Strategic Talent Acquisition Director, Global & AI-Enabled

Maximus; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Professional Talent Stream Director to lead scalable talent acquisition for corporate and shared services. This leader will ensure pipelines, recruiter capability, and advisory support meet current hiring demand and future priorities.

The role oversees recruiting for HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Contracts, Program Support, early career, Veteran, and international professional talent pipelines.

Qualifications

• Broad management and leadership knowledge.
• Mastery-level recruiting or talent acquisition expertise.
• Experience using data to guide recruiting strategy and outcomes.
• Strong ability to influence senior leaders and drive process improvements.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale recruiting teams through managers.

Responsibilities

• Execute talent acquisition strategy for assigned talent stream aligned to governance and direction.
• Lead recruiting delivery against demand, pipeline health, velocity, and quality-of-hire.
• Develop Senior Managers, Managers, and recruiting teams; drive performance and succession planning.
• Serve as a talent advisor to business leaders, communicating labor market realities and risks.
• Partner cross-functionally for pre-award planning, bid readiness, and program delivery.
• Improve recruiting processes, systems, and operating models for performance and compliance.
• Use data, market intelligence, and insights to guide decision-making and hiring outcomes.
• Advance recruiting toward a consultative, AI-enabled model with human oversight and fairness.

Skills

Leadership

Data literacy

Stakeholder management

Recruiting expertise

Strategic planning

AI-enabled recruiting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Professional Talent Stream Director to lead scalable talent acquisition for corporate and shared services. This leader will ensure pipelines, recruiter capability, and advisory support meet current hiring demand and future priorities.

The role oversees recruiting for HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Contracts, Program Support, early career, Veteran, and international professional talent pipelines.