Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Role overview

This is a remote leadership opportunity in the United States, posted on behalf of a partner organization that will handle applications and all later-stage communication. The role is centered on creating and scaling a strong talent acquisition and people operations function for a fast-growing, mission-led business.

You will be responsible for the systems, workflows, and hiring strategy that bring in, assess, onboard, and retain high-quality talent across markets. The position blends hands-on recruiting leadership with broader people operations ownership, giving you direct influence over how the organization grows.

Working closely with executives and cross-functional leaders, you will help build scalable workforce solutions, improve the employee experience, and strengthen the culture and infrastructure needed for long-term success. This role is best suited to someone who is highly recruiting-oriented, comfortable working remotely, and energized by building effective systems from the ground up.

Key accountabilities

• Lead the full talent acquisition strategy, covering sourcing, evaluation, interviews, hiring operations, and employer branding.
• Create and nurture talent pipelines through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, freelancer communities, and other sourcing channels.
• Run structured interviews, assessments, test projects, and hiring workflows that support consistent, high-quality decisions.
• Review sourcing and recruitment performance data, then refine channels and processes to improve conversion and repeatability.
• Build hiring reports, dashboards, and metrics that give leadership clear visibility into pipeline health and recruiting performance.
• Improve employer brand perception by managing candidate experience, collecting feedback, and supporting reputation-building initiatives.
• Design and roll out scalable people operations systems for onboarding, performance management, workforce planning, and employee engagement.
• Work with leadership on organization design, capacity planning, and changing workforce needs.
• Create performance and development frameworks that support accountability, growth, and retention.
• Provide workforce insights and practical recommendations that improve organizational effectiveness and support strategic decisions.
• Oversee external partners and service providers involved in recruiting and people operations work.

Requirements

• At least 3–5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in remote, e-commerce, technology, or other high-growth settings.
• Demonstrated ability to hire across several functions, including marketing, operations, product, leadership, and specialist roles.
• Hands-on experience with structured interviews, candidate evaluation, test projects, and end-to-end hiring workflows.
• Comfort using recruiting tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, freelancer platforms, and workflow management systems.
• Ability to juggle several active hiring processes at once while still delivering a strong candidate experience.
• Strong writing skills for job descriptions, outreach messages, and candidate communication.
• Experience building recruiting dashboards, reading hiring data, and improving funnel performance.
• Background in employer branding and reputation management.
• 5+ years of progressive HR or people operations experience with leadership responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Experience supporting contractor-based, remote-first, or globally distributed teams.
• Knowledge of scalable people systems, contractor compliance, employment practices, and risk management.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.

Perks and benefits

• Fully remote setup with flexible working hours.
• Chance to shape the growth and culture of a fast-expanding organization.
• A mission-driven environment focused on meaningful products and customer impact.
• Competitive compensation.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Access to learning resources and professional development support.
• Free access to company products.
• Regular collaboration with executive leaders and key decision-makers.
• A supportive culture centered on trust, creativity, and teamwork.
• Long-term stability within a family-founded business with ambitious growth plans.

Additional information

This role is being handled through a partner company, which manages the application process and next steps. The partner uses an AI-supported matching process to review applications against the role’s core requirements and shortlist the strongest candidates for the hiring company. Final interviews, assessments, and hiring decisions are handled internally by the employer.

By applying, candidates consent to the processing of personal data for evaluation and sharing with the hiring employer under applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. Applicants may exercise rights such as access, rectification, erasure, and objection at any time. AI tools may also assist in reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, and identifying inconsistencies or verification signals, but human review remains part of the process and final decisions are made by people.