Director of Talent Acquisition: Build & Scale

Gradian Thermal Solutions; Osseo (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental plans

Disability insurance

Group term life insurance

HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care plans

8 paid holidays, 4 floating holidays,/

PTO policy

401k matching

Education assistance program

Job summary

Gradian is hiring a Director of Talent Acquisition to build our recruiting function from the ground up and scale it as we grow. This leader will design the processes, tools and team that let us hire professional and manufacturing talent quickly, without sacrificing quality or candidate experience.

The ideal candidate has done both halves of the job: standing up TA in a start-up environment and running a mature, high-volume TA operation in an organization of 1,000+ employees.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including 3+ years leading recruiters and recruiting leaders.
• Proven experience building TA from scratch or near-scratch in a start-up or high-growth environment, including process design, tooling and team build-out.
• Proven experience running TA in a steady-state, scaled organization, with experience leading or working within organizations of 1,000+ employees.
• Track record of hiring at speed across both professional and manufacturing/high-volume hourly roles.
• Demonstrated success developing and promoting TA leaders and recruiters.
• Hands-on expertise with HRIS and ATS platforms (e.g., Workday, UKG, SuccessFactors, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Lever), including configuration, workflow automation and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to define, track and present KPIs that inform business decisions.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law and hiring compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build the TA function with end-to-end recruiting processes that are scalable, compliant and consistent.
• Establish the TA operating model, including recruiter structure, hiring manager partnership, intake standards, interview guidelines and approval workflows.
• Build employer brand, sourcing channels and candidate experience standards for professional and manufacturing talent.
• Lead rapid ramp-up hiring across professional and manufacturing roles.
• Develop distinct strategies for high-volume and hourly hiring, partnerships, job fairs, referrals, agencies and campus pipelines.
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, hiring forecasts and capacity.

Skills

TA leadership

start-up / high-growth

people management

data-driven

HRIS/ATS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field

Tools

Workday/UKG/SuccessFactors/iCIMS/Greenhouse/Lever

Job description

Gradian is hiring a Director of Talent Acquisition to build our recruiting function from the ground up and scale it as we grow. This leader will design the processes, tools and team that let us hire professional and manufacturing talent quickly, without sacrificing quality or candidate experience.

The ideal candidate has done both halves of the job: standing up TA in a start-up environment and running a mature, high-volume TA operation in an organization of 1,000+ employees.