Join one of the fastest growing, most dynamic companies in the furniture industry. For over 25 years, Four Hands has been a leading designer and wholesaler of furniture and décor, helping people create spaces that feel like home.

Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and named one of Austin's Top Workplaces year after year. We invest in exceptional people — with a team of over 800 and growing — fostering our employees' careers and celebrating them at every step of the way. Four Hands is where passion meets purpose and where your next chapter begins.

The Director, Talent Acquisition is responsible for setting and leading the enterprise talent acquisition strategy to support business growth, organizational effectiveness, and long-term workforce planning. This role owns the full Talent Acquisition function, shaping how we attract, assess, and hire the right talent with both efficiency and intention—ensuring an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers while recognizing the far-reaching impact hiring decisions have on organizational performance, culture, and growth.

In This Role

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Planning

Define and lead the enterprise Talent Acquisition strategy aligned with business goals and growth plans, ensuring hiring efforts directly enable short- and long-term business objectives
Own workforce planning in partnership with executive leadership and FP&A, translating business priorities into hiring strategies to ensure the right roles are prioritized and resourced at the right time
Anticipate talent needs and market challenges, developing proactive, forward-looking solutions to reduce hiring risk and avoid reactive, last-minute recruiting
Establish hiring priorities and make tradeoff decisions across roles, teams, and investments to ensure roles driving the greatest business impact are filled efficiently

Operating Model & Process Design

Evolve the Talent Acquisition operating model, including roles, processes, service levels, and expectations to create clarity, accountability, and consistency across the organization
Design scalable, consistent hiring processes that balance efficiency, quality, and candidate experience to improve speed, quality of hire, and stakeholder satisfaction
Establish clear accountability across TA and hiring managers for hiring outcomes to ensure shared ownership and consistent hiring results
Oversee and manage compensation research and analysis, ensuring alignment with industry standards, and equitable compensation practices that align with Four Hands compensation strategy

Systems, Tools & Innovation

Own Talent Acquisition systems strategy, ensuring effective integration and utilization of platforms (e.g., Greenhouse, Rippling) to enable seamless workflows, accurate data, and improve decision-making
Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, and AI to increase organizational effectiveness, improve decision-making, reduce manual effort, and enable the function to scale with the business
Oversee vendor strategy, including agency partnerships and external tools to optimize spend and maximize return on investment

Data, Metrics & Performance Management

Define success metrics and performance benchmarks for the TA function to clearly measure effectiveness and drive accountability
Ensure hiring is data-driven, with clear reporting on pipeline health, time-to-fill, quality of hire, and experience to inform strategic decisions and continuous improvement
Provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership to inform business decisions to influence business strategy and hiring priorities

Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence

Lead alignment across People & Culture functions (Talent, People Operations, People Development, Employee Engagement) to ensure a cohesive and integrated talent strategy
Partner with business leaders to influence hiring decisions and challenge assumptions when needed to improve quality of hire and align talent with business needs
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on talent market trends and hiring strategies to position the organization competitively in the market
Other duties as assigned, in accordance with training and qualifications
Uphold the Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands Team
Be open and honest
Reach for excellence
Act with responsibility
Value the whole person
Enjoy the journey

The Ideal Person

15+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including 8+ years in a leadership role, owning strategy and team performance
Experience leading Talent Acquisition for a mid-sized or scaling organization, with responsibility for workforce planning and hiring strategy
Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leadership to influence hiring decisions and align talent strategy to business goals
Strong executive presence, communication, and influencing skills across senior stakeholders
Experience leading leaders and building high-performing and accountable teams
Strong experience leveraging data, systems, and market insights to inform strategy and drive measurable outcomes (e.g., Greenhouse, Rippling)
Experience owning budgets, vendor strategy, and resource allocation decisions
Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity, anticipate future talent needs, and proactively mitigate hiring risks

About Four Hands

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, since 1996, Four Hands crafts furniture, art and décor — pieces that are all about creating space. Timeless, thoughtful designs with endless possibilities. Pieces meant to be experienced and form a whole that feels like home.

Our trade customers range from interior designers to large retailers who rely on our expertise to grow and guide their business to success. We treat our partners as part of the Four Hands family, championing them and rooting for their every win.

And, we are constantly pursuing better — from sourcing the finest materials and finishes to seeking fresh inspiration to elevate our designs — we are never settled, never done.

Four Hands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Four Hands recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Visit www.FourHands.com for more information.

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