Director of Talent

2 hours ago

Oakland, California, United States oWOW Full time

Position:
Full-time

Location:
Oakland, CA (on-site)

Expected Start Date:
ASAP 2026

Expected compensation range:
$110,000-$200,000 (including bonuses)

About oWOW

At oWOW, we're on a mission to Accelerate Housing Abundance to Unlock Human Potential.

We design and build housing 65% below market cost and deliver it in months instead of years by automating design, industrializing construction, and deploying prefabricated, componentized building systems at unmatched speed.

oWOW is growing quickly to expand project delivery across the state of California and nationwide. Our goal is to start construction on 2,000 affordable housing units by the end of 2026.

Learn more at

The Role

The Director of Talent is responsible for building and operating a high-performance talent system that consistently delivers the right people into the right roles at the right time, enabling oWOW to scale with speed, clarity, and excellence.

This role owns hiring execution, workforce planning and comp philosophy. You will partner closely with leadership while raising the bar at oWOW.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, brings strong talent judgment, and can build systems that scale.

What You'll Do

  1. Own Hiring Execution & Outcomes

  2. Deliver priority hires on time, meeting agreed time-to-fill targets by role category

  3. Run end-to-end recruiting for critical roles (from role definition through offer acceptance)

  4. Maintain Role Clarity & Outcome Scorecards

  5. Ensure every role has a clear scorecard defining outcomes, competencies, and success metrics before hiring begins

  6. Partner with leaders to translate business needs into well-scoped, outcome-driven roles

  7. Design Scalable Talent Systems

  8. Maintain a predictable recruiting funnel that produces qualified candidates weekly

  9. Standardize & continuously improve hiring processes, interview structures, and decision criteria across teams

  10. Train interviewers and hiring managers to ensure high-quality, unbiased, and consistent hiring decisions

  11. Workforce Planning & Forecasting

  12. Partner with department leaders to forecast workforce needs tied to project pipelines and growth plans

  13. Proactively staff upcoming projects rather than reacting to urgent gaps

  14. Enable Retention & Performance

  15. Improve first-year retention and performance outcomes for new hires across all departments.

  16. Identify patterns, risks, and opportunities to improve hiring quality and onboarding outcomes
  17. Continuously raise the bar for talent quality across the organization

  18. Create comp philosophy and implement it at oWOW

  19. Create an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Core Values

  • oWOW
    : Produce outstanding results that surprise and amaze people
  • Ownership
    : Understand what you are accountable for & take responsibility for your results.
  • Curiosity
    : Challenge conventional thinking & explore creative solutions.
  • Teamwork
    : The combination of trust, communication & collaboration.

Benefits

  • Project equity
  • Bonuses based on performance
  • 401K (no employer match)
  • Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Dog-friendly office

Expected compensation range:
$110,000-$200,000 (including bonuses)

Apply Now

Send your CV (PDF format preferred), and a short note about what you're passionate about and why you believe you'll excel in this role to

Candidates requiring visa sponsorship may be considered only if eligible for non-lottery visa categories (e.g., TN, E-3, O-1) or for transfer of an existing H-1B visa. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visas for this role at this time.

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