About The RoleWe're seeking a Senior Director, Talent Acquisition and Management to lead and scale our recruiting function, partnering closely with executive leadership to drive hiring strategy in support of company growth. This role will own the full talent lifecycle-from workforce planning and employer branding to recruiting execution and team development.
Reporting to the Head of People, this leader will build a high-performing recruiting function, establish scalable hiring processes, and ensure we attract, hire, and retain top talent in a competitive market.
Responsibilities- Own and drive the company-wide talent acquisition strategy aligned to business growth objectives
- Partner with executive and functional leaders to forecast hiring needs and translate business goals into actionable hiring plans
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing recruiting team, setting clear goals, metrics, and accountability
- Design and optimize scalable recruiting processes to improve speed, quality, and candidate experience
- Establish and track key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, funnel conversion) to drive data-informed decisions
- Lead employer branding initiatives to position the company as a top destination for talent
- Partner with People/HR leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, and headcount strategy
- Oversee and elevate candidate experience across all touchpoints
- Implement tools, systems, and best practices to support a growing organization
- Partner with hiring managers to raise the bar on talent quality and interview effectiveness
- Ensure equitable and inclusive hiring practices across the organization
- Own internal talent mobility strategy, partnering with People leadership to ensure visibility into internal talent and reduce reliance on external hiring
- Partner on succession planning for critical roles, ensuring strong internal pipelines aligned to long-term business needs.
Qualifications- 8-12+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including 3-5+ years leading and developing recruiting teams
- Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing recruiting functions in a high-growth environment
- Experience owning company-wide hiring strategy, workforce planning, and headcount forecasting in partnership with executive leadership
- Demonstrated success hiring across multiple functions (e.g., construction operations, technical, corporate) and levels, including senior leadership roles, with a preference for deep experience in construction-related roles in the renewable energy industry
- Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, funnel conversion, quality of hire) to drive decisions and improvements
- Experience designing and optimizing end-to-end recruiting processes, systems, and candidate experience
- Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders, including C-suite, to align hiring with business priorities
- Track record of building employer brand and talent attraction strategies in competitive markets
- Experience implementing or scaling recruiting tools (ATS, CRM, sourcing tools) and leveraging them effectively
- Strong leadership and coaching capability, with a focus on developing recruiters and hiring managers
- Deep understanding of inclusive hiring practices and ability to embed them into recruiting processes
- Ability to operate strategically while staying close to execution to unblock teams and drive results
- Experience in construction or construction-adjacent companies strongly preferred
- Experience in a scaling or fast-paced environment with comfort navigating ambiguity
- Experience owning or partnering on internal talent mobility strategies to ensure strong internal pipelines for critical roles
- Proven ability to build and leverage internal talent pipelines, including ownership of internal mobility and partnership on succession planning for key roles.
Benefits and PerksSolar Landscape's company culture is second to none.
Our employees combine our mission, grit and drive with a rebel's attitude that is changing the industry:
- Located in the heart of historic Asbury Park, our state-of-the-art office space offers flexible workstations encouraging collaboration and movement.
- Employees come together to eat every day! Like in a home, our gourmet kitchen is the heart of the office. Solar Landscape has a full-time in-house chef cooking daily farm-to-table meals using locally sourced organic food.
- Also included for employees is our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, & vision insurance, flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; We provide healthy snacks, coffee, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!
$150,000 - $190,000 a year
Benefits and PerksWe offer competitive compensation and benefits designed to support you inside and outside of work:
• Training / Professional development opportunities
• 401(k) with 4% company match
• Summer Fridays
• Flexible remote/hybrid work options
• Paid parental leave
• Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens
• Modern, collaborative office spaces in Asbury Park, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance
