Director Talent Acquisition
About the role
At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage - our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.
Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
Summary:
A successful Director, Regional Talent Acquisition will lead regional recruiting strategy and execution across UCAN, LATAM, and EMEA, partnering with business and HR leaders to deliver scalable, compliant, data-informed hiring solutions.
Fully Remote US based role
Responsibilities:
Lead regional TA strategy for UCAN, LATAM, and EMEA.
Partner with senior business, HR, Finance, and Operations leaders on workforce planning.
Manage, coach, and develop recruiting leaders and teams.
Drive consistent recruiting processes, governance, and service standards.
Use talent mapping, market intelligence, funnel analytics, and workforce data.
Oversee executive, professional, high-volume, and specialized recruiting delivery.
Advance use of ATS, CRM, AI-enabled recruiting tools, reporting, and automation.
Guide employer brand, recruitment marketing, diversity outreach, and campaign strategy.
Monitor time-to-fill, offer acceptance, funnel conversion, recruiter capacity, diversity outcomes, and hiring manager satisfaction.
Manage recruiting budgets, vendors, agencies, and tools.
Resolve recruiting challenges with agility, judgment, and critical thinking.
Champion First Advantage values and continuous improvement.
What You Will Need to be Successful:
Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
10+ years progressive TA experience, including regional or multi-country team leadership.
Experience leading recruiting across UCAN, LATAM, and EMEA.
Strong workforce planning, hiring strategy, talent mapping, sourcing, stakeholder consulting, and capacity planning skills.
Proven people leadership and distributed team management.
Advanced recruiting operations, ATS/CRM, reporting, and data-driven decision-making experience.
Experience managing budgets, vendors, agency usage, and recruiting technology.
Strong communication, negotiation, judgment, and executive stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work in a global, matrixed environment.
What You May Need to be Successful:
Experience in HR technology, background screening, SaaS, business services, or global organization.
Experience supporting full-cycle and high-volume recruiting.
Success leading transformation, process improvement, automation, or recruiting technology adoption.
Experience with employer brand, diversity outreach, and talent communities.
Knowledge of hiring markets across UCAN, LATAM, and EMEA.
Responsible use of AI-enabled recruiting tools.
Multilingual or multicultural leadership experience.
Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move:
First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experiences, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and customers through meaningful changes as we continue to our impact.
Additional benefits offered to our eligible people include:
Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel.
Medical, Vision, Dental, and supplementary benefit plans
401k with an employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9 paid company holidays
Access to tech and growth opportunities, and leaders who want you to succeed!
What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!
You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!
The salary range for this position is approximately $150,000-$170,000 annually . This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process
We have great people here and are looking for more. Come join us!
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