Talent Acquisition Director

Your Opportunity

The Director of Talent Acquisition leads Scion’s enterprise-wide recruiting strategy, ensuring the company attracts, selects, and retains exceptional talent aligned with our mission and values. This role oversees the full spectrum of talent acquisition activities, directs a team of recruiters, and partners with senior leadership to forecast workforce needs, build scalable talent pipelines, and position Scion as an employer of choice.

Your Responsibilities

Leadership & Supervisory

• Provide strategic leadership to the Talent Acquisition team, overseeing recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and development of new team members.
• Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Set and measure recruiting KPIs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and presenting performance insights to senior leadership on a regular basis.
• Provide coaching, development opportunities, and timely performance evaluations.
• Manage talent acquisition budget, approving expenses and ensuring thoughtful allocation of resources.

Strategic Operations

• Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of Scion’s talent acquisition strategies, processes, and tools.
• Build scalable and automated reporting frameworks to provide actionable insights into recruiting performance, funnel effectiveness, and workforce planning.
• Partner with leaders to forecast hiring needs and create proactive recruitment strategies that meet evolving business demands.
• Champion the development of talent pipelines through innovative sourcing strategies, internships, and external vendor relationships.
• Lead employer branding initiatives positioning Scion as a top employer and consistently monitoring effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver recruitment training programs for hiring managers and interviewers to ensure best practices, equitable selection methods, and a strong candidate experience.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and strategic advisor for Human Resources and executive-level hiring.

Stakeholder & External Relations

• Maintain and expand partnerships with job boards, agencies, and other external talent sources.
• Lead Scion’s Internship Program, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience and strong conversion outcomes.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to align recruitment efforts with organizational goals and DEI commitments.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure recruiting practices remain compliant with federal, state, and local employment laws as well as internal company policies.
• Establish standards that protect confidentiality, integrity, and fairness throughout the recruitment process.

The responsibilities listed above may not be all inclusive.

What We Require

• Experience: 7–10+ years of progressive recruiting experience, with at least 3–5 years leading a high-performing recruitment team in a corporate environment.
• Expertise: Demonstrated success in building and scaling full-cycle recruiting strategies, workforce planning, and employer branding.
• Leadership: Proven ability to coach, inspire, and retain top-performing teams while building strong partnerships with senior leadership.
• Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities with the ability to influence at the executive level.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field required. Advanced degree or SHRM certification preferred.
• Values: Highly credible, collaborative, and committed to equity, inclusion, and ethical practices.

Operational Details

• Based at Scion’s Chicago corporate headquarters.
• Standard business hours with flexibility to support critical recruitment activities outside of core hours.
• Occasional travel may be required

Your Benefits

• FLSA Status Exempt
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid Time Off + Floating Holidays
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Learning reimbursement opportunities

The Scion Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental disability (as long as the employee/applicant is otherwise qualified for the job with or without a reasonable accommodation), genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, marital status, uniformed service, veteran status, pregnancy or other legally protected status or category under federal or state law. The Scion Group LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations in which the Company has properties. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, training and other terms and conditions of employment. The Scion Group LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

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