Senior Fractional Talent Strategist

Wordbank • Denver, CO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Wordbank is seeking a senior fractional talent strategist to support its people and culture strategy during a business transformation serving the global streaming industry. The role partners directly with the CEO, COO, and Chief of Staff to connect business strategy with talent strategy and identify leaders who can help shape the company’s next chapter.

The immediate priority is senior recruiting and executive search across multiple levels, including current leadership openings and potential roles for the right candidates. The strategist will lead searches from defining the brief through sourcing passive candidates, interviewing, and closing. Alongside this work, the role will help the executive team determine which roles to hire, in what order, and what success looks like. The position is based in Wordbank’s Denver office, approximately two days per week, with flexibility based on search activity. It is a fractional direct-contract role with a monthly retainer of $5,000–$7,000; benefits are not included.

Requirements

• Track record of 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 and real examples of challenging a CEO or executive team on hiring decisions.
• Strong interviewing skills that improve the quality of hires.
• Experience candidly selling a company’s vision to senior candidates, including what is not yet working.
• Direct, factual, and candid communication, including raising uncomfortable truths early.
• Ability to work autonomously and self-direct with few guidelines.
• Comfort with ambiguity, change, and managing simultaneous searches.
• Curiosity about the business’s direction and its people.
• A strategic view of People and Culture as a business function, rather than an HR advocate role.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive searches for leadership roles, including defining the brief, sourcing passive candidates, managing the process, and closing the selected candidate.
• Partner with the executive team to connect business direction to a talent plan, including which roles to hire, in what order, and what success looks like.
• Screen and vet leadership candidates so senior leaders receive a consistently high-quality candidate pool.
• Interview candidates and raise the caliber of hiring decisions.
• Present the company’s vision candidly to senior candidates, including areas that are not yet working well.

What This Job Offers

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