Director, Talent Acquisition
9 days ago
New York
Job DescriptionHinge is the dating app designed to be deleted In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all. About the Role We are seeking a Director, Talent Acquisition to lead the Talent Acquisition organization and serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership. This role owns talent acquisition strategy and outcomes across the company, shapes long-range workforce planning, and ensures hiring strategies materially support business growth and capability needs. The Director operates with a thoughtful, data-driven approach to enterprise hiring strategy, workforce planning, and TA operations, balancing urgency with long-term business impact. The Director owns capacity planning, headcount forecasting, and TA resource allocation in close partnership with Finance and People leadership. This role sets scalable recruiting standards and operating models, ensures strong offer governance and market alignment, and strengthens Hinge’s ability to attract, assess, and hire top talent in a competitive market. Responsibilities • Lead, mentor, and develop TA leaders and senior individual contributors, fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture., • Own organizational workforce and capacity planning to ensure scalable coverage aligned to business priorities., • Set performance standards, accountability frameworks, and leadership norms across the TA organization., • Own and shape talent acquisition strategy in partnership with executives and senior leaders, translating business strategy into long-range workforce and hiring plans., • Build and evolve enterprise hiring strategies that balance speed, quality, cost, and long-term capability., • Provide strategic leadership for complex, high-priority, or business-critical searches, removing obstacles and guiding decision-making., • Define and evolve build-vs-buy and internal-vs-external talent strategies to support sustainable growth., • Partner closely with HRBPs and People leadership to align TA strategy with people plans, enable workforce planning and internal mobility, and ensure a smooth candidate-to-employee transition., • Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on talent tradeoffs, market constraints, and organizational design considerations., • Own the TA operating model, governance, and standards to ensure efficiency, quality, and scalability across the organization., • Ensure consistent, high-quality recruiting execution from intake and sourcing through assessment, offer, and close., • Be accountable for offer strategy, leveling consistency, and compensation governance, partnering closely with Compensation, Finance, and Legal., • Establish and scale best practices that support both speed and quality while managing risk., • Ensure recruiting practices align with legal and regulatory requirements., • Own TA forecasting, scenario planning, and executive reporting to inform business decisions and priorities., • Establish success metrics tied to business impact, risk mitigation, and long-term capability., • Monitor recruiting performance and trends, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes and efficiency., • Set strategic direction for the TA technology ecosystem to support scale, data integrity, and strong decision-making., • Serve as a trusted advisor to executives and senior leaders, proactively surfacing risks, insights, and recommendations., • 10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, including enterprise or multi-functional scope., • 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders or managing managers., • Proven ability to operate as a strategic partner to executive leadership., • Demonstrated success in workforce planning, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making., • Strong track record of building scalable TA organizations and driving operational excellence., • Deep understanding of competitive talent markets, especially within consumer tech., • High judgment, strong executive presence, and comfort navigating ambiguity and tradeoffs., • Strong emotional intelligence—empathetic listener who builds psychological safety and coaches others through change. #Hinge