Remote Senior Talent Acquisition Lead — Tech & Growth

Calix External

Concord (NC)

On-site

USD 82,000 - 137,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Calix is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruitment across Products/Engineering and G&A teams. You will shape recruiting strategies, build pipelines, and attract top talent for current and future needs.

The role partners with hiring leaders to deliver a consistent, engaging experience while leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency. The ideal candidate has recent experience recruiting technical talent and professional/commercial roles, with ability to manage

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including experience supporting Products/Engineering, General and Administrative, Sales, and/or other commercial functions.
Recent experience recruiting technical or engineering positions, such as software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, AI/ML, data science, and hardware/test.
3+ years’ experience using Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter.
Demonstrated success filling up to Director-level positions through strategic and professional recruiting practices.
Demonstrated success sourcing and hiring niche, specialized, and hard-to-fill talent in competitive markets including curiosity to research facets of roles.
Ability to use AI tools/agents to streamline daily work and improve efficiency.
Proven ability to partner with and influence hiring leaders on recruiting strategy, talent availability, market conditions, and hiring expectations.
Experience managing multiple/high-volume requisitions, stakeholder groups, and priorities in a complex environment.
Ability to interpret recruiting metrics and market data to establish appropriate recruiting strategies and expectations.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to attend occasional in-person meetings and travel less than 5%.

Responsibilities

Partner with hiring leaders to develop a comprehensive understanding of each position, including business needs, team dynamics, required competencies, and measures of success.
Lead and own your desk of full-cycle recruitment across Product/Engineering, General and Administrative, or Sales positions with the flexibility to pivot when needed.
Develop and execute recruiting and sourcing strategies for specialized, in-demand, and hard-to-fill positions.
Identify and engage passive candidates through creativity: advanced Boolean searches, professional and social networks, user groups, referrals, talent communities, market mapping, and the applicant tracking system.
Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines aligned with anticipated business and workforce needs.
Provide hiring leaders with market intelligence, talent availability insights, sourcing recommendations, and data-informed time-to-fill expectations via weekly status calls.
Conduct candidate screens to assess job-related experience, capabilities, motivations, and alignment with position requirements.
Partner with hiring teams to establish structured, competency-based interview and assessment processes.
Deliver a consistent, inclusive, and engaging candidate experience from initial contact through offer and disposition.
Collaborate with Talent and Culture Business Partners, HRIS, Compensation, and other stakeholders to support effective and timely hiring decisions.
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, workflows, and stakeholder experiences when appropriate.
Support employer branding and talent engagement initiatives that strengthen Calix’s position in the talent marketplace.