Vice President Talent Acquisition

Addison Group; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Addison Group is partnering with an established organization. We seek a strategic Vice President of Talent Acquisition to lead the recruiting function, shaping strategy, developing the team, and aligning hiring with long-term business growth.

The role emphasizes executive collaboration and process excellence. The candidate will drive standardization, metrics, and high-performance practices across recruiting, ensuring timely hires and strong candidate experiences while partnering with senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition leadership with a proven track record of managing and developing recruiting teams.
• Experience transforming recruiting functions to improve operational performance and hiring results.
• Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting, executive search, strategic sourcing, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the organization's talent acquisition function, including corporate and executive recruiting.
• Develop and implement recruiting strategies aligned with priorities and growth objectives.
• Assess current recruiting operations and implement improvements to increase efficiency and hiring outcomes.
• Oversee full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offers.
• Lead and mentor recruiting professionals to drive accountability and performance.

Skills

Talent acquisition leadership

Executive-level influencing

Strategic recruiting

Workforce planning

Performance analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Job description

Job Title: Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Pay: 165,000- $180,000 base salary DOE

About Our Client:

Addison Group is partnering with an established, growing organization seeking an accomplished talent acquisition executive to lead its recruiting function. Our client is focused on strengthening its internal operations, investing in its people, and building the infrastructure necessary to support continued organizational growth.

This is an opportunity to join an organization at an important stage of development and make a meaningful impact on its talent strategy, recruiting operations, and overall business performance.

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a strategic, results-driven Vice President of Talent Acquisition to provide leadership and direction across the organization's recruiting function. This individual will oversee recruiting strategy, team development, operational performance, and process improvement while ensuring the organization is positioned to meet both immediate and long-term hiring needs.

The VP will be responsible for evaluating existing recruiting practices, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing the structure, processes, and performance standards necessary to build a high-performing talent acquisition operation.

The ideal candidate is an experienced recruiting leader who can balance executive-level strategy with hands-on operational oversight. They will bring strong business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while driving urgency, accountability, and measurable results across the recruiting team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the organization's talent acquisition function, including corporate and executive recruiting.
• Develop and implement recruiting strategies that align with organizational priorities, workforce demands, and long-term growth objectives.
• Assess current recruiting operations, identify process gaps, and introduce improvements to increase efficiency, productivity, and hiring outcomes.
• Establish standardized recruiting workflows, performance expectations, and accountability measures to ensure consistency across the team.
• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring timely candidate sourcing, screening, presentation, interview management, and offer execution.
• Strengthen relationships with hiring managers and senior leadership to improve communication, accelerate hiring decisions, and establish greater accountability throughout the recruitment process.
• Implement and monitor key recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, time-to-hire, requisition aging, pipeline conversion, offer acceptance, candidate withdrawals, and retention.
• Leverage recruiting analytics and reporting to evaluate team performance, identify trends, and improve placement quality and long-term retention.
• Lead, coach, and develop recruiting professionals through ongoing mentorship, performance management, training, and professional development.
• Establish consistent recruiting standards and best practices, including candidate engagement strategies, screening methodologies, outreach messaging, and candidate presentation processes.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines to anticipate recurring hiring needs and reduce reliance on reactive recruiting.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting capacity through strategic resource planning and flexible staffing models.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, providing insight into recruiting performance, talent availability, hiring challenges, and recommended solutions.
• Foster a culture of urgency, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the talent acquisition team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition leadership, with a demonstrated track record of managing and developing recruiting teams.
• Proven success building, restructuring, or transforming recruiting functions to improve operational performance and hiring results.
• Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting, executive search, strategic sourcing, workforce planning, and talent acquisition best practices.
• Experience developing recruiting processes, implementing performance standards, and establishing accountability across a team.
• Demonstrated ability to use recruiting metrics and analytics to drive operational improvements and business decisions.
• Experience managing relationships with senior executives and influencing hiring decisions across multiple departments or business units.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to challenge existing processes, address performance gaps, and drive change professionally.
• Excellent communication, coaching, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
• Highly proactive and results-oriented, with the ability to independently identify challenges and implement solutions.
• HR or talent acquisition certifications preferred; previously held certifications may be considered.
• Executive-level opportunity with significant ownership of talent acquisition strategy and operations.
• Oversight of an established recruiting function with corporate and executive recruiting resources.
• Opportunity to implement new processes, develop talent acquisition capabilities, and elevate overall recruiting performance.
• Close partnership with senior leadership and key organizational stakeholders.
• Opportunity to lead and influence an organization's talent acquisition strategy.
• Ability to shape and develop a high-performing recruiting team.
• Significant visibility and partnership with executive leadership.

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.