Director of Talent Acquisition - Scale High-Volume Hiring

Cushman & Wakefield; Creve Coeur (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead a large, dedicated recruiting organization supporting one of our client accounts. This leader owns the end-to-end hiring strategy, delivery and performance for a high-volume, fast-moving operation across a national footprint.

The Director will oversee the TA team, partner with client operations, and drive staffing, time-to-fill and cost controls while launching new sites and scaling quickly.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years leading recruiting managers and teams.
• Proven success leading high-volume and multi-site hiring in operations, logistics, manufacturing, distribution or similar environments.
• Experience supporting new site launches or rapid workforce ramps, with demonstrated results against staffing and time-to-fill goals.
• Strong financial acumen: experience owning a TA budget, forecasting spend and building business cases for incentives and programs.
• Data-driven leader, fluent in funnel analytics, workforce forecasting and executive-level reporting.
• Excellent communication and influence skills, with comfort engaging senior client and operations executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the account-level talent acquisition strategy, staffing plan and hiring forecast, aligned to client headcount demand and new site launch timelines.
• Deliver against staffing, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, quality-of-hire and early attrition targets, with clear accountability at the site, region and recruiter level.
• Drive proactive workforce planning, including recruit‑ahead requisitions and pipeline‑building models that shorten vacancy days and protect client revenue.
• Lead accelerated and pilot hiring programs from design through scale, using data to decide what to standardize, expand or retire.
• This role is a member of the Account SLT and provides input into the overall direction and strategy of the account.
• The role interacts regularly with Clients (Amazon's) 3PMT (Third‑Party Management Team), with daily, weekly, and monthly engagement as part of ongoing account management and collaboration.
• Lead, coach and develop Senior Managers, Managers, launch and program managers, and recruiters; set clear goals, hold a high performance bar and build succession depth.
• Establish the team structure, capacity model and coverage needed to support steady‑state sites and concurrent new site launches.
• Build a culture of ownership, speed and candidate care across a geographically distributed team.
• Direct a multi-channel sourcing strategy, including high-volume digital, employee referral, community and workforce partnerships.
• Expand trade school, community college and technical program partnerships to build a durable pipeline for skilled technician and trades roles.
• Oversee on‑site and regional hiring events, from planning, staffing and budget through offer conversion and post-event reporting.
• Lead the search and selection of site and operations leaders in competitive, tight labor markets, partnering with client executives on profile, process and offer approach.
• Design and manage incentive strategy, including relocation and sign‑on programs, with clear business cases, approval paths and payout timelines that protect candidate experience.
• Partner with client operations to streamline leadership interview processes and improve speed and consistency.
• Serve as the senior TA point of contact for client operations, business operations and people leaders; run the weekly staffing cadence and monthly business reviews.
• Produce clear executive reporting on staffing, pipeline, funnel conversion, attrition and cost, and translate data into decisions and actions.
• Own the TA budget, forecast and cost allocation in partnership with account finance, including tools, licenses, events, travel and incentives.
• Improve the handoff from offer to onboarding and first day, working with operations and onboarding teams to ensure new hires have clarity on role, shift, manager and reporting location.
• Champion a consistent, scalable recruiting process supported by the ATS, CRM and reporting tools; partner with TA Operations and Production on requisition management and approvals.
• Ensure compliance with EEO, OFCCP, background screening, and client‑specific hiring requirements.
• Collaborate with C&W Global TA leadership on shared tools, talent intelligence, employer brand and best practices.

Skills

Talent acquisition leadership

High-volume hiring

New site launches

TA budgeting

Data-driven leadership

Executive communication

Bachelor’s degree

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

ATS/CRM platforms

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead a large, dedicated recruiting organization supporting one of our client accounts. This leader owns the end-to-end hiring strategy, delivery and performance for a high-volume, fast-moving operation across a national footprint.

The Director will oversee the TA team, partner with client operations, and drive staffing, time-to-fill and cost controls while launching new sites and scaling quickly.