Director of Quant Tech Talent Acquisition

Coda Search│Staffing

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Quant Trading Firm is seeking a Director of Technical Talent Acquisition to shape the firm's pipeline and human capital strategy. You will lead global sourcing and executive recruiting for highly technical roles, guiding market research, candidate engagement, and workforce planning in a fast-paced financial/tech environment.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to implement innovative sourcing strategies in a matrixed organization.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; 8+ years recruiting experience across highly technical "hard to fill" verticals.
Must possess deep appreciation for the art of candidate engagement.
Investigating markets, talent mapping organizations, understanding candidate motivations, and guiding candidates through critical hiring decisions.
Familiarity with executive search, full cycle recruitment, internal mobility, and workforce planning.
Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to listen effectively.
Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point.
Ability to manage priorities and workflow.
Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.

Responsibilities

Act as a strategic talent partner to execute on all firms' technical hiring needs.
Engage exceptional talent that align with firms' expansion plans while understanding business priorities.
Develop and implement innovative strategies to attract and engage prospects with a focus on strategic and hard-to-fill roles.
Lead global sourcing and/or executive recruiting functions in a complex, matrixed centric organization.
Research and investigate markets, managing and maintaining industry talent mapping intel.
Deep understanding of sourcing tools, technologies, and best practices.
Drive proactive workforce planning and talent pipelining in partnership with business leaders.
Oversee all aspects of employee onboarding from background checks to orientation, including preparation of new hire packages and documents.
Use data and insights to influence hiring and compensation strategy.
Prepare and implement Learning and Development strategies and programs to foster cross-cultural leadership skills.
Design and maintain procedures for; employee relations, development and implementation of a talent plan and strengthen the effectiveness of firms' people leaders by providing coaching, counsel and guidance to leaders to further develop their leadership capability and impact.
Communicate news and vital information to staff.
Structure and outline benefit administration, including communication, enrollment, and status changes.
Implement changes that enable Technology to drive key growth initiatives
Monitor the success of development plans and help employees make the most of learning opportunities