Head of Talent Acquisition

YipitData

20h•$210,000 - $270,000•Remote

About The Position

YipitData is seeking a seasoned Head of Talent Acquisition to lead the next phase of our recruiting function. The role involves assessing the current team, systems, and processes, and evolving the function into a more strategic, scalable, and data-driven organization. The Head of Talent Acquisition will lead a team of approximately seven recruiting professionals, partnering with People and business leaders to improve hiring practices. This is a remote-friendly opportunity based in the US.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including significant experience leading and developing recruiting teams in high-growth or evolving organizations.
Successfully inherited and transformed an existing recruiting function, operating model, or set of processes and know how to balance thoughtful assessment with decisive action.
Experience supporting hiring across multiple functions, including technical, sales/GTM, and finance or professional services roles, with exposure to senior and executive hiring.
Strategic operator and influential change agent who uses data and strong business judgment to identify root causes, prioritize effectively, and bring stakeholders along through change.
Strong recruiting operations and technology expertise, including experience with Greenhouse or a comparable ATS, and understand how technology and AI can improve recruiting effectiveness.

Responsibilities

Assess the current TA organization, processes, and ways of working to determine what should be preserved, improved, simplified, or redesigned.
Define and execute a roadmap for the next phase of Talent Acquisition, prioritizing changes that will have the greatest impact on the business.
Lead the organization through change by building stakeholder alignment, navigating resistance, and driving adoption of new processes and expectations.
Strengthen partnerships across Talent Acquisition, People, hiring managers, and business leaders to create greater clarity, consistency, and accountability throughout the hiring process.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately seven recruiting professionals, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and opportunities for growth.
Serve as a strategic talent advisor to senior leaders, bringing recruiting expertise, market insights, and thoughtful challenge to workforce and hiring decisions.
Evolve our approach to proactive sourcing, talent pipelining, and market mapping based on the needs of the business.
Provide strategic oversight for senior-level, executive, and other business-critical searches, ensuring the right strategy, resources, and stakeholder engagement are in place.
Establish clear recruiting processes, operating rhythms, SLAs, and ownership that improve hiring quality, speed, consistency, and accountability.
Build meaningful metrics, dashboards, forecasting, and capacity planning that enable better decision-making and visibility into recruiting performance.
Own and optimize our recruiting technology ecosystem, including our ATS, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
Identify root causes and recurring bottlenecks across the hiring process and implement scalable solutions that drive continuous improvement.