Director, Talent Attraction – Employer Branding

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement a nationwide sourcing and recruitment strategy for hourly, salaried, and leadership positions.

• Collaborate with Finance and Operations on workforce planning, including forecasting hiring demands and capacity planning for new venues and acquisitions.

• Create talent pipelines in the audiovisual, event technology, hospitality, and corporate technology sectors.

• Set enterprise-wide hiring process standards for intake, interviewing, assessment, offers, and hiring manager support.

• Manage the employer value proposition and brand across career sites, social media, job content, and candidate-facing platforms.

• Coordinate recruitment marketing initiatives, create content, and develop employee advocacy programs in partnership with Marketing and Communications.

• Oversee the presence on employer review platforms and leverage candidate feedback to enhance hiring practices.

• Represent Pinnacle Live at industry events, career fairs, trade schools, training programs, and apprenticeship collaborations.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding team.

• Manage the recruiting technology ecosystem, including ATS, CRM, sourcing tools, assessments, and programmatic advertising.

• Oversee the talent acquisition budget and manage agency/vendor relationships.

• Develop recruiting analytics and report outcomes and forecasts to the CHRO and executive leadership.

• Ensure compliant, consistent, and legally defensible hiring practices across various states, properties, and unionized locations.

• Achieve first-year goals including a national hiring model, improved time-to-fill and offer acceptance rates, employer-brand content, venue staffing pipelines, team development plans, and an executive talent dashboard.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Organizational Development, Communications, or a related field is required.

• A combination of education and directly related experience will also be considered.

• A Master's degree is preferred.

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Marketing, Employer Branding, or Human Resources leadership.

• At least 5 years of leadership experience managing Talent Acquisition teams and recruiting operations across multiple locations or business units.

• Proven experience in building, restructuring, or scaling a talent acquisition function.

• Experience in workforce planning and demand forecasting related to growth, seasonal needs, new locations, or acquisitions.

• Familiarity with federal and multi-state employment laws, including EEO, ADA, FLSA, OFCCP, Form I-9, and background screening standards.

• Willingness to travel approximately 25%, including overnight trips.

• Experience in a high-growth private-equity-backed or post-acquisition environment, particularly in M&A talent integration.

• Agency, RPO, or staffing experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with enterprise applicant tracking systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, UKG, or SmartRecruiters is preferred.

• Experience in building early-career and technical talent pipelines through trade schools, apprenticeships, military and veteran initiatives, or community partnerships is preferred.

• Ability to influence senior executives and operational leaders with P&L responsibilities.

• Capability to lead organizational change and promote process adoption within a decentralized workforce.

• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to executives.

• Strong project management abilities.

• Good judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information.

• Capacity to sit at a desk, stand or walk for extended periods, bend and stoop, communicate effectively, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off including PTO, holidays, and sick/personal days.

• 401k plan with a contribution match.

• Comprehensive insurance coverage including health, vision, dental, and more.

• Additional incentives beyond the annual salary.

• An Equal Employment Opportunity environment that emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and mutual respect.