Global TA Director: Strategic Tech and Science Hiring

Socket.dev; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Pleasanton, CA, seeks a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead global recruitment across tech and life sciences. You will partner with People leadership to modernize tools, processes, and data-driven sourcing, and stay close to senior searches in technology and science.

You will guide a TA team, drive ownership, mentorship, and continuous improvement, and build high-trust relationships with senior leaders to forecast hiring needs and deliver impact.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in Talent Acquisition, scaling teams in tech or life sciences.
• Data-driven mindset with metrics, pipelines, and capacity forecasting.
• Executive presence and ability to partner with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve global TA strategy and hiring plans.
• Lead and elevate an established TA team with a culture of ownership.
• Hands-on involvement in senior level, R&D, and science searches.
• Build active talent pipelines and strategic advisory relationships.
• Modernize TA with new tech, AI, and data-driven processes.
• Create dashboards, capacity models, and pipeline analytics.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven

Executive presence

Operational excellence

Change management

Tools

AI tools

Data dashboards

Job description

Socket.dev in Pleasanton, CA, seeks a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead global recruitment across tech and life sciences. You will partner with People leadership to modernize tools, processes, and data-driven sourcing, and stay close to senior searches in technology and science.

You will guide a TA team, drive ownership, mentorship, and continuous improvement, and build high-trust relationships with senior leaders to forecast hiring needs and deliver impact.