Director, Talent Acquisition & Strategy

Meetic Corp; New York (NY); On-site; USD 197,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Hinge, the dating app designed to be deleted, is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead the TA organization and serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership in New York City. This role owns talent acquisition strategy, capacity planning, and TA operations to support growth and capability needs.

The Director will build scalable recruiting standards and partnering with Finance and People leadership to attract, assess, and hire top talent in a competitive market.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, including enterprise or multi-functional scope.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders or managing managers.
• Proven ability to operate as a strategic partner to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated success in workforce planning, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making.
• Strong track record of building scalable TA organizations and driving operational excellence.
• Deep understanding of competitive talent markets, especially within consumer tech.
• High judgment, strong executive presence, and comfort navigating ambiguity and tradeoffs.
• Strong emotional intelligence—empathetic listener who builds psychological safety and coaches others through change.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence executives and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead TA leaders and senior contributors to foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Own organizational workforce and capacity planning to ensure scalable coverage.
• Set performance standards, accountability frameworks, and leadership norms across TA.
• Provide coaching and feedback to support leader development and succession planning.
• Own and shape talent acquisition strategy in partnership with executives and senior leaders.
• Build and evolve enterprise hiring strategies balancing speed, quality, cost and long-term capability.
• Provide strategic leadership for complex searches and guide decision-making.
• Define and evolve build-vs-buy and internal-vs-external talent strategies.
• Partner with HRBPs and People leadership to align TA strategy with people plans and enable workforce planning.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on talent tradeoffs, market constraints, and organizational design.
• Own TA operating model, governance, and standards for efficiency and scalability.
• Ensure high-quality recruiting execution from intake to close.
• Oversee offer strategy, leveling, and compensation governance with Finance and Legal.
• Establish and scale best practices that balance speed and quality while managing risk.
• TA forecasting, scenario planning, and executive reporting to inform decisions.
• Establish success metrics tied to business impact and risk mitigation.
• Monitor recruiting performance and trends to improve outcomes.
• Use market intelligence to advise leaders on hiring challenges.
• Set strategic direction for the TA tech ecosystem and ensure data integrity.
• Drive adoption of consistent workflows and high-quality reporting.
• Partner with Employer Brand and Marketing to strengthen talent market positioning.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, lead TA-related change management.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

People Leadership

Executive Partnership

Workforce Planning

Data-Driven Decision Making

Strategic Thinking

Job description

Hinge, the dating app designed to be deleted, is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead the TA organization and serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership in New York City. This role owns talent acquisition strategy, capacity planning, and TA operations to support growth and capability needs.

The Director will build scalable recruiting standards and partnering with Finance and People leadership to attract, assess, and hire top talent in a competitive market.