Director, Global Talent Acquisition

GiveDirectly

Director of Global Talent Acquisition leading talent acquisition for GiveDirectly, ensuring effective recruitment across a remote and diverse team. Focused on building capabilities in global recruiting and workforce planning.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $128,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and coach the team (currently two managers, five ICs) to develop as true business partners
Build a team culture of accountability, proactive ownership, and continuous improvement
Create clarity on roles, workload, and capacity across the team
Manage the transition of external contractor support as internal team capacity grows
Personally advise, as needed, on the most complex, senior, and high-stakes searches (Director+, technical, or time-sensitive roles)
Own Greenhouse: configuration, data quality, reporting, and AI tooling — and lead the team's thoughtful integration of AI tools to improve speed and quality without compromising candidate experience
Establish recruiting metrics that matter [time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness, hiring manager satisfaction] and use them to drive decisions
Standardize and simplify processes across the full hiring lifecycle, from JD creation through offer
Develop and embed structured interview frameworks and calibration practices that reduce bias and improve hiring quality
Build hiring manager capability: role kick-off rigor, interview training, feedback calibration, and shared accountability for outcomes
Build GiveDirectly's outbound sourcing capability from the ground up [this largely does not exist today]
Develop sourcing strategies for the talent markets that matter most: global development, tech for good, field operations, and senior functional roles across Africa, Europe, and North America
Build and maintain relationships with Africa-based recruiting networks for senior and hard-to-fill roles where standard channels fall short
Create and maintain warm pipelines for critical role families, including passive candidates for Senior Manager+ positions
Update and sharpen GiveDirectly's careers page and employer brand presence to attract the right talent across global markets
Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to shift TA's role from reactive fulfillment to proactive planning
Lead role criticality assessments, helping the business distinguish between backfills, growth hires, and strategic bets, and sequence recruiting resources accordingly
Build and own headcount planning and management processes in partnership with Finance and People Ops, including scenario planning for significant potential growth
Translate growth scenarios into staffing models, sourcing lead times, and capacity plans
Advise on workforce planning, including succession gaps, role design, and organizational readiness for scale
Contribute to building the data infrastructure that connects recruiting activity to org-level talent strategy

Requirements

What you’ll need

Alignment with GiveDirectly values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.
7+ years of talent acquisition experience, with at least 3 in a leadership role, including meaningful experience recruiting across Sub-Saharan Africa and other global markets
Demonstrated experience scaling a TA function through hypergrowth or significant organizational change, and building sourcing capabilities from the ground up
Experience leading global workforce planning: headcount planning, role criticality assessments, scenario planning, and partnering with Finance and senior leadership on talent decisions
Strong command of recruiting operations: ATS management (Greenhouse a plus), data and metrics, and process design
Experience enabling hiring managers through structured interviewing, calibration, and role kick-off discipline
Excellent stakeholder management
Experience in a global non-profit, international development organization, or mission-driven company with Africa presence preferred
Familiarity with EOR/contractor recruiting models across multiple countries preferred
Comfort with AI-assisted recruiting tools preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

A supportive team that works hard and cares hard
A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take
Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting OperationsData AnalysisProcess DesignStructured InterviewingHeadcount PlanningRole Criticality AssessmentScenario PlanningSourcing Capability BuildingMetrics Establishment

Soft Skills

Emotional IntelligenceProblem SolvingProject ManagementFollow-ThroughFostering Inclusivity