Director, Talent Acquisition - Executive Recruiting
About The Position
As a Director of Executive Recruitment, you will partner with a Senior Director to lead Officer (VP+) hiring across a business segment. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role managing complex executive searches from start to finish and partnering with hiring leaders, candidates, Sourcers, and Project Managers to deliver exceptional outcomes. The role requires strong 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 senior leaders who shape Walmart's future. It partners with business and People leaders through Executive Recruiters, Sourcers, and Project Managers. The team works in a fast-paced, high-trust environment where discretion, quality, and exceptional experiences matter, and is evolving toward proactive, AI-enabled executive talent partnership and leadership-pipeline development.
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 and passion for raising the bar in executive hiring.
- Either a bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or a related area and 5 years' experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or a related area; or 7 years' experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or a related area.
- 3 years' supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field.
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR) 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
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Live Better U paid education benefit program, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
