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FieldguideFieldguideSan Francisco, CA

Director, Talent Acquisition

Leads and scales a global talent acquisition team for rapid company growth from 150 to 600+ employees, building recruiting systems, employer brand, and AI-powered operations. Requires 10+ years experience leading TA at high-growth AI/SaaS firms, with executive influence and hands-on AI tooling expertise.

190k – 240k
Hybrid10+ YOERecruiting

About the role

What You'll Do

Team Leadership and Development

  • Build, coach, and lead a high-performing, globally distributed talent acquisition team
  • Create a culture of ownership, data-driven continuous improvement, and high standards across the recruiting function, balancing speed and quality as the company scales
  • Act as a trusted advisor to founders, executives, and hiring managers, guiding hiring decisions and tradeoffs with sound judgment, market knowledge, and data
  • Use AI to synthesize pipeline data, team performance signals, and market intelligence into clear leadership briefings

Employer Brand and Talent Marketing

  • Contribute to the build of a compelling employer brand that clearly articulates Fieldguide's mission, culture, and value proposition to attract top talent
  • Design candidate experiences that reflect who Fieldguide is: technically rigorous, values-driven, and genuinely differentiated
  • Partner with Marketing and People Ops to bring the Fieldguide story to life across channels, including LinkedIn, job boards, community events, campus programs, and more

Systems, Tooling, and AI-Powered Operations

  • Continuously improve recruiting processes, tools, and vendor relationships to support growth and efficiency, with AI as a default accelerant
  • Partner with People Operations on live recruiting dashboards that give leaders real-time visibility into pipeline health, hiring velocity, offer conversion, and quality of hire
  • Define and track meaningful recruiting metrics that surface bottlenecks, inform tradeoffs, and demonstrate the function's business impact
  • Stay current on market trends, particularly in technical, AI, and hard-to-hire talent areas

Who You Are (Must-Haves)

  • Recruiting Leadership at Scale: 10+ years of talent acquisition experience, including leading teams at high-growth AI or SaaS startups. Scaled organizations from early days to 600+ employees.
  • Executive Influence: Proven ability to partner with and influence founders, executives, and senior leaders on hiring strategy and execution.
  • Global Hiring Expertise: Demonstrated success designing and executing end-to-end global recruiting strategies across geographies.
  • Employer Brand Building: Experience building employer branding or talent marketing initiatives that moved the needle on candidate quality and offer acceptance.
  • Team Development: Experience building, developing, and retaining high-performing talent acquisition teams.
  • Recruiting Systems and Tooling: Strong background in building scalable recruiting processes, AI tooling; hands-on experience with Ashby is a strong plus.
  • International Expansion: Experience supporting new market entry and building recruiting infrastructure in regions new to the company.
  • AI-Native: AI embedded in how you work; built repeatable, AI-powered recruiting workflows with measurable impact.

Bonus Points

  • Experience hiring for technical AI/ML roles in a competitive San Francisco market
  • Hands-on experience with AI sourcing or screening tools

Skills

AshbyAi SourcingAi ScreeningRecruiting DashboardsLinkedin RecruitingEmployer BrandingGlobal RecruitingTalent PipelinesAI WorkflowsRecruiting Metrics

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