Head of Talent

Giga Energy • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Giga is growing fast — across engineering, operations, finance, and everything in between — and we need a Head of Talent who can build the recruiting engine that keeps pace with our ambition. This isn't a coordination role. You'll own the full talent lifecycle: strategy, execution, team leadership, and the hiring bar. You'll inherit a team of recruiters, grow it, and be the person who ensures that every hire we make raises the collective bar. If you've spent your career finding exceptional people for hard-to-fill roles across multiple functions, and you want to do that at a company where the stakes are real, this is your seat.

Requirements

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience spanning multiple functions (e.g., technical, operations, go-to-market, finance).
• 3+ years managing and developing a team of recruiters.
• Demonstrated ability to hire for senior and specialized roles in competitive talent markets.
• Experience building or significantly improving recruiting processes, tooling, and team infrastructure at a high-growth company.
• Strong data literacy — comfortable using recruiting metrics to diagnose problems and drive decisions.
• Proficiency with an ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, or equivalent) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Start up Experience
• Background building employer brand programs from the ground up.
• Experience recruiting for roles across multiple US markets simultaneously.
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking tools such as Radford, Levels.fyi, or Carta Total Comp.

Responsibilities

• Hold the Hiring Bar
• Lead, coach, and grow an existing team of recruiters; set hiring goals, manage capacity, and raise the performance bar across the team.
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role scope, candidate profiles, and compensation benchmarks.
• Ensure recruiters have high-quality pipeline through proactive sourcing, referrals, and strategic use of recruiting tools and platforms.
• Design and continuously improve interview processes that are rigorous, structured, and candidate-respectful.
• Track and report on recruiting metrics — time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, pipeline health — and use data to make better decisions.
• Develop and own Giga's employer brand strategy to attract top talent across all target markets.
• Manage relationships with external search partners and agencies when needed, ensuring alignment with Giga's standards.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed