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Talent Acquisition Manager

Seattle, WAHybrid6+ YOE
Summary

Lead and evolve Hiya's global Talent Acquisition function as a player-coach, managing a small team while personally owning technical and hard-to-fill requisitions across North and South America. Drive scalable recruiting processes, leverage AI tools, and oversee the global internship program in a high-growth AI/tech startup.

About the role

Global Talent Acquisition Leadership

  • Personally carry a requisition load across technical and hard-to-fill roles with hands-on execution
  • Lead and develop a lean team of TA Specialists/Partners while fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and candidate-centric culture
  • Own recruiting strategy and execution primarily for North and South America while supporting global hiring initiatives
  • Partner with global Talent Acquisition partners to assess team bandwidth, align on hiring priorities, and coordinate requisition workload distribution across regions
  • Drive operational consistency by building scalable, unified, global recruiting processes and best practices
  • Partner with hiring managers and leadership to develop hiring plans aligned with business priorities and growth goals
  • Coach and support the recruiting team on prioritization, execution, and candidate management

Recruiting Operations & Insights

  • Help the Talent Acquisition team leverage recruiting tools, automation, and AI capabilities to improve sourcing effectiveness and drive data-informed hiring decisions
  • Use recruiting data and pipeline metrics to improve hiring efficiency, candidate experience, and overall recruiting effectiveness
  • Partner with the VP of People to continuously improve recruiting workflows, reporting, and talent acquisition processes
  • Partner cross-functionally to deliver a seamless global onboarding experience from offer acceptance through the first week

Employer Brand & Internship Program

  • Lead and evolve Hiya’s global employer branding initiatives to strengthen market visibility and candidate engagement
  • Manage and expand Hiya’s global internship program, including university partnerships, intern experience, and program structure
  • Help position Hiya as an employer of choice within competitive technical talent markets

Recruiting Technology & AI Innovation

  • Partner with the VP of People to evaluate, optimize, and evolve Hiya’s talent acquisition tech stack
  • Stay current on AI advancements and emerging hiring technologies that improve sourcing effectiveness, workflow efficiency, and candidate engagement
  • Champion thoughtful adoption of emerging tools, technologies, and workflows while raising AI fluency across the business

What We’re Looking For

  • 6+ years of talent acquisition experience in AI or high-growth/startup tech company, including experience managing recruiters or recruiting teams
  • Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing hiring while upholding high hiring standards
  • Strong technical Talent Acquisition experience with proven ability to operate as both a strategic partner and hands-on individual contributor
  • Track record of building or improving recruiting processes and workflows in a growing organization
  • Experience building, deploying, or leveraging AI agents or AI-driven solutions that improve operational efficiency (strongly preferred)
  • Comfortable using recruiting metrics and data to guide prioritization and improve hiring outcomes
  • Experience with Ashby or AI native ATS platform required; familiarity with Juicebox, LinkedIn Recruiter, metaview and other AI-enabled recruiting tools
Skills
Talent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingRecruiting OperationsATS (Ashby)LinkedIn RecruiterAI-Driven Recruiting ToolsEmployer BrandingInternship Program ManagementData-Driven RecruitingProcess Improvement