Remote Strategic Talent Acquisition Lead

twentysix; Irvine; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Unlimited PTO & holidays

Employer-sponsored benefits

Job summary

Directive Consulting is seeking an Associate Director of Talent Acquisition to build world-class teams and lead a small recruiting team. You will partner with leaders to shape hiring strategies, own Ashby and optimize recruiting operations, ensuring exceptional candidate and manager experiences.

This remote role reports to Head of People Operations and supports global talent initiatives. You will manage executive searches, develop scalable processes, and drive data-driven decisions, while

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Talent Acquisition experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience managing recruiters or talent acquisition teams.
• Experience in recruiting for SEO, Paid Media, CRO, Programmatic, Content, Marketing Ops/Rev Ops, etc.
• Demonstrated success recruiting executive, leadership and highly specialized roles while maintaining ownership of full-cycle recruiting.
• Proven ability to develop sophisticated sourcing strategies utilizing Boolean searches, networking, referrals, market mapping and creative sourcing techniques.
• A power user in an ATS and other recruitment tools, with the ability to leverage technology to increase efficiency and maximize output.
• Experience with Ashby and/or Juicebox is a plus
• Experience using recruiting analytics and data to drive hiring decisions and improve recruiting performance
• Experience recruiting across different global markets preferred
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and hiring managers
• Highly organized with exceptional project management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Self-motivated, competitive and driven to achieve both personal and team objectives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong executive presence
• Basic knowledge of compliance and legal requirements across multiple countries

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Partners, creating a high-performance recruiting organization
• Conduct regular pipeline reviews, hiring strategy sessions, and recruiter coaching to improve performance and hiring outcomes
• Establish recruiting goals, priorities, and team performance metrics while ensuring consistent execution
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-accountability recruiting culture
• Personally manage a portfolio of high-impact and executive-level searches across the business
• Lead full-cycle recruiting from intake through offer negotiation and close
• Partner with senior leadership to define hiring strategies for critical and hard-to-fill roles
• Conduct structured interviews and assess candidates for technical capability, leadership potential, and alignment with Directive's values
• Build proactive talent pipelines for future hiring needs through networking, sourcing, referrals, and market mapping
• If the recruitment team is backed up on their roles, you are ready to jump in and help.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and executives on talent strategy, market trends, compensation insights, interview best practices, and hiring decisions
• Drive consistent communication with hiring managers regarding pipeline health, recruiting progress, market conditions, and challenges
• Lead intake meetings to align hiring expectations and create effective recruiting strategies
• Report to the executive team on a weekly basis on progress of roles.
• Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for Ashby ATS
• Own the full recruitment process from job posting to offer negotiation
• Continuously optimize recruiting workflows, interview processes, automations, templates, scorecards, and reporting
• Maintain recruiting data integrity and ensure accurate reporting across all hiring activity
• Develop dashboards and recruiting analytics to monitor KPIs, hiring funnel health, source effectiveness, diversity metrics, and recruiter performance
• Partner with People Operations and HR leadership to improve recruiting systems and processes
• Champion an exceptional candidate experience that reflects Directive's values and culture
• Ensure consistency across interview processes and candidate communications
• Partner with Marketing and People teams on employer branding initiatives to attract top global talent
• Drive inclusive recruiting practices and sourcing strategies across all hiring efforts
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting efficiency, scalability, and quality of hire
• Stay informed on labor market trends, compensation benchmarks, competitive intelligence, and recruiting best practices
• Support workforce planning and hiring forecasts with business leaders
• Lead or participate in Talent Acquisition projects, process improvements, and strategic initiatives

Skills

Talent Acquisition

People Leadership

Executive Recruiting

Boolean Sourcing

Stakeholder Management

Ashby / Juicebox

Global Hiring

Analytics & Reporting

Communication Skills

Compliance Knowledge

Tools

Ashby

Juicebox

Job description

Directive Consulting is seeking an Associate Director of Talent Acquisition to build world-class teams and lead a small recruiting team. You will partner with leaders to shape hiring strategies, own Ashby and optimize recruiting operations, ensuring exceptional candidate and manager experiences.

This remote role reports to Head of People Operations and supports global talent initiatives. You will manage executive searches, develop scalable processes, and drive data-driven decisions, while