Professional Talent Stream Director

Maximus; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Professional Talent Stream Director who envisions what comes next in hiring and builds it today. This role leads scalable talent acquisition delivery across corporate and shared services functions, ensuring strong pipelines and advisor support.

The Director will guide senior managers and managers, develop high-performing teams, and partner with business leaders to align pre- and post-award hiring with company growth while advancing a more consultative, agile, and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Strategic, data-informed talent acquisition leader.
• Experience building high-performing recruiting teams and leading through managers.
• Focus on candidate experience, compliance, and delivery excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead scalable talent acquisition delivery for HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Contracts, Program Support, early career, Veteran, and international pipelines.
• Oversee recruiting execution and partner with business leaders and cross-functional Talent Acquisition teams.
• Build and mentor Senior Managers and Managers to meet growth objectives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data-driven

People leadership

Job description

Maximus is looking for a Professional Talent Stream Director who sees beyond today's hiring needs and has a vision to build what comes next.

The Professional Talent Stream Director will lead scalable talent acquisition delivery for Maximus' corporate and shared services functions. This leader will ensure the organization has the professional talent pipelines, recruiter capability, and stakeholder advisory support needed to meet current hiring demand and future workforce priorities.

This role oversees recruiting execution for HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Contracts, Program Support, early career, Veteran, and international professional talent pipelines. The Director will lead through Senior Managers and Managers, build high-performing recruiting teams, and partner closely with business leaders and cross-functional Talent Acquisition teams to support both pre- and post-award hiring aligned to company growth.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, data-informed talent acquisition leader who brings operational discipline, stakeholder credibility, and a strong people leadership orientation. This leader will help advance professional recruiting toward a more consultative, agile, and AI-enabled operating model while maintaining focus on candidate experience, compliance, and delivery excellence.