Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition - Staff Groups

Capital One's Talent Acquisition team is at the forefront of attracting, sourcing, and retaining great talent who build and deliver products that change banking for good. We provide a best-in-class experience for candidates, hiring teams, and we have a ton of fun along the way. Our culture and people are integral to our growth and success.

In this role, you will oversee a team of recruiters in designing and implementing strategies to attract top talent for a new line of business. You will also create strong internal client relationships to meet our hiring goals. You will have a passion for keeping abreast of trends and innovative recruiting techniques in order to remain competitive and deliver a world-class experience to our clients and candidates. You will care deeply about people and have a passion for developing team members and ensuring their success.  

Ideal candidate will:

• Build and lead a team of Talent Acquisition professionals, ensuring they are aligned to high-impact work in support of our delivery goals and their professional development

• Create sourcing and recruiting strategies to hire highly sought after talent

• Provide innovative and creative solutions to senior executives with a willingness to push and challenge for transformative work

• Work with cross-functional teams to shape talent strategy and products

• Leverage data and analysis to solve complex business and talent problems

• Influence partners and key stakeholders

• Develop strategic frameworks to frame business problems

• Generate hypotheses to drive insight

Traits we seek:

• Exceptional integrated thinking skills, using logical, structured and data driven approaches  

• Superior problem solving competencies leveraging data to inform, influence and drive to decisions

• Well managed delivering high quality work, prioritizing ruthlessly and leveraging people, tools and technology to drive results 

• Leads others with empathy and compassion while caring deeply for people

• Values innovation and obsessed with ways to create real impact and drive change 

• Growth Mindset; enjoys and seeks out new challenges that stretch them

• Recognizes the value of diverse perspectives; relies on debate and discussion to challenge their own views and the status quo

• Great people leader who motivates and elevates others while ensuring a high sense of belonging and engagement

• Focus on innovation and experimentation to challenge the status quo and support a world-class talent acquisition organization

• Utilize data and an analytically rigorous approach to study delivery patterns and market forces  to inform decisions

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree or military experience

• At least 8 years in recruiting, human capital consulting, human resources or business operations

• At least 8  years of experience in a consultative role

• At least 4 years of experience in people management

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Economics, Science, or Engineering

• Professional Human Resources Certification or Senior Professional Human Resources certification or Coaching certification

• At least 10 years of client facing experience

• At least 10 years of experience in Human Resources or Human Capital Consulting

• At least 10 years of experience in strategic consulting

• At least 8 years using data to conduct an analysis and present results to various stakeholders

• At least 8 years of experience in people management

• Experience with recruiting systems

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
 

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $234,000 - $267,100 for Sr. Director, RecruitingRichmond, VA: $212,800 - $242,800 for Sr. Director, Recruiting

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections ; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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