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About the Role

Major League Soccer is seeking a Senior Director, Talent Acquisition, to identify top talent and support organizational growth. This role will partner with the league office, lead full-cycle recruiting, and enhance talent acquisition strategies, processes, and candidate experience. The ideal candidate is hands-on, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and possesses deep expertise in corporate recruiting and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across a broad portfolio of League Office functions and levels.
Build and maintain a network of diverse candidates through pro-active recruitment, market research and on-going relationship management.
Conduct in-depth interviews of candidates and demonstrate the ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences.
Partner with hiring teams to build effective approaches for sourcing, assessment and onboarding while managing department expectations against budget.
Serve as a trusted advisor to internal leaders on compensation offer strategy, interview strategy, role responsibilities, candidate evaluation and competency assessments.
Support recruiting operations enhancements and future talent acquisition technology initiatives, including applicant tracking system optimization and implementation projects.
Utilize recruiting metrics, real-time data, market insights, and hiring data to assess effectiveness, identify trends, and inform talent acquisition strategy and decision-making.
Create an exceptional candidate experience that represents MLS culture.
Drive talent acquisition initiatives and provide leadership in promoting an inclusive and equitable culture.
Manage existing and create new partnerships to help create a robust talent pipeline.
Participate in special projects and recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent, and identification of top performers for internal openings.
Ensure staffing processes, procedures and practices follow Federal, State and Company guidelines.
Support executive and senior-level searches, including partnering with external search firms when appropriate.
Develop personal growth opportunities for employees.
Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Proven experience recruiting across a broad range of business functions and levels, including senior leadership searches.
Experience developing recruiting strategies, including employer brand promotion, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management.
Experience building and cultivating productive partnerships with talent providers, professional associations, etc., to build an inclusive talent pipeline.
Ability to prioritize time, demonstrate pushback with a sense of urgency, and understand the value of providing high-level candidate and client service.
Strong ability to partner with cross functional teams to deliver a pipeline of both internal and external candidates.
Strong consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member.
Experience building and using a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive recruitment and research.
Experience with applicant tracking systems, Greenhouse preferred.
The ability to manage and prioritize multiple searches, projects and client relationships.
High-level of commitment to a quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance.
Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, team environment.
Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills.
Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Skills

Talent Acquisition Strategy
Full-Cycle Recruiting
Stakeholder Management
Candidate Experience
Recruiting Operations
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Greenhouse
Recruiting Metrics and Data Analysis
Diversity Sourcing
Interviewing Techniques
Negotiation
Problem-Solving
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Hybrid (4 days in-office, 1 day remote)

Experience Level

10+ years of progressive corporate recruiting experience
Senior leadership searches

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree required

Salary/Compensations

$155,000 - $185,000

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
$500 wellness reimbursement
Generous Holiday and PTO schedule
On-the-job training
Feedback
Ongoing educational opportunities

About the Company

Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Equal Opportunity

Major League Soccer is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Major League Soccer is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process, as well as during employment.