Associate Director of Talent Acquisition

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; hybrid role with on-site requirements based on business needs. When working away from a Harvard location, work must be performed in a Harvard-registered state.

Company

hirify.global Central Administration supports the university's schools, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and surrounding communities through collaborative services.

What you will do

• Lead talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, staffing forecasts, and talent pipeline development for multiple Central Administration client groups.
• Manage and develop a team of Talent Consultants and Coordinators while ensuring consistent, high-quality full-cycle recruiting services.
• Lead executive, senior-level, specialized, and other complex searches, including sourcing, assessment, selection, and stakeholder advising.
• Oversee recruiting processes, applicant tracking and reporting systems, external vendors, workload allocation, and escalation management.
• Analyze recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, source effectiveness, and funnel performance to drive improvements.
• Develop employer branding and talent attraction initiatives across digital, social media, niche channels, recruiting events, and conferences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 8 years of relevant recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Supervisory experience managing professional staff and experience building high-performing recruiting teams.
• Experience leading a talent acquisition function or major recruiting portfolio in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience with executive and senior-level searches, workforce planning, recruiting analytics, project management, and senior stakeholder advising.
• Harvard is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Nice to have

• Higher education or large nonprofit experience.
• Experience with Harvard systems and Central Recruitment Services partnerships.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule determined by the department according to operational needs.
• 35-hour work week.
• Paid time off, including parental leave, and medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.
• Retirement plans with university contributions and wellbeing and mental health resources.
• Professional development opportunities, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, discounts, and campus perks.
• Pre-employment screening includes identity, criminal, education, and reference checks; the orientation and review period is 90 days.