Talent Systems Leader — AI-Driven Recruiting & Calibration

Ladders; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Ladders, a leader in Finance & Insurance, seeks a Head of Talent to shape and scale the company’s hiring systems. You will partner with senior stakeholders to ensure rigorous, business-aligned talent decisions and to standardize how candidates are evaluated across the organization.

This hands-on leadership role builds structured processes that improve recruiting quality and long-term performance. You will design evaluation scorecards, establish calibration rituals, and connect interview outcomes

Qualifications

• 7+ years of recruiting experience focused on building hiring systems.
• Experience designing structured interview processes and scorecards.
• Understanding of talent evaluation and calibration frameworks.
• Experience with ATS management, particularly Greenhouse.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and align hiring standards.
• Curiosity and practical experience with AI in recruiting.
• Track record of connecting hiring practices to post-hire performance.

Responsibilities

• Design candidate evaluation systems tailored to specific roles.
• Develop consistent scorecards and calibration frameworks for interviews.
• Establish decision‑making rituals to streamline hiring processes.
• Connect interview outcomes to 30/60/90‑day performance goals.
• Train interviewers on focused assessment and evidence‑based feedback.

Skills

Hiring systems design

Structured interview processes

Scorecards & calibration

Executive stakeholder influence

AI in recruiting

ATS management (Greenhouse)

Post-hire performance linkage

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

Job description

Ladders, a leader in Finance & Insurance, seeks a Head of Talent to shape and scale the company’s hiring systems. You will partner with senior stakeholders to ensure rigorous, business-aligned talent decisions and to standardize how candidates are evaluated across the organization.

This hands-on leadership role builds structured processes that improve recruiting quality and long-term performance. You will design evaluation scorecards, establish calibration rituals, and connect interview outcomes