Director of Recruiting

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Company: Verbal Beginnings
Location: Columbia, MD 21045

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Director of Recruiting/Talent Acquisition

There are careers, and there are meaningful careers. Verbal Beginnings is seeking a Director who will help our recruiting team transform how we find and hire talent into a competitive advantage. You will work closely with business leaders across the company to build and execute strategic staffing plans.

In return, you will be part of an outstanding culture where integrity, employee growth and development, and collaboration are the norm. We are a rapidly growing company focused on delivering results and continuously improving. As a Verbal Beginnings employee, you have the power to completely change a child’s life who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Join a passionate team devoted to making a lasting impact in the lives of every child and family we serve!

This is a full-time role in our Columbia, MD office.

Key Responsibilities of the Director of Recruiting/Talent Acquisition:

  • Drives and continuously improves our talent process toward outcomes that unlock innovation by adding key competencies, skills, and diverse perspectives within a high volume environment.
  • Works across disciplines and functions to build staffing plans that balance the skills and capacity needed today with the strategic capabilities needed in the future.
  • Helps shape strategy and direction in the Recruiting Department.

Skills and Competencies of the Director of Recruiting/Talent Acquisition:

  • Possesses outstanding skills and deep experience around the objective assessment of talent. Can identify and clearly describe both talent and potential.
  • Knows how to mitigate unconscious bias in the selection process, how to connect with passive talent pools, and has a track record of hiring outcomes.
  • Capable of driving incremental and continuous improvement. Approaches work pragmatically, and delivers important outcomes.
  • Is skilled at using feedback loops to drive improvement. Understands how to give and solicit effective feedback, and the important role of data in feedback loops.
  • Can build broad understanding of staffing and business needs and use it to consultatively influence and drive alignment with business partners with metrics and analytics.. This leads to building deep, trusting, and collaborative relationships.
  • Understands the value of team process and consistency. Is able to coach and deeply instill the intent behind process, while leaving flexibility in how outcomes are achieved.
  • Knows the importance of merciless prioritization and pushback. Balances different needs effectively, and does not allow themselves or their team to become spread too thin.
  • Can cultivate and bring to bear outside partners and vendors that can help us achieve our goals. Is proficient in deciding how to objectively evaluate the best partners, and in leading the relationship to the desired outcome.
  • Can clearly articulate their point of view, and is able to engage in constructive debate. Influences others and can be influenced by others to incorporate new perspectives and ideas.

Qualifications of the Director of Recruiting/Talent Acquisition:

  • BA/BS, Masters preferred
  • 10+ years in a Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Director level position with supervisory experience
  • Highly analytical and metrics driven

Benefits to working as a Director of Recruiting/Talent Acquisition with Verbal Beginnings:

  • Professional Development

    • We provide fully comprehensive training in all aspects of your role, including the technologies you’ll be working with, improving your customer-facing communication and interactions, and working with HIPAA compliant data.

  • Leadership Opportunities

    • We are a fast-growing company that is open to new ideas for growth from all our employees and promote from within our team! We just created 3 new positions, and there are only more in store. Let us know what your goals and areas of interest are so we can help you grow.

  • Health Benefits

    • We provide access to health benefits for employees working over 17 hours per week, including Medical / Dental / Vision.

  • 401(k) Plan

If this role sounds interesting to you, apply today! Top candidates will submit a resume, cover letter, and fully complete the application (Indeed will prompt you to finish completion via email when 1-click applying).