Director of Talent Acquisition

About Us:
We are an awardwinning 2600 employee design firm known for innovation creativity and a peoplefirst culture. With over 30 studios across the globe were experiencing growth and looking to expand our highperforming team.

Were seeking a strategic highenergy Director of Talent Acquisition to lead our recruiting operations with a strong focus on data metrics and scalable systems. This is a leadership role charged with building the future of our talent pipeline and ensuring we remain a top destination for worldclass design professionals.

The Role:

As the Director of Talent Acquisition you will lead all aspects of recruitment strategy execution and optimization across the firm. This includes managing national and studiolevel recruitment activities aligning talent efforts with business priorities and maintaining a metricsdriven culture that supports our highgrowth trajectory.

Youll collaborate closely with our HR Business Partners and Talent Leaders across 30 studios ensuring our recruitment strategies are tailored inclusive and effective. Youll also own and elevate our recruitment technology including our internal applicant tracking system and our relationship with LinkedIn ensuring bestinclass functionality and usage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership:
  • Define and lead the firmwide talent acquisition strategy in alignment with business and growth goals.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for all recruitment activities across the firm.
  • Partner with the Chief People Officer and Studio HRBPs to forecast hiring needs identify gaps and drive performance.
  • Manage LinkedIn relationship and ensure platform utilization is optimized for strategic sourcing and branding

• Operational Excellence:
  • Own and refine use of our internal recruitment database to ensure consistent datadriven decisions and performance metrics tracking.
  • Implement scalable recruitment systems and processes to support studiospecific and firmwide hiring.
  • Ensure consistent use of applicant tracking systems for robust pipeline reporting and candidate engagement.

• Talent Sourcing & Branding:
  • Devise and execute compelling employer branding and job marketing strategies.
  • Promote our culture values and design excellence to attract top talent.
  • Research and source passive candidates through online channels and industryspecific platforms.
  • Attend design conferences job fairs and build longterm pipelines via strategic networking.

• Diversity Equity & Inclusion:
  • Develop outreach strategies to engage with underrepresented talent pools.
  • Build and maintain partnerships with HBCUs NOMA and other affinity organizations.
  • Promote inclusive hiring practices and candidate evaluation frameworks

Qualifications:

• 12 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition preferably within AEC or designrelated industries.
• Demonstrated success in leading and scaling recruiting functions in highgrowth environments.
• Deep understanding of fullcycle recruiting and sourcing strategies.
• Proven track record of building and optimizing recruiting systems and performance metrics.
• Strong command of LinkedIn Talent Solutions ATS platforms and candidate sourcing tools.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with creative job advertising and social mediadriven campaigns.
• Passion for design creativity and working with diverse talent.
• Demonstrated experience in recruiting for equity and diversity.
• Role reports to the Chief People Officer.

We Offer:

• Competitive salary range: $120000 $175000 based on experience geographic location and qualifications.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical dental vision wellness programs LTD Life Insurance 401(k) PTO.
• Commitment to pay equity performancebased growth and inclusive talent practices.
• A fastpaced supportive environment where your work truly matters.

Join us as we shape the future of designone talented hire at a time.

Apply today to be part of something extraordinary.

Required Experience:

Director