Head of Talent Acquisition

Overview
DriveWealth is hiring its first Head of Talent, a pivotal role reporting directly to the Chief People Officer to design and execute the company's talent acquisition strategy during a period of high growth. As a true builder role, you will be responsible for architecting how talent works at DriveWealth, establishing a clear talent bar, and modernizing the recruiting function. This includes building and leading a high-performing talent organization capable of attracting and hiring exceptional people across engineering, product, business, and leadership roles. You will operate as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, owning the hiring strategy, leading workforce planning, and bringing data and market intelligence into crucial hiring decisions. Success in the first year involves establishing a clear and trusted hiring plan, building a strong recruiting team, improving the quality and consistency of hiring, and modernizing the recruiting stack and workflows. This opportunity is central to shaping the team that will drive DriveWealth’s next phase of growth toward a future exit.

What You’ll Do

• Architect the Global Talent Strategy: Act as a strategic partner to the C-suite, designing and executing a forward-thinking talent acquisition strategy that anticipates future business needs, influences workforce planning, and positions DriveWealth to win top talent in a competitive market.
• Pioneer an AI-Driven Recruiting Engine: Champion the integration of AI and predictive analytics across the recruiting lifecycle. You will leverage intelligent automation and data-driven insights to enhance sourcing, optimize processes, and build a highly efficient, modern talent acquisition function at DriveWealth.
• Lead and Inspire a World-Class Team: Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing global recruiting organization. Cultivate a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning that establishes your team as a destination for top recruiting talent.
• Drive Transformational & Scalable Operations: Engineer and optimize our global talent acquisition processes for maximum efficiency and scalability. Champion a culture of innovation that delivers a frictionless and memorable experience for candidates and hiring managers alike.
• Define and Govern the Global Hiring Bar: Establish rigorous, structured interview processes and candidate assessment frameworks (including Quality of Hire metrics) to ensure hiring consistency and continuously raise the talent density across all departments.
• Elevate DriveWealth’s Employer Brand and Talent Marketing: Design and lead the strategy for the company's Employment Value Proposition (EVP) and talent marketing to proactively attract passive top-tier candidates in competitive markets.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance and Governance: Establish and enforce all hiring policies, documentation, and compliance protocols specific to a regulated broker-dealer environment, ensuring flawless execution in partnership with Legal and Compliance teams.

What Success Looks Like

• Establish a clear and trusted hiring plan across the organization
• Build a strong recruiting team aligned to company priorities
• Improve the quality and consistency of hiring decisions
• Modernize recruiting systems and workflows
• Build credibility with executives and hiring managers as a trusted talent advisor
• Begin strengthening DriveWealth’s reputation in the talent market.

Reporting Structure & Location
This role reports directly to the Chief People Officer (CPO) and is a member of the People Leadership Team. Location is required to be in our New York or Chicago office, adhering to the in-office policy of 3-4 days per week. Occasional travel is required for global talent logistics and internal alignment.

You Bring

• A demonstrated track record of leading global talent acquisition in a fast-paced, high-growth technology (preferably fintech or financial services) company.
• A forward-thinking technologist with a deep understanding of how to leverage AI and automation to create a more efficient, effective, and equitable recruiting process.
• Experience building and leading multi-tiered global recruiting teams, with a passion for mentoring and developing talent. You are a "talent magnet" who can attract and retain top recruiting professionals.
• Deep expertise in using data and analytics to drive strategy and influence executive decisions. You can tell a compelling story with data and use it to predict future hiring needs.
• You are a visionary leader who has experience working with abstract and complex challenges, and you have a gift for turning them into actionable strategies.
• Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior executives, with the executive presence to influence and drive alignment at the highest levels of an organization.
• You are a master of cross-functional collaboration, building influential partnerships with leaders in HR, Finance, and other functional business units. You design talent strategies with an "enterprise-first" approach, ensuring they scale and align with broader company objectives.
• A growth mindset and a natural curiosity that drives you to continuously learn and challenge assumptions. You are a change agent who thrives in an agile environment and can lead teams through transformation.
• You are customer-obsessed and have a passion for creating memorable experiences for candidates and internal stakeholders alike.

Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.
Please note: this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.

New York, NY or Chicago, IL (Hybrid) Pay Range
$300,000—$325,000 USD