Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
Lead Altana's talent acquisition as a player-coach, mentoring a recruiter team, owning executive search for high-impact roles, shaping global TA strategy, and driving operational excellence with data, AI tools, and inclusive processes in a high-growth tech environment.
About the job
You Will
- Partner with the Chief People Officer, People Team, and leaders across Altana to ensure talent acquisition is a strategic catalyst for Altana's growth.
- Lead and mentor Altana's existing team of recruiters as a hands-on player-coach, modeling best-in-class recruiting and setting the team up to succeed.
- Help shape and execute a global talent acquisition strategy that matches Altana's quality standards, operating speed, and business complexity.
- Own executive search and end-to-end recruitment on critical, high impact roles, partnering with a vetted ecosystem of trusted external partners where needed.
- Equip the team to partner with senior leaders on workforce planning, department-specific hiring strategies, and building robust talent pipelines that accelerate business objectives.
- Drive excellence across the full recruiting lifecycle (from market positioning and employer branding to sourcing, screening, and closing), ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and a diverse, high-quality pipeline through an equitable, inclusive process.
- Advance operational excellence in the Talent function, leveraging data, metrics, and scalable systems (including AI-powered tools and automation) to improve efficiency, accountability, and impact.
- Support talent strategy and execution for continued global expansion across NYC, DC, London, and remote teams.
You Have
- 12+ years in talent acquisition, including 4+ years leading and developing recruiting teams, ideally in high growth tech environments.
- Proven success leading end-to-end Talent Acquisition strategy and operations in a high-growth, fast-scaling, tech environment (preferably with added complexity such as AI, fintech, data platforms, supply chain, or public-sector).
- Proven track record and passion for the art and science of recruiting, with a desire to still be hands on with critical, high-impact roles.
- Strategic business partner with the ability to collaborate closely with senior stakeholders, identifying data-driven insights on talent acquisition lifecycle to drive improvements in our talent strategy and execution.
- Demonstrated track record of building and leading high-performing, global recruiting teams in a high-impact culture.
- Deep experience in full-lifecycle recruiting, executive search, and data-driven talent sourcing strategies.
- Experience leading transformation efforts, aligning talent acquisition efforts with new and emerging technology such as AI-powered processes and automation to accelerate business objectives.
Compensation
US Salary Range: $250,000 - $300,000 USD (base salary; competitive equity grants and discretionary bonus included in total compensation for most full-time offers).
Benefits:
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy.
- Industry-leading Paid Parental Leave (14 weeks for non-birthing/adoptive/foster parents; up to 26 weeks for birthing parents at 100% base salary).
- Full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions; 100% employer-paid high deductible health plan + HSA contribution; FSA option.
- Life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance at no cost.
- 401(k) retirement savings program with Fidelity.
- Commuter benefits (pre-tax for transit/parking).
- Free premium Calm subscription for wellness.
- Pet insurance (Wishbone) and telehealth discounts.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Dependent Care FSA.
Skills
Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Workforce Planning, Talent Sourcing, Recruiting Strategy, Ai-Powered Recruiting Tools, Global Team Leadership, Data-Driven Talent Analytics
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