Head of Talent Acquisition

Airlock Digital•San Francisco, CA

19h•Remote

About The Position

Airlock Digital is a global leader in application control and allowlisting, aiming to empower organizations to run only trusted software and operate free from malware and ransomware. With rapid growth across Australia, North America, and EMEA, Airlock Digital is committed to its core values of respect, determination, and integrity, supporting a diverse and expanding global customer base. The company prides itself on being a team of humble, collaborative, and driven professionals who support one another and share a passion for cybersecurity. Airlock Digital is currently in a significant growth phase, planning to double its global workforce to approximately 250 employees over the next 12 months. To facilitate this expansion, the company is seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition to lead, scale, and execute a world-class hiring function across its operational areas in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Philippines. This role is central to Airlock Digital's next phase of growth and is ideal for an individual who thrives in high-growth environments and can translate hiring strategy into measurable outcomes, enabling the company to scale globally, faster, and smarter.

Requirements

Proven experience leading a regional or global talent acquisition function in a high-growth environment
Strong track record managing and developing distributed recruitment teams
End-to-end recruitment expertise, from workforce planning through to onboarding
Hands-on experience with Greenhouse ATS and AI-enabled sourcing tools
Commercially astute, with experience managing budgets and vendor relationships
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business needs into hiring plans
Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
Data-driven approach, using metrics to inform decisions and track performance
Highly organised, with a focus on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Own and deliver the global talent acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment to business priorities and growth plans across all locations.
Lead, coach and performance-manage a distributed TA team, setting clear expectations, consistent standards and strong rhythm of execution.
Partner with senior leaders to translate workforce plans into hiring roadmaps, forecasts and prioritized recruitment delivery.
Oversee end-to-end hiring outcomes across the business, including critical and senior appointments, ensuring quality, speed and a strong candidate experience.
Build scalable recruitment processes and governance (e.g., structured interviews, scorecards, calibration, approvals) to improve consistency and reduce risk.
Own TA systems and data (including Greenhouse), ensuring workflows, reporting and system usage support efficient delivery and decision-making.
Use recruitment metrics and insights (time-to-fill, funnel conversion, quality indicators, hiring manager satisfaction) to track performance and drive continuous improvement.
Manage recruitment budget, agencies and external vendors to ensure effective spend, strong service levels and measurable ROI.
Champion employer brand and EVP through recruitment marketing partnerships and consistent messaging across all candidate touchpoints.
Ensure hiring practices meet compliance, privacy and policy requirements, and support inclusive, fair and evidence-based selection decisions.