Director, Talent Acquisition

Role Overview

• Build, coach, and lead a high-performing, globally distributed talent acquisition team, including developing strong people managers
• Evolve the metrics and reporting function, creating live dashboards for understanding team performance and identifying bottlenecks in the process. Use data to inform process and decision making.
• Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and data-driven continuous improvement across the recruiting function, balancing speed and quality as the company scales
• Build and scale a compelling employer brand, clearly articulating Fieldguide’s mission, culture, and value proposition to attract top talent in competitive markets
• Partner with founders, executives, and functional leaders to forecast hiring needs and align recruiting strategy with business priorities
• Translate short
• and long-term company goals into clear, actionable hiring plans across teams and regions
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and executives, guiding hiring decisions and tradeoffs with sound judgment and data
• Collaborate closely with People Operations and Finance on headcount planning, budgeting, and compliance
• Design and operate global hiring models that work across geographies, time zones, and labor markets
• Ensure a consistent, inclusive, and high-quality candidate experience worldwide
• Define and track meaningful recruiting metrics to assess performance, surface bottlenecks, and inform decisions
• Continuously improve recruiting processes, tools, and systems to support growth and efficiency, particularly with AI
• Stay current on market trends, particularly in technical, AI, and hard-to-hire talent areas

Requirements

• 10+ years of talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years leading teams at high-growth AI or SaaS startups
• Experience scaling organizations from approximately 150 to 500+ employees
• Proven ability to influence founders, executives, and senior leaders on hiring strategy and execution
• Demonstrated success designing and executing end-to-end global recruiting strategies
• Experience building, developing, and retaining high-performing talent acquisition teams
• Strong background in building scalable recruiting processes and systems, including AI and SaaS tooling, vendors, and budgets
• Experience hiring in highly competitive geographic markets (e.g. San Francisco, New York)
• Experience building employer branding or talent marketing initiatives
• Experience supporting international expansion and new market entry

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership
• Flexible PTO
• 401k
• Wellness benefits
• Technology & Work from Home reimbursement
• Flexible work schedules