Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Posting Description

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR TALENT ACQUISITION Human Resources Department to lead the strategic direction and operational excellence of MITs central Talent Acquisition function in a highly decentralized recruiting environment. Responsible for setting business strategy developing and ensuring compliance with talent acquisition policies and establishing governance frameworks that support the Institutes hiring goals. Will work closely with academic and administrative leadership to ensure central HR recruitment strategies align with Institute priorities rapidly changing workforce trends HR analytics and increasingly complex compliance regulations; co-manage critical vendor partnerships with Strategic Sourcing (29 Million in annual spend) establishing performance expectations service-level agreements and compliance requirements; and ensure seamless integration with Oracle Cloud while maintaining full recruiting functionality in PeopleFluent throughout the transition drive user adoption across MIT and align central Talent Acquisition resources to support new functionality. Additionally this position leverages hiring analytics to measure performance engages with community and stakeholder partners across MITs divisions and leads the Talent Acquisition teams AI strategy and adoption to enhance recruiting effectiveness and efficiency.

Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelors degree with a minimum of seven years of progressively responsible HR experience with a demonstrated record of accomplishments in staffing/recruiting preferably in higher education or a matrixed environment; experience managing significant vendor relationships and contracts; experience with talent acquisition platforms and reporting/analytics; strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills; andknowledge of employment laws and regulations governing hiring and experience leading a Talent Acquisition team in a higher education or research environment. PREFERRED: Experience implementing an ATS or managing a new technology platform transition.

Revised 6/25/2026