Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Versapay

6d•$130,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Versapay is seeking a Senior Director of Talent Acquisition to lead their Talent Acquisition function. This role will be responsible for finding, assessing, and hiring individuals to support the company's next stage of growth. The position reports directly to the Chief People Officer and involves leading the recruiting team, partnering with the executive team and business leaders, and contributing to the company's high-growth, PE-backed technology environment. The role requires a hands-on approach to recruiting leadership, including managing searches, collaborating with hiring managers, and building the talent acquisition function.

Requirements

10-12+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition or recruiting, including experience leading a talent acquisition team.
Experience in high-growth technology, SaaS, fintech, or similarly dynamic environments.
A demonstrated track record of building recruiting strategies, teams, processes, and programs that scale.
Deep hands-on recruiting and candidate assessment expertise, including executive and critical-role hiring.
A highly analytical, data-driven approach to talent decisions, with sound judgment and strong business orientation.
A bias toward action, with the ability to move between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
The ability to operate effectively in an environment where growth, efficiency, and accountability are equally important.
Strong executive presence and proven credibility with senior leaders.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating in a PE-backed, private-equity, or highly performance-oriented environment.
Experience using AI and emerging technology to improve how candidates are identified, assessed, selected, and engaged.
Experience recruiting within both Canadian and US markets, including understanding differences in talent landscapes and recruitment strategies, is an asset.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the enterprise talent acquisition strategy in partnership with the CPO and executive leadership team.
Define consistent hiring standards, structured assessment practices, and quality-of-hire expectations across the company.
Build hiring plans around the company's most critical capabilities and growth priorities.
Identify hiring and capability gaps early and drive action to close them.
Own quality of hire end-to-end, partnering with business leaders on critical and executive searches.
Build strong pipelines for high-priority roles and ensure hiring managers make timely, well-informed decisions.
Use data, technology, AI, and automation to improve recruiting efficiency, pipeline visibility, and decision quality.
Lead, coach, and develop the recruiting team, setting clear priorities, capacity plans, performance expectations, and standards of work.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the CPO, CEO, and executive leadership team on talent and organizational decisions.
Translate talent data into clear business insights, risks, and recommendations.
Deliver real-time market intelligence and compensation benchmarking to inform hiring decisions, workforce planning, and offer strategies.