $140,000, depending on experience and location.
- Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contribution.
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, personal days, holidays, and additional service-related leave.
- Retirement plan with employer matching contributions.
- Professional development funding and learning opportunities.
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees.
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Access to additional employee support and economic assistance programs.
- Hybrid work flexibility depending on location.
- Opportunity to shape a national talent strategy within a mission-driven organization.