Director, Talent Acquisition

About the Role

The Director of Talent Acquisition serves as a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Agility Robotic's recruitment strategy. This role is responsible for building a best in class, high-performing recruiting team to attract, acquire, and onboard the best talent at Agility and is a strategic partner to executive leadership, driving innovative talent solutions that directly support the company's aggressive growth objectives and competitive advantage.

About the Work

• Plan, develop, implement, and manage full-cycle recruitment processes across all functions including Engineering (Software and Hardware), Operations (Supply and Manufacturing), G&A, GTM and Executive roles.
• Hire, train, manage and inspire a talent acquisition team, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability and ensuring their growth and progression within the career framework.
• Develop innovative hiring methodologies through identifying unique and non-traditional sources for finding candidates.
• Oversee campus recruiting, diversity recruiting programs, and other strategic talent initiatives.
• Partner with Finance, HRBPs, and business leaders to align hiring plans and ensure strong accountability and collaboration towards hiring goals.
• Partner closely with business leaders to design role-specific assessment frameworks based on the career framework.
• Track and analyze recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, source of hire, candidate experience, event ROI, etc.) and continuously optimize processes based on data.
• Architect and execute the Talent technology roadmap including our ATS, assessment tools, CRM, and sourcing platforms.
• Develop and manage the Talent Acquisition budget, optimizing resource allocation and demonstrating ROI.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on labor market trends, talent intelligence, and competitive compensation.
• Work collaboratively with Agility's marketing team to ensure employer branding efforts, including social media presence, job postings, and recruiting activities at industry events is aligned with Agility's overall brand posture.
• Leverage AI tools and external recruiting partners, agencies, and communities when needed to maximize efficiency and impact.
• Ensure strict compliance with all local, state, and federal employment laws and regulations.

About You:

• 15+ years of Talent Acquisition/People Ops experience with at least 7 years managing teams and Talent transformations.
• Proven ability to scale a TA organization in high-growth, tech environments.
• Experience recruiting across engineering and operations, filling hard-to-fill roles as well as non-exempt production workforce.
• Hands-on experience leading executive searches (VP → C-suite) with creative sourcing and high-touch processes.
• Ideally both big tech and startup experience.
• Proven track record selecting, implementing, and driving adoption of Talent technology (ATS, CRM, automation, analytics, assessment tools).
• High EQ with the ability to communicate articulately and effectively across the business.
• Metrics-first mindset: comfortable building and using dashboards, running experiments, and driving decisions from data.
• Trusted advisor to senior leaders; proven ability to influence without relying on authority.
• Passion for building high-performing teams and having a positive attitude.