AI-Driven Enterprise Talent Acquisition Leader

Cengage Group; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 163,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to lead the enterprise TA strategy, design scalable recruiting, and build a high-performing team across product, technology, data, AI, and customer success. This role shapes hiring in a SaaS-driven environment and partners with business leaders to drive growth.

The successful candidate will leverage data, AI-enabled tools, and talent intelligence to improve hiring outcomes, workforce planning, internal mobility, and strategic

Qualifications

• Senior-level leadership in talent acquisition with enterprise scope.
• Experience building scalable recruiting organizations in tech/digital environments.
• Proven ability to define and execute data-driven TA strategies.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled recruitment and talent intelligence.
• Strong partnerships with HR and business leaders on workforce planning.
• Knowledge of ATS technologies, especially Workday Recruiting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise talent acquisition strategy aligned to growth priorities.
• Build and scale a high-performing recruiting team with deep functional expertise.
• Lead transformation of recruiting practices through AI-enabled tools and data.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to operationalize a skills-first strategy.
• Use talent intelligence to identify gaps and inform hiring for emerging capabilities.
• Define hiring profiles reflecting AI fluency and digital adaptability.
• Establish proactive talent pipelines for critical capabilities.
• Define and supervise recruiting metrics and workforce analytics.

Skills

Talent acquisition strategy

Leadership

AI-enabled recruiting

Workforce analytics

Stakeholder management

ATS platforms

Eightfold experience

Data-driven decisions

Talent intelligence

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to lead the enterprise TA strategy, design scalable recruiting, and build a high-performing team across product, technology, data, AI, and customer success. This role shapes hiring in a SaaS-driven environment and partners with business leaders to drive growth.

The successful candidate will leverage data, AI-enabled tools, and talent intelligence to improve hiring outcomes, workforce planning, internal mobility, and strategic