Director, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

Overview

The Director of Talent Acquisition plays a strategic and hands-on leadership role in developing, implementing, and overseeing talent strategies that attract, engage, and retain top-tier talent across the organization. This individual is responsible for driving the full lifecycle recruitment process, building consultative partnerships with leaders, and ensuring that all recruiting practices reinforce our mission, culture, and commitment to an exceptional employee experience.

This role balances high-level strategic planning with operational ownership—personally managing key requisitions, mentoring a high-performing team, and embedding best practices and technologies to ensure a seamless and inclusive recruitment process. The role will also be instrumental in shaping the organization's employer brand and fostering a workplace environment that is future-ready, diverse, and deeply aligned with our company values.

Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Acquisition Leadership

· Lead strategic planning for enterprise-wide talent acquisition initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and organizational growth strategies.

· Design and implement integrated recruiting plans across leadership, mid-career, and early-career levels, tailored to evolving business and workforce needs.

· Collaborate closely with department heads to forecast hiring demands and proactively build strong, sustainable talent pipelines.

· Guide the Talent Acquisition team in adapting strategies to align with market shifts, emerging technologies, and healthcare industry trends.

Candidate Experience & Employer Branding

· Partner with Marketing to promote employer branding strategies that elevate our market visibility and position the organization as an employer of choice.

· Build relationships with universities, training institutions, and workforce development programs to expand access to emerging and diverse talent.

· Design recruiting programs and practices that increase representation, expand access, and support long-term retention of diverse talent.

· Oversee the design and delivery of high-impact onboarding and new hire orientation programs that foster early engagement, cultural alignment, and clarity on role expectations.

· Ensure consistency in onboarding practices across departments while tailoring experiences to meet functional and individual needs.

· Partner closely with HRBPs and department leads to ensure smooth handoffs from recruitment to onboarding

Data-Driven Recruitment

· Identify, implement, and optimize AI-powered recruitment technologies to enhance sourcing, automate screening, and streamline communications.

· Leverage talent analytics to measure recruiting performance, identify bottlenecks, and inform decision-making across all recruiting efforts.

· Utilize agile methodologies to foster cross-functional collaboration, enhance team adaptability, and accelerate recruitment cycles.

· Build and maintain a robust employee feedback ecosystem, including but not limited to onboarding, stay, pulse, and exit surveys.

· Analyze feedback and engagement data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and opportunities for deeper connection and retention.

· Translate insights into actionable strategies and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to implement meaningful changes that enhance the employee experience.

End-to-End Recruitment Execution

· Manage and oversee the full spectrum of recruitment activities, from requisition intake and job posting to offer negotiation and onboarding handoff.

· Personally lead end-to-end recruitment for executive, senior-level, and high-priority roles.

· Design and enforce scalable recruiting, interviewing, and selection standards that drive consistency, efficiency, and a strong candidate experience.

· Ensure all remote, hybrid, and in-person recruitment efforts maintain seamless engagement, communication, and cultural alignment.

Stakeholder Engagement & Vendor Management

· Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, executives, and HR partners to ensure recruitment strategies align with broader business and workforce needs.

· Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing labor market insights, benchmarking data, and proactive hiring solutions.

· Identify and manage strategic partnerships with third-party vendors, staffing agencies, and recruitment technology providers.

Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement

· Lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, promoting a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability.

· Establish team performance goals and benchmarks, including time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, cost-per-hire, and stakeholder satisfaction.

· Design and lead strategic initiatives that drive process innovation, recruiter enablement, and long-term capability building.

Qualifications

8 years of talent acquisition experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role.

· Deep experience managing full-cycle recruiting and leading hiring strategy in a high-growth or complex environment.

· Healthcare industry experience strongly preferred.

· Experience using data, technology, and AI-driven tools in recruitment decision-making and operations.

· Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field required; certification (SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR) preferred