Head of Talent Programs & Recruiting Ops

Relay Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Relay Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Senior Director of Talent Programs & Operations to design and lead the recruiting engine, talent infrastructure, and core people programs during a growth phase. You will connect recruiting with HRBP partners and translate workforce plans into action.

You will partner across Recruiting and HR to build scalable programs, analyze data, and drive improvements that reinforce Relay’s culture as it scales, while delivering life-changing medicines

Qualifications

• Lead, coach, and develop Relay’s recruiting team with clear priorities, high standards, and emphasis on candidate experience.
• Translate hiring plans into executable recruiting strategy with People leadership and business leaders.
• Scale recruiting to support growth across R&D, G&A, and forming commercial teams.
• Oversee search partners and agencies: selection, contracting, and performance management.
• Strengthen Relay’s employer brand and candidate experience to attract top talent.

Responsibilities

• Set the structure for recruiting and talent operations: processes, systems, and standards that are scalable and manager-friendly.
• Own talent analytics and reporting: dashboards on hiring, pipeline, retention, engagement, and workforce health.
• Turn data into insight: provide actionable recommendations to People leadership, HRBPs, and senior leaders.
• Partner with People Operations and IT to optimize talent tech stack and ensure data integrity across systems.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and continuously improve how talent work gets done.

Skills

Recruiting Leadership

People Analytics

Talent Strategy

Stakeholder Management

Data-Driven Decisions

Job description

Relay Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Senior Director of Talent Programs & Operations to design and lead the recruiting engine, talent infrastructure, and core people programs during a growth phase. You will connect recruiting with HRBP partners and translate workforce plans into action.

You will partner across Recruiting and HR to build scalable programs, analyze data, and drive improvements that reinforce Relay’s culture as it scales, while delivering life-changing medicines