Director, Executive Marketing Insights & Sourcing
About The Position
As part of Talent Acquisition, Capital One’s Executive Recruiting team is a premier in-house search team partnering directly with senior enterprise leadership to identify, cultivate, and land transformative executive talent that drives impact for our business and accelerates our mission. You will lead the Executive Market Insights & Sourcing function, serving as the strategic engine for our executive search process. In this highly visible leadership role, you will define, develop, and launch emerging technologies (e.g., AI-based recruitment platforms, Workday, Canvas, etc.) to innovate and deliver on our talent agenda. You will bridge specialized research and full-lifecycle recruiting—translating complex data, talent mappings, and market intelligence into high-impact recruiting strategies and clear narratives for executive business leaders. If you thrive on ownership, analytical rigor, and working creatively and collaboratively across a matrixed organization to make a real impact on the business, this is the role for you!
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or Military Experience.
- At least 7 years of experience in executive research, talent intelligence, executive recruiting, or talent acquisition management.
Nice To Haves
- At least 9 years of experience advising and influencing executive leadership
- At least 9 years of management consulting experience
- At least 9 years of recruiting or research experience at a global in-house recruiting team, executive search firm, or a large multinational organization
Responsibilities
- Lead & Develop Talent: Direct a high-performing team of associates and researchers; mentor, coach, and grow strong talent with the potential to scale into broader organizational roles.
- Capability Transformation: Understand the design, delivery, and execution of full life-cycle TA technology and service delivery transformation programs. Partner across extended teams (People Analytics, Product Management, TA Shared Services, HRBPs, Compensation, Legal, Risk) to align on strategic priorities.
- Direct Sourcing & Talent Mapping: Drive direct sourcing strategies, high-touch talent attraction, and best-in-class 0-to-1 talent mappings across competitive landscapes (Tech, Product, Risk, Legal, HR, Financial Services).
- Proactive Bench Strength: Move beyond active searches to architect talent ecosystems and build bench strength 12–24+ months ahead of open executive needs.
- Cross-Functional & Referral Alignment: Partner with hiring teams and stakeholders to drive proactive research, establish referral strategies, and align candidate engagement plans in highly competitive markets.
- Insight Translation: Integrate primary research, internal data, secondary sources, competitor org designs, and marketplace intelligence to deliver actionable analyses that drive executive business decisions.
- Stakeholder Consultation: Confidently present and defend research methodologies to VP+ business leaders, pushing back on unrealistic candidate profiles using data-driven insights rather than defaulting to order-taking.
- Tech Lifecycle Optimization: Stay current on emerging technologies and disruptive talent tools; leverage AI-driven sourcing platforms, advanced Boolean/OSINT techniques, and data visualization tools to drive operational efficiency.
- Process Refinement: Champion modern talent insight visualizations and refine research toolkits to maximize productivity and insight quality.
Benefits
- comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
