Director Talent Acquisition, Digital Technology & Data

Location

This role will be based in Wayzata Minnesota.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Director Talent Acquisition leads a globalhigh performingteam responsible for strengthening technology and digital hiring across the enterprise. This role defines the strategic direction for how we attract and engage talent partners closely with senior technology and business leaders and guides the team through ongoing evolution as hiring needs accelerate and shift. The leader brings deep technical recruitingexpertiseoperateseffectively amid ambiguity and uses market intelligence and data to inform decisions and provide clearexecutive levelinsights. Operating with a shortto midterm horizon this role balances strategy with disciplined execution to improve scalability elevate the candidate experience and ensure our hiring investments directly support business growth.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead a geographically dispersed TA team with global hiring scope shaping the vision structure and rhythms that enable consistent scalable delivery across regions and functions
• Define and execute a multiyear talent strategy aligned to business priorities and hiring plans; balance speed quality diversity and cost to meet ambitious growth targets.
• Transform TA capabilities and ways of workingmodernize processes tools and skills; pilot and scale creative recruiting approaches (e.g. proactive sourcing recruitment marketing employer brand assessments) with continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and HR leaders translating business needs into practical recruiting plans; influence workforce plans discuss tradeoffs using market intelligence and lead decisively in high ambiguity environments.
• Drive program delivery and operational excellence across sourcing assessment and offer processes; establish SLAs and KPIs using data and metrics to identify risks/opportunities and course correct to improve cycle time quality and hiring outcomes.
• Provide indirect leadership for Early Careers/University and Executive hiring ensuring standards coordination and successful outcomes while maintaining alignment with the broader DT&D talent strategy.
• Build and sustain strategic pipelines in priority market for critical roles guiding targeted sourcing strategies and elevating the employer brand and candidate experience.
• Optimize the vendor and channel ecosystemlead governance (QBRs KPIs) manage budget and contracts and maximize cost quality and speed across external partners and platforms.
• Ensure compliance and risk management globally aligning policies and practices with local laws and company standards in partnership with Legal Total Rewards and HR operations.
• Develop leaders and recruiters forecasting resources hiring coaching and upskilling; foster an inclusive high performance culture of clarity accountability feedback and growth.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading a talent acquisition team including performance management coaching and developing recruiters.
• Extensive background in technology recruiting with hands-on experience attracting engineering digital data and technical product talent.
• Proven ability to build implement and execute a talent acquisition strategy including pipeline development sourcing channels and scalable recruiting processes.
• Strongproficiencywith recruiting technologies including ATS CRM sourcing tools and digital talent acquisition platforms.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience; typically reflects 10 years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience including direct leadership of recruiting teams and technology hiring.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years recruiting in high-performing technology or digital environmentswith experience supporting senior-level or niche technical roles.
• 3 years of leadership experience building and leading high-performing global or multilocation recruiting teams.
• Experience designing or transforming TA operating models processes or tools to support scaling technical hiring.
• Strong communication influencing and relationship-building skills including experience working with senior technology and business leaders.
• Experience supporting rapid growth workforce transformation or large-scale tech hiring initiatives.
• Commitment to diversity equity and inclusion with experience embedding inclusive recruiting practices into sourcing assessment andselection.
• Deep experience using data and market intelligenceto shape strategy drive KPIs/metrics diagnose risks and tell a clear story to executive stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced highly dynamic and ambiguous environment adapting strategy as priorities evolve.

Compensation Data

The expected salary for this position is $160000 - $190000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location certifications education and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance. At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).