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Head of Talent Acquisition

Leads and scales Apollo’s global Talent Acquisition organization, partnering with executives to forecast hiring needs and build recruiting infrastructure. Requires 10+ years of recruiting experience, global team leadership, and expertise in AI-enabled recruiting, metrics, process design, and systems.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale the Talent Acquisition function across R&D, go-to-market, and G&A.
  • Design and execute a global recruiting strategy using AI and automation.
  • Build and mentor a high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
  • Partner with executives and senior leaders to forecast hiring needs and align recruiting priorities with business objectives.
  • Establish recruiting metrics, optimize processes, and drive data-informed decisions.
  • Collaborate with Marketing and People teams to strengthen the employer brand.
  • Implement scalable recruiting operations, tools, and systems.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth startup.
  • Experience scaling Talent Acquisition functions in late-stage startups or unicorn-stage companies.
  • Experience with PLG and SMB go-to-market organizations preferred.
  • Familiarity with AI-powered recruiting tools and using technology to improve recruiting outcomes.
  • Experience managing global recruiting teams and hiring for technical, go-to-market, and G&A roles.
  • Expertise in recruiting metrics, process design, and systems implementation.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strategic, execution-oriented, and hands-on approach.

Compensation and Benefits

  • San Francisco pay range: $292,000–$365,000 USD total cash compensation, inclusive of annual base salary and annual bonus as applicable.
  • Benefits may include equity, company bonus, 401(k), paid holidays, flexible PTO, parental leave, employee assistance and wellbeing benefits, global travel coverage, insurance, and FSA/HSA and medical, dental, and vision benefits.

Skills

Talent Acquisition, Recruiting Strategy, Ai Recruiting Tools, Recruiting Automation, Global Recruiting, Recruiting Metrics, Process Design, Systems Implementation, Employer Branding, People Management

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