VP Talent Acquisition

Ascension Search Partners; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension Search Partners seeks a strategic, hands-on Vice President of Talent Acquisition to architect a world-class talent strategy, recruiting infrastructure, and workforce planning for a fast-scaling industrial services organization. The role requires building scalable programs for highly specialized technical, operations, and leadership talent, and serving as a trusted advisor to executives.

The candidate will lead a capable recruiting team, leverage analytics and labor market intelligence,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive talent acquisition leadership experience.
• Experience leading recruiting teams in complex or rapidly growing organizations.
• Experience recruiting highly skilled technical, engineering, operations, manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, industrial, or field-service talent.
• Strong analytical and strategic capabilities using workforce data and labor market intelligence.
• Builder's mindset to create scalable systems and processes in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of a company-wide talent acquisition strategy aligned with growth objectives.
• Design and implement scalable recruiting programs for specialized talent across technical, operations, and leadership functions.
• Build a data-driven recruiting operating model to enhance workforce planning and hiring effectiveness.
• Leverage analytics and market intelligence to identify opportunities and remove bottlenecks.
• Lead and develop a recruiting team while elevating capability and impact.
• Advise executive leadership on workforce strategy, succession planning, and organizational growth.

Skills

Talent acquisition leadership

Data-driven recruiting

Workforce analytics

Strategic capability

Systems and processes

Job description

Ascension Search Partners has been exclusively retained by a high-growth, private-equity-backed industrial services organization undergoing significant transformation and expansion. As the company continues to scale, it is seeking a strategic and hands-on Vice President of Talent Acquisition to build the next generation of talent strategy, recruiting infrastructure, and workforce planning capabilities.

This is a career-defining opportunity for a transformational talent leader who thrives in complex hiring environments, enjoys building while scaling, and wants a seat at the leadership table. The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping the organization's ability to attract and retain highly specialized technical, operational, and leadership talent that fuels future growth.

Description

• Lead the evolution of a company-wide talent acquisition strategy that directly supports business growth and expansion objectives.
• Design and implement scalable recruiting programs for specialized, difficult-to-hire talent across technical, operations, and leadership functions.
• Build a data-driven recruiting operating model that enhances workforce planning, pipeline development, hiring effectiveness, and long-term talent availability.
• Leverage analytics, market intelligence, and recruiting metrics to identify opportunities, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve talent outcomes.
• Lead and develop a team of recruiting professionals while elevating overall capability, performance, and strategic impact.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on workforce strategy, talent availability, succession planning, and organizational growth initiatives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive talent acquisition leadership experience, including leading recruiting teams within complex or rapidly growing organizations.
• Proven success building, transforming, or optimizing talent acquisition functions in industries facing talent shortages or highly competitive labor markets.
• Experience recruiting highly skilled technical, engineering, operations, manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, industrial, or field-service talent.
• Strong analytical and strategic capabilities, with the ability to use workforce data, recruiting technology, and labor market intelligence to drive results.
• A builder's mindset with the ability to create systems, processes, and scalable solutions while operating in a fast-paced, transformational environment.