Advantage Solutions

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Advantage Solutions$120K — $150K *
Staffing
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or graduate degree preferred.
  • 10-12 years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruiting Operations.
  • Advanced knowledge of full-lifecycle talent acquisition in high-volume environments.
  • Expertise in managing recruitment process outsourcing partnerships.
  • Strong understanding of recruiting technology ecosystems.
  • Proficiency in workforce planning and demand forecasting.
  • Data-driven decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy for high-volume staffing.
  • Direct high-volume talent acquisition operations to meet annual hiring goals.
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to translate demand forecasts into recruiting strategies.
  • Enhance recruiting operations using technology and data-driven management.
  • Develop and lead talent acquisition teams across various delivery models.
  • Oversee performance of external recruiting providers for compliance and ROI.
  • Manage recruitment marketing strategies aligning spend with hiring needs.

Benefits

  • Enterprise-wide compliance training for recruiters and hiring managers.
  • Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Support for professional development through leadership training.
  • Flexible work environment with some travel opportunities.
  • Access to advanced recruiting technology and tools.
Full Job Description
Summary

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

The Senior Director, Talent Acquisition provides strategic leadership over the design, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise talent acquisition for high-volume and frontline staffing for Advantage Solutions. This role is responsible for close to 20,000 hires annually, managing internal recruiting teams, RPO partnerships, recruiting technology, compliance, and vendor relationships. The Senior Director partners closely with S&OP, workforce analytics, and business unit leadership to translate demand forecasts into actionable staffing strategies that meet aggressive fill-rate, quality-of-hire, and cost-per-hire targets while supporting organizational growth.

Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy for high-volume and frontline staffing across all business units
  • Direct and oversee high-volume talent acquisition operations to meet fill-rate and time-to-hire targets for approximately 20,000 annual hires
  • Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to translate demand forecasts and labor-market insights into recruiting plans and staffing models
  • Support recruiting operations through technology strategy, workflow automation, compliance processes, and data-driven performance management
  • Build, develop, and lead talent acquisition leadership teams and recruiting teams across internal and outsourced delivery models
  • Manage performance of external recruiting service providers to ensure service level compliance, return on investment, and cost-per-hire targets
  • Oversee recruitment marketing and sourcing strategies, aligning spend to hiring needs and leveraging multiple attraction channels
  • Ensure enterprise-wide compliance with employment laws and regulations related to talent acquisition and deliver training for recruiters and hiring managers

Qualifications
  • Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree (MBA or graduate degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered)
  • Experience Requirements: 10-12 years experience in relevant field (Talent Acquisition or Recruiting Operations experience preferred)
  • Travel requirement: Some travel expected

Supervisor Responsibility

Direct Reports: Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources

Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Required Knowledge and Skills
  • Advanced knowledge of full-lifecycle talent acquisition strategy in high-volume and frontline environments
  • Expertise managing recruitment process outsourcing partnerships and external staffing providers
  • Strong understanding of recruiting technology ecosystems and candidate workflow automation
  • Proficiency in workforce planning, demand forecasting, and S&OP integration for labor deployment
  • Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulatory compliance requirements
  • Data-driven decision-making with ability to define, measure, and act on recruiting performance metrics
  • Strong business acumen with ability to translate organizational strategy into recruiting execution
  • Change management and process improvement leadership
  • Executive communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills


Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy for high-volume and frontline staffing across all business units
  • Direct and oversee high-volume talent acquisition operations to meet fill-rate and time-to-hire targets for approximately 20,000 annual hires
  • Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to translate demand forecasts and labor-market insights into recruiting plans and staffing models
  • Support recruiting operations through technology strategy, workflow automation, compliance processes, and data-driven performance management
  • Build, develop, and lead talent acquisition leadership teams and recruiting teams across internal and outsourced delivery models
  • Manage performance of external recruiting service providers to ensure service level compliance, return on investment, and cost-per-hire targets
  • Oversee recruitment marketing and sourcing strategies, aligning spend to hiring needs and leveraging multiple attraction channels
  • Ensure enterprise-wide compliance with employment laws and regulations related to talent acquisition and deliver training for recruiters and hiring managers

Qualifications
  • Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree (MBA or graduate degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered)
  • Experience Requirements: 10-12 years experience in relevant field (Talent Acquisition or Recruiting Operations experience preferred)
  • Travel requirement: Some travel expected

Supervisor Responsibility

Direct Reports: Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources

Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Required Knowledge and Skills
  • Advanced knowledge of full-lifecycle talent acquisition strategy in high-volume and frontline environments
  • Expertise managing recruitment process outsourcing partnerships and external staffing providers
  • Strong understanding of recruiting technology ecosystems and candidate workflow automation
  • Proficiency in workforce planning, demand forecasting, and S&OP integration for labor deployment
  • Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulatory compliance requirements
  • Data-driven decision-making with ability to define, measure, and act on recruiting performance metrics
  • Strong business acumen with ability to translate organizational strategy into recruiting execution
  • Change management and process improvement leadership
  • Executive communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically, requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may require the ability to lift up to 10lbs.

Additional Information Regarding Job Duties

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.

Important Information

About Advantage Solutions

Advantage Solutions is one of North America’s leading sales, marketing and technology services company specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods.
Learn more about Advantage Solutions
Market Cap
$620.3 million
Industry
Net Income
-$2.7 million
Founded
1987
NASDAQ

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