Director of Talent Acquisition

September 27, 2026
New York City, NY, US
$197,000 – $236,500/yr
  • We are seeking a Director, Talent Acquisition to lead the Talent Acquisition organization and serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership
  • This role owns talent acquisition strategy and outcomes across the company, shapes long-range workforce planning, and ensures hiring strategies materially support business growth and capability needs
  • The Director operates with a thoughtful, data-driven approach to enterprise hiring strategy, workforce planning, and TA operations, balancing urgency with long-term business impact
  • The Director owns capacity planning, headcount forecasting, and TA resource allocation in close partnership with Finance and People leadership
  • This role sets scalable recruiting standards and operating models, ensures strong offer governance and market alignment, and strengthens Hinge’s ability to attract, assess, and hire top talent in a competitive market
  • Lead, mentor, and develop TA leaders and senior individual contributors, fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture
  • Own organizational workforce and capacity planning to ensure scalable coverage aligned to business priorities
  • Set performance standards, accountability frameworks, and leadership norms across the TA organization
  • Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to support leader development, succession planning, and organizational health
  • Own and shape talent acquisition strategy in partnership with executives and senior leaders, translating business strategy into long-range workforce and hiring plans
  • Build and evolve enterprise hiring strategies that balance speed, quality, cost, and long-term capability
  • Provide strategic leadership for complex, high-priority, or business-critical searches, removing obstacles and guiding decision-making
  • Define and evolve build-vs-buy and internal-vs-external talent strategies to support sustainable growth
  • Partner closely with HRBPs and People leadership to align TA strategy with people plans, enable workforce planning and internal mobility, and ensure a smooth candidate-to-employee transition
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on talent tradeoffs, market constraints, and organizational design considerations
  • Enable and govern internal mobility to support retention, engagement, and capability development
  • Own the TA operating model, governance, and standards to ensure efficiency, quality, and scalability across the organization
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality recruiting execution from intake and sourcing through assessment, offer, and close
  • Be accountable for offer strategy, leveling consistency, and compensation governance, partnering closely with Compensation, Finance, and Legal
  • Establish and scale best practices that support both speed and quality while managing risk
  • Ensure recruiting practices align with legal and regulatory requirements
  • Strengthen referral strategy and performance through cross-functional partnership and organizational engagement
  • Own TA forecasting, scenario planning, and executive reporting to inform business decisions and priorities
  • Establish success metrics tied to business impact, risk mitigation, and long-term capability
  • Monitor recruiting performance and trends, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes and efficiency
  • Use market intelligence to advise leaders on hiring challenges, competitive dynamics, and talent availability
  • Set strategic direction for the TA technology ecosystem to support scale, data integrity, and strong decision-making
  • Partner with TA Operations and internal systems teams to drive adoption, consistent workflows, and high-quality reporting
  • Partner with Employer Brand and Marketing teams to strengthen Hinge’s talent market positioning and ensure consistent, authentic messaging across channels
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executives and senior leaders, proactively surfacing risks, insights, and recommendations
  • Lead TA-related change management initiatives, ensuring clarity, alignment, and effective adoption across teams

Benefits

  • Hybrid and Remote Work: If you’re hybrid, you’ll come in three times a week. We host our biweekly All-Hands meetings on Wednesdays (often with sweet treats).
  • Retirement Benefits: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
  • Health Insurance: high-quality medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
  • Paid Time Off: 20 accruable vacation days annually. Plus 1 floating holiday, 10 wellness days, 1 community service day, and a generous company holiday calendar. PTO increases with tenure after 2 years with the company.
  • Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents). We also subsidize fertility care and preservation services.
  • Wellness: We subsidize OneMedical, ClassPass, and CitiBike memberships. You and your dependents also have access to individual therapy, group therapy, and coaching services through Modern Health.
  • Professional Growth: receive a $3,000 annual Learning & Development stipend after three months, along with free access to Udemy, an online marketplace with over 6,000 courses, starting on your first day.
  • Dating: Experience what our users experience. All US-based Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates.

Hinge Premium is also free for all employees and their loved ones.

  • Meals: Receive a $30 weekly Seamless credit. In the NYC office, we offer plenty of options for snacks and drinks. Plus, free catered lunches in the office Tuesday through Thursday. In-office lunch varies by location.
  • Community Service: We match charitable donations dollar for dollar to a maximum of $15,000 per employee, and give every US-based employee 1 day off for community service annually.
  • Commuting: Every US-based hybrid employee gets a $125 monthly commuter subsidy to use for public transportation, parking, bike maintenance and storage, and more.
  • Pets: Feel free to bring your best friend to work with you to the NYC office. For US-based employees, we’ll provide pet insurance for your furry family members, too.
  • Legal Coverage: You’ll receive low cost access to legal coverage that covers custody and support matters, divorce, real estate and home ownership, tenancy issues, tax issues, wills and estate planning, and more.
  • Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide $10,000 toward fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.- 10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, including enterprise or multi-functional scope
  • Deep understanding of competitive talent markets, especially within consumer tech
  • Strong track record of building scalable TA organizations and driving operational excellence
  • Demonstrated success in workforce planning, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence executives and cross-functional partners
  • High judgment, strong executive presence, and comfort navigating ambiguity and tradeoffs
  • Proven ability to operate as a strategic partner to executive leadership
  • Strong emotional intelligence—empathetic listener who builds psychological safety and coaches others through change
  • 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders or managing managers