The Role

We’re seeking a Global Director of Talent Acquisition to partner directly with executives and organizational leaders to guide hiring strategy, drive headcount management, and build efficient and scalable hiring processes. This is a pivotal role to the success of the business as we set out to grow our team by 250%+ over the next 12 months and seek to radically transform how 3 billion+ users live and interact on the decentralized Web. 

In this role, you will develop industry-leading recruiting practices to attract diverse, bar-raising talent, and will mentor, manage and grow a team of recruiting managers, coordinators, sourcers, and recruiters across the globe. You and your team will work collaboratively and cross-functionally with a variety of stakeholders, advising hiring teams on best practices, while formulating strategic talent initiatives that align with our mission and business priorities. 

You Are:

• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Committed to continuous improvement
• A mentor and strategic partner who can connect with people from all walks of life
• Passionate about attracting and developing diverse talent
• Able to influence and drive change that transcends geographies, personality types, and communication styles
• Comfortable making decisions and leading through change
• Always striving to raise the bar and inspiring the same from those around you
• An empathetic and engaging leader who is solutions-focused, data-driven and results-oriented

You will:

• Articulate, own, and lead our global recruiting strategy including scaling our systems and processes and identifying opportunities to elevate our candidate experience and employer brand
• Serve as a strategic partner on talent strategy, prioritization, and workforce planning and translate these insights into an actionable sourcing and employment marketing strategy
• Serve as a thought-leader and subject matter expert on hiring assessments and selection strategies
• Assess the ROI of various sourcing and hiring strategies
• Develop and oversee our global employer branding efforts and employee value proposition
• Lead, coach and effectively manage the global Talent Acquisition team's performance while fostering a collaborative and development-centric team culture
• Define, measure, and analyze all Talent Acquisition performance metrics to monitor the team effectiveness
• Develop the team and implement efforts to continuously improve our Talent Acquisition processes
• Develop and manage an annual Talent Acquisition budget
• Handle relationships and contracts with existing partners and vendors while evaluating opportunities for new partnerships and innovation
• Implement innovative sourcing, referral, and recruitment strategies with a focus on attracting diverse, bar-raising talent to meet our current and future hiring needs
• Design and refine our systems, tools and trainings to support a best-in-class candidate experience that scales across our global team
• Role model and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Partner with L&D to ensure hiring managers have the skills needed to identify and attract high-quality candidates
• Build strong partnerships with leaders across the organization to provide a proactive approach to talent acquisition and forecast hiring needs
• Review, analyze and report on ever-evolving talent market trends

Requirements:

• 10+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth, technical environment
• 5+ years of experience building, managing and mentoring a global recruiting team in a hyper-growth environment
• Proven ability to partner and work effectively in a cross-functional leadership capacity
• Proven experience setting key performance indicators and targets, presenting key metrics to management, and making data lead decisions
• Experience delivering large projects, process improvements and managing through change
• Experience providing a consultative recruiting approach with internal stakeholders
• Proven track record leading successful Recruiting teams that exceed their hiring goals
• Experience coaching and enabling recruiting managers to develop strategic recruiting plans
• Adept at developing and executing passive sourcing strategies and headhunting for senior roles
• Skilled in interview process improvement strategies
• Experience owning employer branding strategies
• Proficiency in social media recruitment strategies
• Hands-on experience with sourcing techniques (e.g. recruiting on social platforms and crafting Boolean search strings)
• Familiarity with maximizing features in HR databases and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Greenhouse experience desired
• Demonstrated track record of success in developing and implementing successful and creative recruitment strategies
• Demonstrated track record of success developing and implementing long-term recruitment strategy to meet recruiting goals in high-growth organizations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management
• Previous in-house experience, preferably in a start-up or technology-driven organization
• Knowledge of workforce planning and headcount forecasting

Tech Stack:

Greenhouse (ATS), ModernLoop, Rippling (HRIS), Gem, BrightHire, Slack, Notion, G-Suite, Linkedin Recruiter, ChartHope, FigureHR, CultureAmp

Talent Acquisition Team:

Part of the broader People function, the Talent Acquisition team at Unstoppable Domains supports the growth of the company across all departments and geographic locations, while being laser-focused on creating fair, equitable and dignified candidate experience. The team currently consists of 4 Recruiters and a Recruiting Coordinator focused on hiring in North America; 2 Technical Recruiters and Recruiting Manager in EMEA; and a Recruitment Marketing professional; all reporting to a Director of People. By Q3 2022, we will onboard additional technical and business recruiters, recruiting coordinators and recruiting managers.