Strategic Talent Programs Director

The Strategic Talent Programs Director is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing recommending and operationalizing OneRails most critical talent strategies. This role carries director-level ownership and visibility but does not include a team of direct reports. Instead the Director personally drives execution across Talent Acquisition support organizational design leadership enablement and performance systems while collaborating closely with and reporting to the VP People Operations.

The Strategic Talent Programs Director will create suggest and develop scalable solutions and frameworks that strengthen workforce planning hiring outcomes leadership capability and organizational alignment. Many initiatives will require cross-functional partnership and executive influence especially with Sales Finance Strategy and Operations. The role requires a leader who is comfortable owning outcomes independently while providing thought leadership and strategic recommendations to the VP People Operations and other executives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Acquisition

• Personally manage priority recruitment activities including sourcing candidate engagement assessment and closing for high-impact or senior-level roles.
• Build and maintain proactive pipelines for niche technical and leadership positions.
• Recommend sourcing strategies assessment tools and hiring approaches; implement those approved by the VP People Operations.
• Develop insights and data to guide hiring priorities and candidate experience improvements.
• This director-level position is hands-on and does not initially employ a recruiting team until future hiring load supports the addition of recruiting staff.

• Forecast hiring needs based on business objectives revenue plans and departmental priorities.
• Build workforce models and headcount recommendations in collaboration with the VP People Operations and VP Finance.
• Create dashboards and analyses that inform budget planning capacity modeling and hiring velocity requirements.

• Recommend organizational design solutions including structure changes capability mapping and team scalability models to enhance efficiency and growth.
• Develop career pathing frameworks job architecture guidelines and promotion criteria.
• Conduct workforce and capability assessments to inform proposed org design recommendations.
• Support leaders in understanding trade-offs and options and provide suggestions to the VP People Operations and relevant executives.

• Own administration training and adoption of Working Genius/Leadr; coach leaders on interpreting behavioral data for hiring communication and team development.
• Propose leadership development pathways learning programs and enablement initiatives that elevate manager capability.
• Design and recommend talent programs aligned to cultural and operational needs with the VP People Operations determining final implementation.

• Lead the operational management of OneRails OKR system through ensuring alignment clarity and accountability.
• Train leaders on writing effective Objectives & Key Results and ensuring cross-functional consistency.
• Recommend improvements to goal-setting cadence reporting and performance rituals; partner with the VP People Operations on execution decisions.

• Serve as a strategic advisor who develops talent recommendations grounded in data competitive benchmarks and organizational health indicators.
• Partner closely with department leaders to diagnose talent challenges and propose solutions.
• Collaborate with Strategy and Finance on workforce initiatives that affect long-term planning.
• Work collaboratively with executives by offering thoughtful insights and recommendations while supporting the VP People Operations as the main decision-maker for People initiatives.

• 10 years in Talent Acquisition Talent Management Organizational Design or Strategic People Operations.
• Demonstrated success operating as a hands-on individual contributor at a senior level.
• Proven ability to build and execute talent programs without a reporting team.
• Expertise in recruiting senior or niche roles with strong sourcing and assessment capabilities.
• Experience designing scalable talent systems such as career paths behavioral assessments and leadership enablement programs.
• Strong data analysis skills particularly in workforce modeling and talent forecasting.
• Experience administering OKR or performance systems (Leadr).
• Exceptional communication facilitation and executive stakeholder management.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree or HR/OD certification preferred.
• Orlando-based or willing to relocate; 20% travel may be required.

• Advanced degree or HR/Organizational Development certification (e.g. SHRM-SCP SPHR OD certification).
• Experience with Leadr specifically or similar modern performance/talent management platforms.
• Experience working in a fast-paced high-growth or operationally complex environment.

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About OneRail

OneRail is a leading omnichannel fulfillment solution pairing best-in-class software with logistics as a service to provide dependability and speed to help businesses meet their delivery promise. With a real-time connected network of 12 million drivers OneRail matches the right vehicle for the right delivery so brands lower expenses and increase capacity to rapidly scale their businesses. This people-plus-platform approach features a 24/7 USA-based exceptions team who maintain a 98% on-time delivery rate. By optimizing fulfillment processes reducing costs and improving order accuracy with store-shelf-to-doorstep visibility OneRail is committed to empowering clients and improving the customer experience.

OneRail was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 two years in a row was ranked 19th in the 2025 FreightTech 25 named for the fifth year in a row to the FreightTech 100 was honored as one of Inc. magazines Best Workplaces 2023 was listed on Forbes lists of Americas Best Startup Employers for the last three years was named to the Inc. 5000 two years in a row and was selected as the Last Mile Company of the Year for the 2024 SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards. To learn more about OneRail visit .