Director of Talent Acquisition

Plymouth Housing; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

403(b) options

ORCA pass

Job summary

Plymouth Housing is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead full-cycle, high-volume recruitment for 500+ staff across multiple departments. You will forecast staffing needs tied to housing expansion and grants, build data-driven processes, and enhance our employer brand while ensuring respectful, trauma-informed candidate experiences.

You will balance hands-on recruiting for leadership and hard-to-fill roles with strategic oversight, partnering with HR leaders to align hiring with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years in talent acquisition or recruitment.
• Hands-on, full-cycle recruiting including leadership roles.
• Experience leading high-volume recruitment in nonprofit/public/hunding sectors.
• Experience with ATS and data-driven hiring improvements.

Responsibilities

• Forecast talent needs with senior leadership and growth plans.
• Design and implement a scalable talent acquisition strategy.
• Coach and supervise Talent Acquisition Specialists.
• Manage a requisition load for leadership and hard-to-fill roles, end-to-end.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and union requirements.
• Build candidate pipelines through partnerships and events.
• Develop employer brand and recruitment marketing within budget.
• Train hiring managers on structured interviewing and compliance.

Skills

Strategic recruitment

Leadership

Data-driven recruiting

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Talent acquisition strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

SALARY

$136,261 - $154,128

New hires may earn a salary ranging from the minimum to the midpoint of the pay scale, with education and experience taken into consideration.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for Full-Time employees, including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and 403(b) options. Additionally, employees have access to supplementary benefits such as the Employee Assistance Program, a subsidized ORCA pass, and more. This is a full-time position with benefits .

LOCATION

Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

JOIN OUR MISSION TO END HOMELESSNESS

Plymouth Housing is a nonprofit organization that develops and operates permanent supportive housing for single adults who have experienced chronic homelessness. With apartment buildings throughout King County, we believe everyone deserves a safe home and the opportunity to thrive. That’s why we provide long-term housing paired with on-site services that promote stability, health, and community. Our culture is rooted in dignity, respect, and shared responsibility: We practice hospitality, communicate with care, and collaborate across differences. We value lived experience, cultural responsiveness, and approaches grounded in harm reduction, trauma-informed practice, and resident choice. We look for people who are committed to safety, learning, and continuous improvement — and who bring steady, values-aligned service in moments that are complex or high-stress.

About This Role

As the Director of Talent Acquisition, you’ll make sure Plymouth Housing has the right people in the right roles at the right time. You’ll own full-cycle, high-volume hiring for a workforce of 500+ staff across Housing Operations, Quality, Innovation and Health (QIH), Real Estate, and Finance. You’ll build a proactive, data-driven recruitment function that forecasts hiring needs tied to housing expansion and grant funding cycles, strengthens our employer brand, and gives every candidate a respectful, trauma-informed experience.

This is a player-coach role. You’ll set direction for talent acquisition and stay close to the work. That means personally carrying a requisition load for leadership, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles, sourcing and interviewing candidates, and closing offers alongside your team. You’ll work closely with the Director of Human Resources and the Director of Learning and Development so staff experience one connected People team, from hire through growth and retention. If you’re a hands‑on recruiter who also thinks strategically, we’d love to hear from you.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with the CHRO and executive leadership to forecast talent needs tied to housing expansion, grant funding cycles, and program growth.
• Design and carry out a talent acquisition strategy that supports long-term workforce stability and reduces vacancies in critical frontline roles.
• Partner with Finance on grant‑funded position planning and compliance with federal staffing requirements, such as HUD.
• Supervise, coach, and develop Talent Acquisition Specialists, setting clear expectations and supporting their growth through training and stretch assignments.
• Personally manage a requisition load for leadership, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles, from intake meeting through accepted offer, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, reference checks, and offer negotiation.
• Step in to carry additional requisitions during hiring surges, team vacancies, and new building openings.
• Oversee full-cycle, high-volume recruitment across all departments, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment law, organizational policy, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Build strong candidate pipelines through community partnerships, workforce programs, colleges, and lived‑experience networks, and represent Plymouth at job fairs and community events.
• Develop Plymouth’s employer brand and recruitment marketing, and manage job advertising and sourcing channels within budget.
• Partner with the Director of Learning and Development to train hiring managers on structured interviewing, fair and consistent selection, and legal compliance, and facilitate interview calibration sessions.
• Partner with the Directors of Human Resources and Learning and Development to ensure a smooth handoff from offer to onboarding, and to coordinate on internal mobility and succession planning.
• Own and improve the applicant tracking system, and build dashboards tracking time‑to‑fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, quality of hire, and early turnover.
• Develop and maintain SOPs that keep recruitment processes clear and consistent, and use data and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and manage the talent acquisition budget.
• Partner with the Director of HR on employee relations, compensation, labor relations, and policy matters that affect hiring, offers, and union positions, and keep the CHRO informed of emerging risks.

Knowledge, Skills, And Attributes We Need From You

• Builds trust and works respectfully with people from many backgrounds and lived experiences, contributing to safe, welcoming housing communities where residents experience dignity, choice, and belonging.
• Uses self‑awareness and humility to communicate effectively across differences, adapt approach, and treat people with fairness and respect.
• A strategic recruitment leader with proven success building scalable, high‑volume hiring systems in mission‑driven organizations.
• A player‑coach who balances long‑range strategy with hands‑on execution and readily rolls up their sleeves to source, interview, and close candidates.
• Deep knowledge of employment law, structured selection practices, and union hiring requirements.
• An exceptional relationship builder who partners effectively with executive leadership, hiring managers, candidates, and community partners.
• Uses recruitment metrics to guide decisions, show impact, and drive improvements.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment of change and ambiguity, making tough decisions with creativity and sound judgment.
• Maintains a high level of discretion and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, including 3+ years leading a recruitment team or function.
• Recent hands‑on, full‑cycle recruiting experience, including personally sourcing and closing hard‑to‑fill and leadership roles.
• Proven success leading high‑volume recruitment in nonprofit, public sector, corporate, or housing organizations.
• Experience implementing or improving an applicant tracking system and using recruitment data to improve outcomes.
• Experience training hiring managers on structured interviewing and selection.
• Experience with unionized workforces and grant‑funded staffing requirements preferred.
• Professional HR or recruitment certification (SHRM‑CP, SHRM‑SC, PHR, SPHR, or AIRS) preferred.

Join us and be a catalyst for positive change!

Plymouth Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees based on merit and business needs, and without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), age, marital status, physical, sensory, or mental disability, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.