Talent Acquisition Team Lead
About The Position
Too Good To Go is hiring a Talent Acquisition Lead for North America, based in Chicago. The company’s mission is to inspire and empower people to fight food waste through a marketplace app that connects businesses with surplus food to consumers. Its community spans 120 million registered users and 180,000 active partners across 20 countries and has saved more than 500 million meals. The Talent Acquisition Lead will support rapid growth across the United States and Canada by recruiting for frontline Sales, Key Account Management, and Marketing teams. Reporting to the Global Director of Talent Acquisition in London, this is a high-impact player-coach role: the lead manages and coaches two TA Partners, owns a hiring portfolio, and works directly with North American leaders to shape the commercial organization. The role combines strategic workforce planning and hands-on recruiting. The lead partners with regional leaders to align hiring strategies with business goals, recruits for senior and high-priority roles as well as high-volume entry-level positions when needed, and contributes to cohort hiring. As part of the global TA management team, the lead also improves recruitment processes, tools, and initiatives, with a focus on quality of hire, efficiency, candidate experience, and company-aligned KPIs. The position follows a hybrid model, with three office days per week. Office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute recruitment plans to meet North America’s immediate and future talent needs.
- Lead, coach, and manage a team of two recruiters, fostering a supportive, collaborative environment and a results-focused performance culture.
- Partner with North American leadership, provide regular data-driven updates on recruitment progress, and propose solutions to challenges and stretch targets.
- Personally recruit for high-priority or senior-level commercial and marketing roles, as well as high-volume entry-level positions when required.
- Work with the Global Talent Acquisition management team to identify and implement improvements to the end-to-end recruitment process, focusing on quality of hire, efficiency, and candidate experience.
- Lead or support TA projects involving new tools, initiatives, and processes.
- Maintain and improve talent acquisition KPIs in line with company goals.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model with focused remote work and three office days per week.
- 20 days of paid vacation.
- Additional paid volunteer time through the Shareback program.
- Paid parental leave with top-up support.
- 100% employer-paid medical (EPO), dental, and vision options for employees.
- Employee Assistance Program providing access to mental health care, legal and financial advisory, and family support.
- Monthly ClassPass credits.
- 401(k) program with an employer-matched contribution.
- Employee Resource Groups, including P.R.I.D.E., Women in the Workplace, Global Majority Voices, and Functionally Diverse groups.
- Office snacks, premium coffee, and regular team celebrations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
