Director of Talent Acquisition

Rent the Runway; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sabbatical after 5 years

401k match

Work from home opportunities

Generous paid time off

Parental leave and flexible return to‑

Health and dental coverage

Job summary

Rent the Runway seeks a senior Talent Acquisition leader to oversee full-cycle recruiting for our US and Galway teams, including technology, operations, and customer experience. You will mentor a recruiting staff, partner with executives, and drive a proactive sourcing strategy to build a diverse, high-quality candidate slate.

You will own workforce planning, streamline interview processes, and leverage metrics to continuously improve talent outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Talent Acquisition
• 4+ years leading successful teams
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Proficiency with ATS systems (Greenhouse preferred), LinkedIn and sourcing tools
• Experience in fast-paced, diverse environments with both hourly and salary roles

Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle recruiting for US and Galway offices
• Lead and mentor a recruiting team
• Develop and implement recruitment strategy for all functions
• Create proactive talent pipelines and innovative sourcing approaches
• Drive candidate experience and stakeholder partnerships
• Track and report hiring metrics and adjust strategy accordingly
• Collaborate with Finance, HR, and leaders on workforce planning and budget

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Google Workspace

Job description

• In this role, you will oversee all aspects of Talent Acquisition. Reporting into the Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, you will lead recruiting efforts for our U.S. and Galway based workforce (corporate, tech, operations, customer experience), managing and mentoring a team while driving the overall recruitment strategy for the organization.
• You will work closely with key leaders across the business to understand, anticipate and drive recruiting and talent related strategies. You will be empowered to think creatively about how to recruit and pilot innovative processes designed to attract and close top talent
• Oversee full cycle recruiting for all aspects of the company’s global employee base including:
• Leading and mentoring a team of recruiters
• Developing an effective recruitment strategy for each function, introducing proactive ideas and innovative solutions including nuanced approaches for hard to fill positions
• Creating a robust, always on recruiting strategy to build a constant talent pipeline
• Ensuring a top notch candidate and business partner experience, developing processes for streamlining interviewing, communication and feedback while maintaining high quality
• Taking a data driven approach, including tracking the team’s progress, surfacing key metrics to leadership and iterating recruiting strategy as needed
• Owning a targeted req load of key leadership positions and critical hires as needed
• Assess and analyze current processes related to recruiting and talent management and optimize, improve and iterate as appropriate relative to current business goals and hiring needs
• Partner with Finance, HR, and leaders on workforce planning initiatives, role approvals and budget management for their teams
• Become quickly immersed into the culture and business needs and various functions / teams as well RTR as a whole in order to effectively understand the candidate profile that will be the most successful at RTR
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with key leaders to understand their department structure, key initiatives and projects, evaluate talent needs, and contribute ideas, solutions and tools for constantly evolving our recruiting practices
• Maintain and demonstrate active industry awareness, understanding the landscape to keep tabs on emerging and transitioning businesses, industry news, competitive analysis, market data, etc

Benefits

• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts
• 401k match
• Work from home opportunities
• Generous Paid Time Off including annual leave, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
• Competitive Stakeholder Pension - taking care of your future
• Comprehensive health, dental care and dependents care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
• Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
• Hybrid Work - our corporate employees have the option to work remotely 3 days a week, in accordance with Company policies- Strong leadership capabilities - must be an excellent mentor and motivational manager with a proven track record of hiring and developing top talent and creating lasting relationships with business partners
• Demonstrated success implementing innovative ways to attract and retain candidates - must be an out-of-the-box thinker and have creative ways of approaching problems
• Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years in Talent Acquisition with at least 4 years leading successful teams
• Proficiency using ATS systems (Greenhouse preferred), LinkedIn and other sourcing tools, Google Suite
• Experience in fast paced nimble environments, ideally in organizations that have dynamic and diverse employee populations (mix of hourly and salary, tech and non tech) over the course of your career
• Excellent communicator - strong written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to communicate effectively with key decision makers across the business, candidates across all levels, etc