Head of Business Recruiting

Engine; United States; Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Equity and/or variable pay (OTE)

Job summary

Engine is seeking a data-driven Director of Business Recruiting to lead, mature, and scale our recruiting function supporting Sales, Account Management, Growth Marketing, Partnerships, and more. You will partner with senior leaders to drive talent density, predictable hiring, and strong organizational health.

As the talent advisor for multiple functions, you will oversee full-cycle recruiting, optimize processes, and guide workforce planning while embracing AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition with progressive leadership responsibility, especially GTM recruitment.
• Proven ability to build and scale recruiting teams.
• Strong data-driven mindset with experience using recruiting metrics and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of talent acquisition strategies across multiple functions.
• Own full-cycle recruiting processes from sourcing through onboarding.
• Define and report hiring metrics to senior leadership.
• Coach and develop a high-performing recruiting team.

Skills

Strategic recruiting

Data driven

AI augmentation

Stakeholder management

ATS systems

Tools

Ashby

Greenhouse

Brighthire

Gem

Job description

At Engine, we’re transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. For too long, managing travel and spend has been overwhelming and fragmented — we’re here to change that. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. That’s why we’re building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place.

To make this vision real, we’re looking for exceptional, mission-driven people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel.

More than 30,000 companies already rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. Cash flow positive with rapid growth, we pair exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience.

Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In’s Best Places to Work.

About the Role

We are seeking a confident, data first Director of Business Recruiting to lead, mature, and scale our recruiting function supporting Sales, Account Management, Growth Marketing, Partnerships, Supply, GTM Operations, Operations, Automation, Finance, and People. You will build and execute hiring strategies that deliver high quality talent, strengthen our employer brand in competitive markets, and optimize the candidate experience from first touch through candidate start.

As the talent advisor for these functions, you will partner closely with senior leaders across the business to drive increased talent density, predictable hiring outcomes, and strong organizational health.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Leadership and Partnership

• Lead the design and implementation of comprehensive talent acquisition strategies across Sales, Account Management, Growth Marketing, Partnerships, Supply, GTM Operations, Operations, Automation, Finance, and People
• Provide data driven insights and reporting that inspire decision making and behavior change to improve hiring outcomes
• Partner with business and functional leaders on workforce planning, capacity models, role prioritization, and hiring roadmaps aligned with company goals
• Advise leaders and hiring managers on market trends, compensation structures, candidate expectations, and recruiting practices across business functions

Process, Metrics, and Optimization

• Own and evolve full cycle recruiting processes from sourcing through onboarding, with an emphasis on speed, quality, and candidate experience
• Define, track, and report hiring metrics such as time to fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness, diversity goals, and hiring efficiency to senior leadership
• Continuously refine recruiting workflows, tools, and systems to support scale and complexity across business teams

Team Leadership and Development

• Build, lead, and mentor a high performing team of recruiters supporting GTM and business functions
• Provide coaching, training, and development to improve recruiting effectiveness, assessment quality, and candidate engagement
• Partner with cross functional leaders in People, Finance, Operations, and Business Operations to drive consistency, collaboration, and scalable talent practices

Employer Brand and Candidate Experience

• Elevate Engine’s employer brand across sales, growth, operations, finance, and people talent communities
• Ensure a world class candidate experience through clear communication, structured feedback, and efficient hiring processes
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and business focused talent initiatives

AI Enabled Recruiting and Innovation

• Lead the thoughtful integration of AI and automation into daily recruiting workflows to increase efficiency, accuracy, and hiring quality
• Evaluate and implement AI powered tools across sourcing, screening, scheduling, candidate assessment, and pipeline management while maintaining a human centered hiring experience
• Train and enable recruiting teams to effectively adopt AI tools, using data and experimentation to continuously improve outcomes
• Measure the impact of AI driven solutions on time to fill, quality of hire, candidate experience, recruiter productivity, and business impact

What Success Looks Like

• Successful execution of business hiring plans that support growth, operational scale, and organizational health
• A predictable, scalable recruiting model aligned to workforce planning and evolving business needs
• Trusted partnerships with senior leaders and a highly engaged, high performing recruiting team

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition with progressive leadership responsibility, business and GTM recruiting experience strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of hiring across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, People, and business operations functions
• Proven track record of building and scaling recruiting teams with AI augmentation and agentic workflows
• Strong data driven mindset with experience using recruiting metrics and analytics to inform decisions
• Excellent coaching, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with modern ATS and recruiting technologies such as Ashby, Greenhouse, Brighthire, Gem

Base Pay Range

$169,100 - $234,000 USD

Compensation Our compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, total compensation may include equity and/or variable pay (OTE). Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process.

The Engine Edge: Perks & CompensationWe believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.