Talent Acquisition Lead

SynthBee•Pembroke Pines, FL

12h

About The Position

This role is responsible for leading the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across all departments, with a focus on reducing time-to-fill to under 30 days. The Talent Acquisition Lead will build and refine scalable talent acquisition strategies aligned with business goals, develop strong internal hiring capabilities through relationship building, innovative tools, training, and coaching for hiring managers, and ensure a consistent and inclusive candidate experience. The role also involves developing and implementing a strategy for strategic partnerships with top academic institutions, creating and managing an outreach program to boost presence at key conferences and events, and partnering with communications to amplify the employer brand. Additionally, the lead will manage relationships with external recruitment partners, track and report on recruiting KPIs, and use insights to refine practices and improve hiring velocity and candidate quality.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, including 3+ years in a leadership/strategy role.
Proven experience recruiting for technical roles, particularly in machine learning, AI, or emerging tech sectors—agency or in-house.
Demonstrated success building academic and industry partnerships.
Strong track record managing agency relationships and delivering against aggressive hiring targets.
Deep understanding of talent metrics, tools (e.g., ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter), and sourcing strategies.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Passion for culture-building and creating inclusive, equitable hiring experiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a startup or scale-up tech environment.
Global recruiting exposure with deep networks in the technology sector.
Familiarity with DEIB best practices.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across all departments with a focus on reducing time-to-fill to under 30 days.
Build and refine scalable talent acquisition strategies aligned with business goals.
Develop strong internal hiring capabilities through strong relationship and trust-building, innovative tools, training, and coaching for hiring managers.
Ensure a consistent and inclusive candidate experience across all touchpoints.
Develop and implement a strategy for strategic partnerships with top academic institutions to build long-term talent pipelines.
Create and manage an outreach program that boosts our presence at key conferences, industry summits, and networking events.
Partner with communications to amplify the employer brand and showcase company culture externally.
Manage relationships with external recruitment partners and agencies; ensure performance and delivery are optimized.
Evaluate partner ROI and make recommendations based on metrics and outcomes.
Track and report on recruiting KPIs, including pipeline diversity, time-to-fill, and source of hire.
Use insights to continuously refine recruiting practices, improve hiring velocity, and enhance candidate quality.