Director, Talent Acquisition

Wider Circle • Dallas, TX

1d • $115,000 - $130,000 • Remote

About The Position

Wider Circle is seeking a Director-level leader for Talent Acquisition to elevate its recruiting function across all business lines and support functions. This role is crucial during a phase of rapid headcount growth. The Director will be responsible for hiring and developing the talent acquisition team, building sourcing infrastructure, and ensuring the recruiting process runs efficiently without compromising quality or candidate experience. This includes managing and developing a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists, utilizing both employee hires and 1099 recruiters for scaling. The role emphasizes building a team culture of urgency, accountability, and care for the candidate experience. The Director will act as a steward of Wider Circle's culture and talent standards, maintaining high hiring bars even under pressure. Additionally, they will be responsible for building and defending the employer brand, translating Wider Circle's "Love, Learn, Grow" ethos into compelling candidate narratives and sourcing strategies.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• At least 3 years of team leadership experience
• At least 3 years of experience in healthcare, human services, or community health settings
• Led a high-volume recruiting team that sustained 100+ hires per month over an extended period, and preferably led the team through a period of rapid growth.
• Recruited Community Health Workers, frontline healthcare workers, or allied health professionals — and you understand what makes them accept an offer.
• Managed a team of recruiters, including 1099 or contract recruiters, and know how to drive accountability without micromanaging.
• Built sourcing infrastructure, playbooks, and dashboards from scratch
• Communicated clearly and directly with leadership, even when the news is a pipeline risk or a missed target.
• An Indeed power user who understands how to write, test, and optimize job postings for hourly and professional roles in competitive markets.
• A systems thinker who tracks leading indicators and fixes process problems before they become volume problems.
• Mission-driven. Wider Circle’s work sits at the intersection of community, health equity, and social care — this should excite you, not just interest you.

Nice To Haves

• Recruiting experience across 50 states
• Familiarity with the community health workforce landscape.
• Experience with the Workable ATS platform
• Experience in a start-up environment scaling a TA function during a period of rapid company growth (doubling or tripling headcount).
• Background in managing CHW, physician or clinical recruiter networks.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day recruiting execution across all hiring tracks, ensuring process integrity through interview quality audits, 100% scorecard completion, and consistent candidate and hiring manager experience standards.
• Set individual targets, run daily team huddles, weekly pipeline reviews, and coach toward consistent monthly output.
• Own Time to Fill (TTF) reporting and accountability — establishing credible benchmarks by role, hitting TTF goals for 80%+ of roles, and maintaining candidate satisfaction rates that reflect a best-in-class candidate experience.
• Build a sustainable Community Health Worker (CHW) talent pipeline by mapping the competitive landscape and developing sourcing strategies that make Wider Circle an employer of choice.
• Partner with business leaders to keep job descriptions fresh and develop compelling sourcing pitches — ensuring Wider Circle stands out on both the "why" and the "what" in our candidate communication.
• Drive clean process and people hand-offs between TA, L&D, IT, Finance and the business.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with hiring managers, directors and VPs who are the stakeholders of the Talent Acquisition team’s work.

Benefits

• Base pay range of $115,000-$130,000
• Annual incentive bonus
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday off and 9 company holidays
• Remote-first culture with periodic travel to our growth markets
• The chance to build something that matters — and to see the direct impact of your work on communities across the country

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed