Director, Talent Acquisition

Fieldguide•San Francisco, CA

10d•Remote

About The Position

Fieldguide is entering a rapid stage of growth where hiring excellence is a critical lever for company success. As Director, Talent Acquisition, you will own and scale a global recruiting function that supports rapid, high-quality growth across the company. This role is both strategic and hands-on. You will partner closely with executive leadership to translate business goals into workforce plans, design scalable hiring systems and employer brand from the ground up, define and implement the agentic strategy, and develop a team capable of hiring exceptional talent in competitive markets. You will shape how we hire, who we hire, and how our culture shows up throughout the candidate experience. This is a defining leadership role for someone who enjoys building durable systems for high volume hiring, influencing senior stakeholders, and developing strong recruiting teams while maintaining a high bar for execution.

Requirements

10+ years of talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years leading teams at high-growth AI or SaaS startups
Experience scaling organizations from approximately 150 to 500+ employees
Proven ability to influence founders, executives, and senior leaders on hiring strategy and execution
Demonstrated success designing and executing end-to-end global recruiting strategies
Experience building, developing, and retaining high-performing talent acquisition teams
Strong background in building scalable recruiting processes and systems, including AI and SaaS tooling, vendors, and budgets
Experience hiring in highly competitive geographic markets (e.g. San Francisco, New York)
Experience building employer branding or talent marketing initiatives
Experience supporting international expansion and new market entry

Responsibilities

Build, coach, and lead a high-performing, globally distributed talent acquisition team, including developing strong people managers
Evolve the metrics and reporting function, creating live dashboards for understanding team performance and identifying bottlenecks in the process. Use data to inform process and decision making.
Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and data-driven continuous improvement across the recruiting function, balancing speed and quality as the company scales
Build and scale a compelling employer brand, clearly articulating Fieldguide’s mission, culture, and value proposition to attract top talent in competitive markets
Partner with founders, executives, and functional leaders to forecast hiring needs and align recruiting strategy with business priorities
Translate short- and long-term company goals into clear, actionable hiring plans across teams and regions
Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and executives, guiding hiring decisions and tradeoffs with sound judgment and data
Collaborate closely with People Operations and Finance on headcount planning, budgeting, and compliance
Design and operate global hiring models that work across geographies, time zones, and labor markets
Ensure a consistent, inclusive, and high-quality candidate experience worldwide
Define and track meaningful recruiting metrics to assess performance, surface bottlenecks, and inform decisions
Continuously improve recruiting processes, tools, and systems to support growth and efficiency, particularly with AI
Stay current on market trends, particularly in technical, AI, and hard-to-hire talent areas