(USA) Director, Talent Acquisition - Executive Recruiting
About The Position
As a Director of Executive Recruitment, you will partner with a Senior Director to lead the execution of Officer (VP+) hiring across a business segment. You will manage complex executive searches end-to-end, partnering with hiring leaders, candidates, Sourcers, and Project Managers to deliver exceptional outcomes. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role. You will lead searches, engage senior talent, solve complex hiring challenges, and build long-term executive relationships while delivering a world-class experience. Success requires exceptional search execution, sound judgment, commercial curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple high-profile searches with pace and quality. The Officer Talent Acquisition & Search team hires the senior leaders who shape Walmart's future. We partner closely with business and People leaders to deliver Officer-level hiring through Executive Recruiters, Sourcers, and Project Managers. We operate in a fast-paced, high-trust environment where discretion, quality, and exceptional experiences matter. As our function evolves, we're transforming from a reactive executive recruiting team into a proactive, AI-enabled executive talent partner, helping leaders make better talent decisions while building the leadership pipelines that will shape Walmart's future.
Requirements
- Experience leading complex executive searches within an in-house executive recruiting team or executive search firm.
- Ability to independently manage multiple executive searches with pace, quality, and attention to detail.
- Strong executive relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience developing external executive pipelines and engaging passive talent.
- Excellent judgment and discretion managing confidential searches.
- Commercial curiosity and the ability to understand business strategy and leadership needs.
- Experience leveraging AI and technology to improve execution.
- A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset with a passion for raising the bar in executive hiring.
- Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or related area and 5 years' experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.
- 7 years' experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.
- 3 years' supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field
- Professional in Human Resources certification
- Masters: Business
- Masters: Human Resources
- Human Resources - Professional HR (PHR) CERTIFICATION - Certification
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Officer (VP+) executive searches.
- Partner with hiring leaders to develop search strategies and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes.
- Identify, engage, assess, and build relationships with senior external talent.
- Balance internal succession opportunities with external market talent.
- Partner with Principal Executive Sourcers and Project Managers to deliver outstanding search execution and candidate experiences.
- Coach candidates throughout the executive hiring process.
- Build evergreen executive talent pipelines for future leadership needs.
- Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve productivity and search execution.
- Share best practices and contribute to a high-performing OTAS team.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption expense reimbursement
- Surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
