Senior Fractional Talent Strategist

Wordbank • Denver, CO

5d • $5,000 - $7,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Wordbank is seeking a senior fractional talent strategist to help shape its next chapter by finding leaders who can support the business’s direction. The role is based in the Denver office, roughly two days per week, with flexibility depending on search activity. It is a fractional direct-contract engagement.

The strategist will partner directly with the CEO, COO, and Chief of Staff to connect business strategy with talent strategy. The immediate priority is senior recruiting and executive headhunting across multiple levels, including current leadership openings and potential roles for the right candidates. Strategic planning will run alongside the searches, clarifying which roles are needed, in what order, and what success looks like.

The role calls for executive-level credibility, strong candidate assessment and interviewing, and the ability to challenge leaders’ hiring instincts—including when they risk favoring people like themselves. The strategist will represent the company candidly to senior candidates, including discussing what is not yet working, and will help raise the quality of the candidate pipeline.

Wordbank works with global streaming companies on marketing and localization, supporting international customer experiences and production workflows. The company describes itself as a people-first organization committed to operational excellence, creative integrity, and a global-first approach. Benefits are not included with this contract retainer.

Requirements

• Track record of conducting end-to-end executive search and headhunting for senior leaders, including sourcing passive candidates and managing searches through offer.
• Experience connecting business strategy to a talent plan rather than focusing only on filling roles.
• Executive-level credibility, with examples of challenging a CEO or executive team on hiring decisions.
• Strong interviewing skills that improve the caliber of hires.
• Ability to present a company’s vision candidly to senior candidates, including what is not yet working.
• Direct, factual, and candid communication, including raising uncomfortable truths early.
• Autonomous and self-directed approach.
• Comfort with ambiguity, change, and managing simultaneous searches.
• Curiosity about the business’s direction and its people.
• Sees People and Culture as a strategic business function, not solely an HR advocacy role.

Nice To Haves

• Background in localization, media, or streaming entertainment.
• Experience working inside a business going through transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive searches for leadership roles, including defining the brief, sourcing passive candidates, running the process, and closing the right person at the right level.
• Partner with the executive team to connect business direction to a hiring plan, including which roles are needed, in what order, and what good looks like.
• Screen and vet leadership candidates so senior leaders are not carrying the hiring process alone and receive a consistently high-caliber candidate pool.
• Interview candidates and assess their fit and alignment with the company’s direction.
• Present the company’s vision to senior candidates candidly, including areas that are not yet working.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed