Director Of Onboarding

Overwatch Mission Critical•Austin, TX

10d

About The Position

Overwatch Mission Critical is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOB) certified through the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC), offering construction professional services, talent acquisition, and general contractor services for the mission-critical infrastructure industry. Our mission is the construction and management of state-of-the-art data centers with the precision and reliability this industry demands. From high-end engineers to seasoned professionals, we deploy the people you need to get your data center off the ground. At Overwatch, it's more than a job. It's a purpose. The Director of Onboarding is responsible for designing, leading, and continuously improving the end-to-end onboarding experience for talent joining Overwatch across U.S. and EMEA operations. At Overwatch, onboarding is more than an administrative process. It is the beginning of the Overwatch experience and a critical link in our workforce supply chain. This leader will build a world-class, scalable onboarding function that ensures every new hire is cleared, prepared, connected, and ready to succeed on Day 1. This role owns the journey from accepted offer through successful start and early integration, establishing clear processes, SLAs, accountability, and cross-functional handoffs across Recruiting, HR, Finance, IT, Operations, Sales, and client-facing teams. Success in this role is measured not simply by completing onboarding tasks, but by speed, Day 1 readiness, quality, new-hire experience, and the ability to scale as Overwatch grows.

Requirements

7–10 years of experience in Onboarding, HR Operations, Talent Operations, Recruiting Operations, Workforce Operations, Business Operations, or a related function.
Experience building, transforming, or scaling onboarding processes in a high-growth or high-volume organization.
Experience leading teams, programs, or operational functions.
Strong understanding of pre-employment workflows including background checks, employment documentation, screenings, credentialing, and client-specific requirements.
Experience establishing and managing KPIs, SLAs, dashboards, and operational reporting.
Strong process design, project management, and continuous improvement capabilities.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify bottlenecks, diagnose root causes, and translate data into action.
Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
Ability to influence and drive accountability across functions without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting geographically distributed workforces, including U.S. and EMEA operations.
Experience in high-growth, workforce-intensive, construction, data center, or critical infrastructure environments.
Experience with HRIS, ATS, onboarding, workflow management, and reporting platforms.
Experience with Rippling and Checkr.
Experience implementing workflow automation, AI, or self-service capabilities within onboarding or workforce operations.
Lean, Six Sigma, or Process Improvement experience or certification.

Responsibilities

Own the enterprise onboarding strategy, operating model, standards, and new-hire experience across Overwatch.
Design scalable onboarding processes that support continued growth across multiple businesses, clients, projects, and geographies.
Establish clear ownership, SLAs, escalation paths, and handoffs across Recruiting, HR, Finance, IT, Operations, Sales, and client-facing teams.
Create standardized onboarding playbooks while accommodating client-, project-, location-, and role-specific requirements.
Lead and develop the Onboarding team as the function grows.
Continuously simplify processes, eliminate friction, reduce manual work, and improve speed and quality.
Own visibility and accountability for every accepted candidate from offer acceptance through successful start.
Establish a seamless handoff from Recruiting to Onboarding immediately following offer acceptance.
Oversee employment documentation, background checks, screenings, credentialing, client requirements, equipment, system access, and other pre-employment activities.
Proactively identify at-risk starts and drive resolution before they impact committed start dates.
Serve as the escalation point for delayed clearances, documentation challenges, client requirements, candidate concerns, and cross-functional roadblocks.
Ensure stakeholders have clear visibility into onboarding status, outstanding requirements, risks, and expected start dates.
Drive toward a consistent standard of 100% Day 1 readiness while continuously improving onboarding cycle time.
Design an onboarding journey that makes new hires feel connected to Overwatch from the moment they accept their offer.
Establish a consistent communication cadence between offer acceptance and Day 1 that keeps new hires informed, engaged, and prepared.
Own and continuously improve the Overwatch new-hire orientation experience.
Ensure new hires understand Overwatch’s mission, culture, business model, expectations, resources, and how their role contributes to the organization.
Partner with managers and internal stakeholders to create a seamless transition into the organization and accelerate early productivity.
Ensure employees supporting client and project locations feel connected to both Overwatch and the work they are there to deliver.
Capture new-hire feedback and use it to continuously improve the experience.
Build strong partnerships across Recruiting, HR, Finance, IT, Sales, Operations, Marketing, client-facing teams, and Executive Leadership.
Partner with client-facing teams to understand, document, and operationalize client-specific onboarding and clearance requirements.
Establish clear communication protocols for start-date changes, onboarding risks, missing requirements, and escalations.
Provide leadership with forward-looking visibility into onboarding volume, upcoming starts, risks, bottlenecks, and operational capacity.
Identify recurring upstream and downstream issues and partner across functions to address root causes.
Own and continuously improve EMEA onboarding, ensuring regional requirements are met while delivering a consistent Overwatch experience.
Define, implement, and monitor KPIs that measure onboarding speed, readiness, quality, experience, and operational performance.
Develop dashboards and reporting that provide visibility into upcoming starts, onboarding health, risks, and performance.
Track key measures including offer-to-clearance cycle time, Day 1 readiness, SLA attainment, pre-start fallout, onboarding exceptions, new-hire experience, and time-to-productivity.
Analyze delays, missed starts, fallout, and recurring issues to identify root causes and corrective actions.
Use onboarding data to drive improvements across Recruiting, Operations, HR, IT, and client-facing teams.
Identify and implement technology, automation, AI, and self-service opportunities that improve scalability, visibility, accuracy, and the new-hire experience.