Director, Talent Acquisition

Location: Creve Coeur, Missouri, USA

Salary: $149,685–$176,100 annually

Company

Cushman & Wakefield provides facilities and workforce services, including dedicated recruiting support for client operations.

What you will do

• Own the account-level talent acquisition strategy, staffing plan, hiring forecast, and performance targets across a national, multi-site operation.
• Lead recruiting managers, launch and program managers, and recruiters while building team capacity, succession depth, and accountability.
• Develop high-volume sourcing channels, workforce partnerships, trade school and community college pipelines, and regional hiring events.
• Lead hiring for site and operations leadership roles and manage incentive programs, including relocation and sign-on programs.
• Partner with client operations and leadership, run staffing cadences and business reviews, and convert reporting into hiring decisions.
• Own the TA budget, forecasting, cost allocation, recruiting technology, process consistency, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years leading recruiting managers and teams.
• Proven experience with high-volume, multi-site hiring in operations, logistics, manufacturing, distribution, or similar environments.
• Experience supporting new-site launches or rapid workforce ramps and delivering against staffing and time-to-fill targets.
• Strong financial acumen, including TA budget ownership, spend forecasting, and business cases for incentives and programs.
• Fluency in funnel analytics, workforce forecasting, executive reporting, communication, and stakeholder influence.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in an RPO, MSP, dedicated client, or outsourced recruiting environment.
• Experience hiring skilled trades and technical roles and building workforce development partnerships.
• Experience recruiting site and operations leaders in competitive labor markets.
• Familiarity with enterprise ATS and CRM platforms and large-scale hiring event management.
• Experience leading teams across multiple locations and time zones.

Culture & Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action practices.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance options.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings, life, and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work.