Salas O'Brien

Director, Technical Recruiting – Experienced Hires

Salas O'Brien

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Develop and drive enterprise-wide technical recruiting strategy aligned with business growth objectives
  • Translate workforce plans into disciplined recruiting forecasts
  • Support new merger recruiting integration hiring and backfill strategy
  • Identify critical talent gaps before they become business risk
  • Coordinate with the HR Programs team to ensure early-career and experienced-hire strategies reinforce each other and support long-range growth priorities
  • Lead and develop the experienced-hire recruiting team, strengthening discipline knowledge and sourcing experience
  • Ensure recruiters operate as talent market owners, not requisition coordinators
  • Build competitor mapping and passive candidate pipelines for priority roles
  • Increase direct sourcing capability and reduce agency dependence
  • Establish clear productivity and sourcing expectations
  • Implement metrics tied to outcomes, not activity
  • Improve time-to-fill in critical technical roles
  • Increase direct-source hiring percentage
  • Serve as strategic talent advisor to senior leaders
  • Influence prioritization and hiring strategy
  • Partner with the Program team (campus recruiting/early career) to align talent pipelines, workforce planning, and messaging across career stages
  • Partner with HR leaders on workforce planning
  • Deliver simple, outcome-focused reporting on progress, trends, and priorities
  • Implement structured behavioral interviewing practices
  • Improve candidate evaluation consistency
  • Strengthen selection quality for senior and highly technical roles

Requirements

  • 10+ years of recruiting experience, including technical recruiting leadership
  • Experience in engineering, MEP, infrastructure, or technical consulting strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated success building or transforming recruiting teams
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in decentralized organizations
  • Strong business acumen and financial literacy
  • Comfortable influencing senior leaders
  • Direct communicator who inspires a recruiting team to exceed expectations
  • Balances strategic thinking with hands-on recruiting leadership
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and company holidays
  • Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
  • Professional development support
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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