Director of Talent Acquisition

Scientific Safety Alliance•Minneapolis, MN

5d•$140,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA) provides mission-critical safety and compliance services to pharmaceutical, biotech, hospital, and research organizations across the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The company has grown through 28 acquisitions in three and a half years and is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to build a scalable global talent function supporting continued growth. The Director will oversee talent acquisition across all branches and corporate roles, lead and develop the recruiting team, and establish a global talent attraction strategy. This hands-on leadership role partners with executives and branch leaders on workforce planning, role design, compensation positioning, and hiring decisions. The position builds sourcing pipelines for hard-to-fill technical and field roles, strengthens the employer brand, standardizes recruiting processes and technology, and uses metrics to improve hiring outcomes. It also supports acquisition due diligence and integration, manages recruiting vendors and budget, and ensures compliant hiring practices across the countries and states where SSA operates.

Requirements

At least 8 years of talent acquisition experience, including at least 3 years leading a recruiting team.
Proven success building a talent attraction or employer branding strategy across multiple countries or regions.
Proven success building or scaling a talent function in a high-growth, multi-location organization.
Track record of hiring field service, skilled trades, technical, or scientific talent at volume.
Experience recruiting across multiple states; international experience in the U.K., EU, or Puerto Rico is desirable.
Strong command of recruiting metrics and the ability to turn data into action.
Experience selecting, implementing, or managing an applicant tracking system and modern recruiting tools.
Excellent influencing and communication skills, with credibility among executives, branch leaders, and candidates.
A builder's mindset, with comfort creating structure where little exists and moving quickly.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a private equity-backed or acquisitive company.
International recruiting experience in the U.K., EU, or Puerto Rico.
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Design and execute a global talent attraction strategy across the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and Austria, aligned with business growth, acquisitions, and branch-level forecasts.
Oversee the full talent acquisition function, including recruiting operations, sourcing, hiring standards, and candidate experience for branch and corporate roles.
Lead, coach, and develop the recruiting team; set goals, manage priorities, and foster an accountable, high-performing culture.
Advise branch leaders and executives on workforce planning, role design, compensation positioning, and selection decisions.
Build sourcing channels and pipelines for hard-to-fill field service, certification, engineering, and laboratory roles, including partnerships with technical schools, military transition programs, and industry networks.
Standardize the recruiting process from requisition approval through offer; manage the applicant tracking system and recruiting technology; and coordinate new-hire handoffs to HR for onboarding.
Build SSA's employer brand across its markets through careers content, social presence, and candidate messaging.
Develop talent dashboards for time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and new-hire retention, and use data to improve results.
Support acquisition due diligence and integration, including talent assessments, retention of key employees, and post-close hiring plans.
Manage recruiting agencies, job boards, and the talent acquisition budget.
Ensure hiring practices comply with employment laws in applicable countries and states, including EEO, pay transparency, and background check requirements.