Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Major League Soccer•New York, NY

2d•$155,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Major League Soccer is searching for a Senior Director, Talent Acquisition, to help us find the best talent to support our growth. The Senior Director will serve as a strategic talent acquisition partner to the league office, leading full-cycle recruiting efforts across a broad portfolio of business functions while helping to strengthen and evolve the organization’s talent acquisition strategy, processes, and candidate experience. The candidate must be able to roll up their sleeves and thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, while successfully managing, prioritizing, and closing searches against a timeline. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in corporate recruiting, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a consultative approach to talent acquisition. This role requires someone who is equally comfortable executing searches, advising leaders, improving recruiting operations, and helping shape the future of talent acquisition at MLS.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
10+ years of progressive corporate recruiting experience including sourcing and full-cycle recruiting required
Proven experience recruiting across a broad range of business functions and levels, including senior leadership searches
Experience developing recruiting strategies, including employer brand promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management
Experience building and cultivating productive partnerships with talent providers, professional associations, etc. to build an inclusive talent pipeline.
Ability to prioritize time, demonstrate pushback with a sense of urgency, and understand the value of providing high-level candidate and client service
Possess strong ability to partner with cross functional teams to deliver a pipeline of both internal and external candidates
Strong consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member
Experience building and using a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive recruitment and research
The ability to manage and prioritize multiple searches, projects and client relationships
High-level of commitment to a quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance
Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, team environment
Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing
Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills
Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Experience within sports, media, entertainment, consumer brands, or similarly fast-paced organizations strongly preferred
Experience helping build, modernize, or scale talent acquisition processes and infrastructure preferred
Experience implementing or optimizing applicant tracking systems, including Greenhouse, strongly preferred
Experience with applicant tracking systems, Greenhouse preferred
Knowledge of the Spanish Language (business proficiency)
Knowledge of the sport of soccer

Responsibilities

Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across a broad portfolio of League Office functions and levels
Build and maintain a network of diverse candidates through pro-active recruitment, market research and on-going relationship management; conduct in-depth interviews of candidates and demonstrate the ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences
Partner with hiring teams to build effective approaches for sourcing, assessment and onboarding while managing department expectations against budget
Serve as a trusted advisor to internal leaders on compensation offer strategy, interview strategy, role responsibilities, candidate evaluation and competency assessments
Support recruiting operations enhancements and future talent acquisition technology initiatives, including applicant tracking system optimization and implementation projects
Utilize recruiting metrics, real-time data, market insights, and hiring data to assess effectiveness, identify trends, and inform talent acquisition strategy and decision-making, and course correct as necessary
Create an exceptional candidate experience that represents MLS culture
Drive talent acquisition initiatives and provide leadership in promoting an inclusive and equitable culture
Manage existing and create new partnerships to help create a robust talent pipeline
Participate in special projects and recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent, and identification of top performers for internal openings
Ensure staffing processes, procedures and practices follow Federal, State and Company guidelines
Support executive and senior-level searches, including partnering with external search firms when appropriate
Develop personal growth opportunities for employees
Additional responsibilities as assigned