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Head of Talent Acquisition

Function7 days ago
Remote
United States, Canada
C Level

Top Benefits

Choose your own holidays
401k Match
Health Insurance

About the role

Who you are

  • Director+ level experience leading a global Talent Acquisition function
  • Proven experience building a TA organization from 0 to 1 and scaling it to 1 to n in high-growth environments
  • Experience supporting hypergrowth, IPO readiness, acquisition, or significant scale transitions
  • Background in AI-native or AI-forward technology companies where operational rigor and talent density are critical
  • Demonstrated success in building and retaining high-performing recruiting teams
  • Experience designing AI-enabled recruiting systems and sourcing strategies
  • Strong understanding of where exceptional technical and executive talent resides and how to win them in competitive markets
  • Experience assessing and integrating talent in M&A environments
  • Strong track record managing retained and contingency search firms
  • Systems-oriented operator who builds durable, scalable processes and brings a strong point of view on AI strategy
  • Clear, decisive, and accountable
  • Data-driven and outcome-focused
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity while creating structure
  • Able to influence senior stakeholders with clarity and conviction
  • Holds a high talent bar and defends it with consistency
  • Operates with urgency while maintaining discipline

What the job involves

  • This is an opportunity to build the Talent Acquisition engine that enables Function to operate as a world-class organization
  • You will take the TA function from 0 to 1 and then scale it from 1 to n, architecting a disciplined, AI-enabled system that consistently attracts and hires exceptional, high-leverage talent
  • This is not a requisition-filling role. It is a systems-building role. You will design the standards, infrastructure, and operating rhythm that ensure we build a world-class team at scale
  • Reporting to the SVP of People, you will partner closely with executive leadership to align hiring strategy with business priorities and long-term ambition
  • Design and stand up a modern, AI-enabled Talent Acquisition function from first principles
  • Own the end-to-end recruiting lifecycle with clear accountability and performance metrics
  • Architect scalable systems, structured interview frameworks, and data dashboards
  • Implement AI-driven sourcing and workflow automation to increase signal, speed, and precision
  • Establish a recruiting culture grounded in urgency, rigor, and quality over volume
  • Build and lead a high-performing TA team capable of supporting sustained hypergrowth
  • Develop repeatable hiring engines that scale from hundreds of employees to pre-IPO and beyond
  • Partner with executives on workforce planning tied directly to strategic priorities
  • Create structured calibration processes that ensure consistency and protect hiring standards
  • Develop forward-looking talent strategies to support future international expansion
  • Define what exceptional performance looks like across technical, business, and leadership roles
  • Establish structured evaluation criteria that reflect the level of talent required to win
  • Ensure every hire meaningfully elevates the capability of the organization
  • Personally lead and close mission-critical and senior-level searches when needed
  • Equip hiring managers with rigorous assessment tools and clear decision frameworks
  • Maintain uncompromising talent standards, even under aggressive growth pressure
  • Track and measure quality of hire and continuously refine selection practices
  • Position recruiting as a strategic advantage for the company
  • Build and manage high-leverage relationships with retained and contingent search partners
  • Advise senior leadership on talent market dynamics and competitive positioning
  • Partner cross-functionally to assess and integrate talent during acquisitions

Benefits

  • Choose your own holidays
  • 401k Match
  • Health Insurance

About Function

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
51-200

At Function of Beauty, we are #BeautyNerds. We are scientists, developers, engineers, data-driven marketers, and consumer-centric experts creating the world's most customizable beauty products from scratch. We saw an opportunity to improve the way that people experience beauty. And we continue because we see the growing impact we can have on our consumers, communities, and planet.

Function of Beauty works by creating a unique, individually filled formula for you, for each of the products you order. It starts with a quiz— for hair or skin. You tell us about your hair/skin, your goals, and your personal preferences. Then, we take all of that info and our team of world-class MIT engineers, cosmetic scientists, and developers, create your custom formula and send it straight to you.

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