TA Director | Remote, Growth & Internship Lead

Rippling, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

HSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

TopDog Law is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead a small team of recruiters, own full-cycle recruiting for a dedicated requisition load, and design the internship program end-to-end for 30+ interns. You will partner with the VP of Talent Acquisition on strategy, headcount planning, and process improvements while personally carrying and closing requisitions.

As the firm's liaison to the legal community, you’ll build relationships with state and local law firm associations, represent

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience across multiple functions.
• Three or more years directly managing recruiters, ideally in a player-coach setup.
• Experience building or running a structured internship/early-career program.
• Strong data fluency with recruiting metrics and scorecards.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leadership experience.
• Willingness to travel ~20% for conferences and events.
• Experience in a high-growth or scaling environment with formalized processes.
• Experience recruiting for legal, professional services, or client-centric organizations.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage, coach, and develop up to two recruiters, setting clear performance expectations and holding the team accountable to results.
• Personally own full-cycle recruiting for a dedicated requisition load, from intake through offer close.
• Design, launch, and run the company's internship program end-to-end, supporting 30+ interns.
• Partner with the VP of Talent Acquisition to shape TA strategy, headcount planning, and process improvements.
• Own recurring reporting on team performance, pipeline health, and time-to-fill.
• Build and maintain recruiter scorecards, using the data to drive coaching and accountability.
• Continuously improve core TA workflows — intake, sourcing, interviews, offers, and onboarding handoffs.
• Build and maintain partnerships with state and local law firm associations and legal industry groups.
• Represent TopDog Law at legal conferences and industry events across multiple states, serving as the firm's liaison to the broader legal community.
• Travel approximately 20% of the time to support conferences, association events, and in-person relationship building

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

People management

Internship program development

Data-driven recruiting

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Scaling environment experience

Legal recruiting

Job description

TopDog Law is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead a small team of recruiters, own full-cycle recruiting for a dedicated requisition load, and design the internship program end-to-end for 30+ interns. You will partner with the VP of Talent Acquisition on strategy, headcount planning, and process improvements while personally carrying and closing requisitions.

As the firm's liaison to the legal community, you’ll build relationships with state and local law firm associations, represent