[Hiring] Head of Talent Acquisition @YipitData

Role Description

We are seeking a seasoned Head of Talent Acquisition to lead the next phase of our recruiting function at YipitData. You will inherit an established team, systems, and processes and will be responsible for assessing what is working, identifying where change is needed, and evolving the function into a more strategic, scalable, and data-driven talent acquisition organization.

Leading a team of approximately seven recruiting professionals, you will balance strategic leadership with operational depth, partnering closely with People and business leaders to improve how we hire. We are looking for a thoughtful change agent who can navigate complexity, challenge established ways of working, and turn strategy into sustainable change.

This is a remote-friendly opportunity that can sit in NYC (where our headquarters is located), one of our office hubs (Austin, Miami, Denver, Mountain View, or Seattle), or anywhere else in the US. However, depending upon where the remote work is performed, income could be subject to New York State tax withholding.

As Our Head of Talent Acquisition, you will be responsible for:

• Change Management & Transformation
  • Assess the current TA organization, processes, and ways of working to determine what should be preserved, improved, simplified, or redesigned.
  • Define and execute a roadmap for the next phase of Talent Acquisition, prioritizing the changes that will have the greatest impact on the business.
  • Lead the organization through change by building stakeholder alignment, navigating resistance, and driving adoption of new processes and expectations.
  • Strengthen partnerships across Talent Acquisition, People, hiring managers, and business leaders to create greater clarity, consistency, and accountability throughout the hiring process.
• Recruiting Leadership & Strategy
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately seven recruiting professionals, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and opportunities for growth.
  • Serve as a strategic talent advisor to senior leaders, bringing recruiting expertise, market insights, and thoughtful challenge to workforce and hiring decisions.
  • Evolve our approach to proactive sourcing, talent pipelining, and market mapping based on the needs of the business.
  • Provide strategic oversight for senior-level, executive, and other business-critical searches, ensuring the right strategy, resources, and stakeholder engagement are in place.
• Operational Excellence & Scale
  • Establish clear recruiting processes, operating rhythms, SLAs, and ownership that improve hiring quality, speed, consistency, and accountability.
  • Build meaningful metrics, dashboards, forecasting, and capacity planning that enable better decision-making and visibility into recruiting performance.
  • Own and optimize our recruiting technology ecosystem, including our ATS, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
  • Identify root causes and recurring bottlenecks across the hiring process and implement scalable solutions that drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including significant experience leading and developing recruiting teams in high-growth or evolving organizations.
• Successfully inherited and transformed an existing recruiting function, operating model, or set of processes.
• Experience supporting hiring across multiple functions, including technical, sales/GTM, and finance or professional services roles, with exposure to senior and executive hiring.
• Strategic operator and influential change agent who uses data and strong business judgment to identify root causes, prioritize effectively, and bring stakeholders along through change.
• Strong recruiting operations and technology expertise, including experience with Greenhouse or a comparable ATS.

Requirements

• Ability to balance thoughtful assessment with decisive action.
• Understanding of how technology and AI can improve recruiting effectiveness.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours and flexible vacation.
• Generous 401K match.
• Parental leave.
• Team events.
• Wellness budget.
• Learning reimbursement.
• Annual on-target earnings anticipated to range from $280,000 - $350,000 OTE (base + bonus).
• Compensation may be adjusted based on experience, scope, and internal benchmarks.
• Compensation package also includes equity.
• This role may be performed fully remotely within the United States.