Recruiting Director

Our story 

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.” 

Our Values: 

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs. 

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives. 

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others. 

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. 

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. 

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight. 

Learn more at careers.alight.com. 

Recruiting Director

The Recruiting Director is responsible for leading a multi-level TA team and partnering with HR Leaders and key business stakeholders to create a cohesive strategy for hiring across North America. This role will lead the recruiting team aligned to Commercial/Sales, Product and Technology, Benefits Administration, and other areas to be determined as our business evolves.

Responsibilities

• Develop the overall strategic model for providing best-in-class talent acquisition services, including creation of business cases for implementing technology solutions.

• Lead long-range planning that impacts the recruitment, engagement, performance, and retention of our workforce with a continued focus on improving the candidate experience.

• Act as lead recruiter for commercial and executive level hiring across the NA organization.

• Champion diversity and culture in all aspects of the hiring process, relentlessly focused on measurable improvement in availability and selection of diverse candidates into the organization.

• Coach and develop a team of high performing, experienced recruiters, motivating and driving a high level of performance and accountability.

• Partner with the other TA team members to promote the Alight Solutions employee value proposition and implement online and offline employer branding activities to build and maintain candidate pipelines.

• Support ongoing team buildout of data and analytics to measure the ROI of TA programs, including metrics on source of hire, time to fill, measurement of candidate experience, quality of hiring and ensuring a diverse pipeline of talent as well as branding, EVP, and other spend.

• Engage in M&A activities to help cultural and leadership /talent assessment and support on-boarding of acquired talent.

• Partner with HRBPs to capture feedback on talent needs and business goals, ensuring fast and effective hiring to support new growth and backfill hiring.

• Lead and participate in special projects and initiatives across Talent Acquisition and the business, including such as diversity & inclusion, internal mobility, etc.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive responsibility within a North American/Global TA team including 5+ years leading a TA team, and 5+ years recruiting in the commercial sales area in a fast-paced technology led company.

• Solid success in recruiting for Commercial/Sales teams.

• Proven ability to build, manage, and retain a scalable team of North American TA professionals that will embody the values and brand of the company, act as advocates for the company and put diversity front of mind in delivering against our workforce plan.

• Proven change agent with the record of accomplishment for delivering on people and culture strategies.

• Experience in the build-out of operations, data analytics, technology, tools, platforms and processes that help streamline all TA efforts, bringing a faster time to hire and a diverse slate of high performing talent into the business, balancing a desire for consistency with an awareness of local market factors and needs.

• Hands on experience in using an ATS and associated tools to track performance and metrics and to create a community of potential candidates to be cultivated (through future Recruitment Marketing tools).

• Experience in creating and promoting an employee value proposition with supporting actions in social media, online and offline branding activities.

• Ability to influence without authority and to act nimbly in the interests of talent initiatives.

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.  Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row. 

Benefits 

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.   

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position. 

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful. 

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future. 

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected].  

Diversity Policy Statement 

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans. 

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter. 

Authorization to work in the Employing Country 

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight. 

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. 

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