Director of Talent Acquisition, People Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Venezuela, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Take charge of how Hadley Designs identifies, assesses, and secures top-tier global talent.

• Oversee the overall people framework for a remote, contractor-focused organization.

• Collaborate with leadership to create a recruiting mechanism that provides a robust pipeline of candidates.

• Enhance people systems as the company progresses towards $100M and beyond.

• Supervise one direct report, the People Operations Specialist.

• Identify candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, freelancing platforms, and referrals.

• Evaluate applicants for potential red flags, competency alignment, and scorecard conformity.

• Conduct test projects, review submissions, facilitate first-round group interviews, and manage the candidate experience from start to finish.

• Optimize sourcing channels and develop continuous hiring shortlists.

• Oversee and enhance Glassdoor reviews, coordinate team review initiatives, solicit feedback, and highlight concerns.

• Provide weekly hiring pipeline updates by channel and role, monitoring funnel performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Design and implement systems for engaging, onboarding, and retaining top talent.

• Work with leadership on organizational structuring and capacity planning.

• Set performance expectations, assessment frameworks, and development pathways.

• Create a consistent talent experience that fosters engagement, satisfaction, and retention.

• Offer workforce insights and data-driven suggestions to leadership.

• Collaborate with external service providers to enhance people operations.

• Meet talent acquisition and people operations KPIs, including maintaining a time-to-fill of under 45 days and securing 250+ qualified applicants weekly for active roles.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-5+ years of comprehensive recruiting experience, preferably in remote or e-commerce environments.

• Proven success in hiring across marketing, operations, Amazon, product, and leadership positions.

• Experience in conducting structured interviews, test projects, and group interviews.

• Familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, Workable, and OnlineJobs.ph.

• Proficient in managing hiring systems using Notion, ClickUp, or other lightweight ATS tools.

• Strong writing skills for crafting clear job postings, engaging outreach, and direct communication with candidates.

• Ability to manage 5-10 active roles simultaneously without compromising the hiring process.

• Experience in maintaining brand reputation and addressing feedback, including Glassdoor reviews.

• Background in developing and managing reports on hiring metrics.

• 5+ years of advancing HR or people operations experience with leadership responsibilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.

• Direct experience in managing contractor-centric or distributed teams.

• Proven ability to build compliant, scalable people systems.

• Strong grasp of contractor classification, employment law, and risk management strategies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to work remotely with significant responsibility and influence.

• A remote-first work culture.

• Flexible working hours.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Access to educational resources and professional growth opportunities.

• Complimentary access to Hadley Designs products.

• Regular engagement with leadership, including the CEO and CMO.

• Stability from a decade-long family-founded, mission-driven brand.

• Opportunity to develop the people function as a lever for growth.

• Close collaboration with executive leadership.

• A high-ownership, execution-driven environment.

• Chance to influence how a modern, rapidly growing company attracts and retains talent.