Director, Talent & Culture

The role

The Director, Talent & Culture will lead and evolve the Talent and Culture function by connecting business objectives, culture, and professional experience. This role involves designing and implementing talent, career development, and culture strategies, including building a structured career management and coaching program.

What you will do

• Build and scale a high-performing Talent and Culture function
• Create and administer a structured career management and coaching program
• Own the company-wide training platform and career curricula
• Champion company values and strengthen the professional experience
• Shape recruiting strategy, hiring plans, and metrics
• Use people systems and data to drive scalability and decision-making
• Partner with senior executives on talent acquisition, retention, and organizational structure
• Implement and communicate organizational change initiatives
• Manage special projects and ongoing corporate initiatives
• Lead performance management, talent reviews, and succession planning

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading Talent Management, Learning & Development, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, or Organizational Development functions
• Significant experience managing teams and business-critical initiatives
• Proven success building and scaling People programs in growing, fast-paced organizations
• Deep expertise across talent management, career development, performance management, leadership development, and talent acquisition
• Working knowledge of employee relations, compensation, and HR operations
• Experience designing and administering career management, coaching, or mentoring programs
• Demonstrated ability to leverage systems and analytics to drive efficiency and business outcomes
• Track record of measurable business impact in a highly collaborative environment
• Ability to handle confidential information, including sensitive legal matters
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder-management skills

Nice to have

• Experience in management consulting, technology services, IT professional services, or VAR environment
• Experience owning a learning and development program or learning platform (LMS), ideally including early-career or analyst programs
• Aptitude and appetite to grow into broader People leadership, including HR operations, compensation, and benefits

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match at 3% up to an annual maximum of $5k
• Complimentary ClassPass membership
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company-paid holidays
• Cellphone Reimbursement Program
• Floating Holiday
• Pre-tax commuter benefits, where applicable
• Employee wellness programs, events, and team-building activities
• Employee referral program

Before you apply

• Some interviews may be recorded

About the company

Align is a premier global provider of technology infrastructure solutions. The company specializes in designing and deploying technology infrastructure solutions and providing managed IT services.