Director, Talent Acquisition

T6 Talent Partners•New York, NY

About The Position

Valence is hiring a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead recruiting through the company’s next stage of growth. Reporting to the VP of People & Talent, this role owns hiring strategy and the systems and team that deliver it, partnering with company leadership and the VP of People on talent planning throughout the year. This is a player-coach position: the Director will lead and develop the recruiting team while also personally managing searches, particularly senior and business-critical hires. The role advises executives and hiring managers on organizational design, role scope, leveling, and hiring decisions, and builds a recruiting function suited to an AI-native company. The role includes hiring across GTM and technical teams and owning searches from initial conversation through signed offer.

Requirements

10+ years of in-house recruiting experience in high-growth B2B SaaS or AI companies, covering both GTM and technical hiring.
3+ years leading recruiters or a recruiting function, including hiring and developing the team.
Track record of building or substantially rebuilding a recruiting function at a scaling company.
Hands-on recruiting experience and recent success closing senior hires in competitive markets.
A clear point of view on talent assessment, interview process design, and maintaining a high hiring bar.
Experience influencing executives on headcount, organizational design, and hiring decisions, including pushing back when needed.
Strong data fluency, with experience managing recruiting through metrics and holding a team accountable to outcomes.
Real AI fluency and a bias toward incorporating AI into recruiting workflows.
Deep Ashby experience, or experience with a comparable applicant tracking system, including ownership of system design and data quality.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a founding or first talent acquisition leader at an early-stage company.
Experience hiring for the consulting or professional services-to-technology profile, or recruiting in New York City’s AI/tech market.
Experience owning employer brand or talent marketing programs.
Experience designing compensation and leveling frameworks.
Experience hiring internationally in the US, Canada, and UK.

Responsibilities

Own Valence’s talent acquisition strategy and hiring plan, partnering with the executive team on headcount priorities, sequencing, and tradeoffs.
Lead, coach, and grow the recruiting team, setting expectations for search quality, speed, and candidate experience.
Manage a personal portfolio of end-to-end searches, especially senior, leadership, and hard-to-fill roles across GTM and technical teams.
Design interview frameworks, train interviewers, and run calibration to maintain consistent hiring decisions and a high hiring bar.
Own recruiting operations and Ashby as the source of truth, including process design, reporting, and team SLAs.
Report on recruiting funnel health, hiring velocity, and source quality, and act on the data.
Partner with People & Talent leadership on compensation benchmarking, leveling, and offer strategy.
Build the employer brand and talent marketing to attract candidates before roles open.
Provide market intelligence on talent supply, compensation, and competitor hiring to inform leadership decisions.
Identify and implement AI opportunities that make recruiting faster and higher-signal.
Partner with the executive team and VP of People on talent planning throughout the year.
Advise executives and hiring managers on organizational design, role scope, leveling, and hiring decisions.

Benefits

Competitive salary including base pay and bonuses.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
Generous paid time off, company-wide R&R shutdowns, and paid parental leave.
Retirement plan support for US and global employees.
Meaningful equity ownership in a venture-backed company, with potential top-up grants tied to company growth and exceptional performance.

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