Director, Talent Acquisition

Rent the Runway•New York, NY
•$150,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you will oversee all aspects of Talent Acquisition. Reporting into the Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, you will lead recruiting efforts for our U.S. and Galway based workforce (corporate, tech, operations, customer experience), managing and mentoring a team while driving the overall recruitment strategy for the organization. You will work closely with key leaders across the business to understand, anticipate and drive recruiting and talent related strategies. You will be empowered to think creatively about how to recruit and pilot innovative processes designed to attract and close top talent. This is an office centric role based in our Brooklyn, NY office. You will have the option to work from home on Fridays.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years in Talent Acquisition with at least 4 years leading successful teams
  • Experience in fast paced nimble environments, ideally in organizations that have dynamic and diverse employee populations (mix of hourly and salary, tech and non tech) over the course of your career
  • Strong leadership capabilities - must be an excellent mentor and motivational manager with a proven track record of hiring and developing top talent and creating lasting relationships with business partners
  • Excellent communicator - strong written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to communicate effectively with key decision makers across the business, candidates across all levels, etc.
  • Demonstrated success implementing innovative ways to attract and retain candidates - must be an out-of-the-box thinker and have creative ways of approaching problems
  • Proficiency using ATS systems (Greenhouse preferred), LinkedIn and other sourcing tools, Google Suite

Responsibilities

  • Oversee full cycle recruiting for all aspects of the company’s global employee base including:
  • Leading and mentoring a team of recruiters
  • Developing an effective recruitment strategy for each function, introducing proactive ideas and innovative solutions including nuanced approaches for hard to fill positions
  • Creating a robust, always on recruiting strategy to build a constant talent pipeline
  • Ensuring a top notch candidate and business partner experience, developing processes for streamlining interviewing, communication and feedback while maintaining high quality
  • Taking a data driven approach, including tracking the team’s progress, surfacing key metrics to leadership and iterating recruiting strategy as needed
  • Owning a targeted req load of key leadership positions and critical hires as needed
  • Assess and analyze current processes related to recruiting and talent management and optimize, improve and iterate as appropriate relative to current business goals and hiring needs
  • Partner with Finance, HR, and leaders on workforce planning initiatives, role approvals and budget management for their teams
  • Become quickly immersed into the culture and business needs and various functions / teams as well RTR as a whole in order to effectively understand the candidate profile that will be the most successful at RTR
  • Develop and maintain effective partnerships with key leaders to understand their department structure, key initiatives and projects, evaluate talent needs, and contribute ideas, solutions and tools for constantly evolving our recruiting practices
  • Maintain and demonstrate active industry awareness, understanding the landscape to keep tabs on emerging and transitioning businesses, industry news, competitive analysis, market data, etc.

Benefits

  • The anticipated base salary for this position is $150,000 - $175,000.
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