Director of Talent Acquisition & Scale

Gradian Thermal Solutions; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Disability insurance

Life insurance

HSA / FSA

Paid holidays

PTO

401k matching

Company events

Safety shoe allowance

Education assistance

Job summary

Gradian Thermal Solutions, based in Maple Grove, MN, is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to design and scale our recruiting function for professional and manufacturing talent across North America. You will build processes, tools, and a high-performing team, partner with executives on workforce strategy, and drive data-driven hiring while ensuring compliance and candidate experience.

The role combines hands-on building today with strategic leadership as we expand a 1,000+ employee

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

• Design and implement end-to-end recruiting processes, from intake and sourcing through offer and onboarding handoff, 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 that attract both professional and skilled-trades/manufacturing talent.
• Lead rapid ramp-up hiring across professional (engineering, operations, corporate functions) and manufacturing (production, technicians, supervisors, quality, maintenance) roles.
• Develop distinct strategies for each talent segment, including high-volume and hourly hiring, community and workforce partnerships, job fairs, referral programs, agency and RPO partners, and campus or early-career pipelines.
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, hiring forecasts and capacity so recruiting stays ahead of demand.
• Hire, coach and grow TA leaders and recruiters, with clear expectations, career paths and succession planning.
• Build a high-accountability, high-trust team culture that stays steady through rapid change.
• Manage agency, vendor and RPO relationships and budgets.
• Select, configure and optimize the HRIS/ATS to automate workflows, reduce manual effort and create a clean, reliable data foundation.
• Define and report KPIs that matter to the business, such as time to fill, time to offer, offer acceptance rate, quality of hire, source effectiveness, cost per hire, pipeline health, hiring manager satisfaction and DEI funnel metrics.
• Use data to diagnose bottlenecks, forecast needs and make the case for investment.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, HR leadership and hiring managers.
• Ensure compliance with employment law and hiring regulations, including EEO, OFCCP where applicable, background check and I-9 requirements.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal and Operations on compensation, offers, onboarding and workforce planning.

Skills

TA leadership

Startup to scale

Data-driven decisions

HRIS/ATS expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Workday

UKG

SuccessFactors

iCIMS

Greenhouse

Lever

Job description

Gradian Thermal Solutions, based in Maple Grove, MN, is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to design and scale our recruiting function for professional and manufacturing talent across North America. You will build processes, tools, and a high-performing team, partner with executives on workforce strategy, and drive data-driven hiring while ensuring compliance and candidate experience.

The role combines hands-on building today with strategic leadership as we expand a 1,000+ employee