Director, Talent Acquisition

The role

You will lead the talent acquisition strategy, recruiting team, and systems at Valence. You will act as a player-coach by running senior and business-critical searches while partnering with executives on org design and hiring decisions.

What you will do

• Own talent acquisition strategy and hiring plan
• Lead, coach and grow the recruiting team
• Run a personal portfolio of searches end to end
• Set and hold the hiring bar through interview frameworks and training
• Own recruiting operations and Ashby
• Report on funnel health, hiring velocity and source quality
• Partner with People & Talent leadership on compensation and leveling
• Build employer brand and talent marketing
• Bring market intelligence on talent supply and competitor hiring to leadership
• Integrate AI into recruiting workflows

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of in-house recruiting experience in high-growth B2B SaaS or AI companies, across both GTM and technical hiring
• 3+ years leading recruiters or a recruiting function, including hiring and developing the team
• A track record of building or substantially rebuilding a recruiting function at a scaling company
• Hands-on experience running searches and closing senior hires in competitive markets
• A clear point of view on assessing talent, structuring interview processes and holding a high bar
• Experience influencing executives on headcount, org design and hiring decisions
• Strong data fluency
• Real AI fluency and a bias toward building it into recruiting workflows
• Deep Ashby experience (or a comparable ATS)

Nice to have

• Experience as a founding or first TA leader at an early-stage company
• Hiring for the consulting / professional services to tech profile, or recruiting in NYC's AI/tech market
• Experience owning employer brand or talent marketing programs
• Experience designing compensation and leveling frameworks
• Experience hiring internationally (US, Canada, UK)

Benefits

• Competitive salary including base + bonuses
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision) from day one
• Generous PTO
• Company-wide R&R shutdowns
• Paid parental leave
• Retirement plan support for US and global employees
• Meaningful ownership in a venture-backed company
• Top-up grants as you scale and deliver exceptional performance

Before you apply

• Valence verifies identity, LinkedIn profiles, employment history, and references
• Any misrepresentation is grounds for withdrawing an offer or ending employment
• All offers are contingent on successful completion of these checks

About the company

Valence is pioneering leadership coaching for large enterprises in an AI-first way. The company uses AI-powered personalization to transform how the world's biggest companies approach learning and development.