Senior Director - Talent Acquisition
College Board - Global Strategy and Talent
About the Team
AtCollegeBoard, the Talent team is the engine behind our people, who in turn power our mission to positivelyimpactmillions of students worldwide. We are a dynamic, mission-driven group dedicated to supporting and enabling ournearly 2,000employees to do the most meaningful, high-impact work of their careers.
As the world of work evolves rapidly, the Talent team plays a critical role in helpingCollegeBoard adapt with clarity, consistency, and purpose. Guided by a clear philosophy, we design with the end user in mind, use data to solve real problems, innovate thoughtfully, and communicate directly and honestly. Our work is grounded in building high-performing teams, fostering strong and accountable leadership, and creating the conditions for every employee to thrive.
The Talent Acquisition (TA) team buildsCollegeBoard’s future workforce. It designs and delivers recruiting strategies that attract, assess, and hire diverse, mission-aligned talent at scale and delivers an onboarding experience that empowers new hires to lead and make impact early in their tenure. As the front door to College Board, the TA team ensures every hiring manager, candidate, and new hireexperiencesexcellence, equity, and efficiency, powering the organization with the people, skills, and leadership needed to deliver on Elevate CB.
About the Opportunity
As theSenior Director, Talent Acquisition, you will lead one ofCollegeBoard’s most critical enterprise capabilities: how we attract, assess, and hire the talent that powers our mission.In this role, you will own the execution and evolution of the Talent Acquisition strategy,building ona strong foundationto continuously refine and adapt how we hire as our organization and the external talent market evolve. You will ensure we are able to meet hiring demand at scale whilemaintaininga consistently high bar for talent, translating enterprise priorities into clear plans, aligned execution, and measurable outcomes.
As the SD, Talent Acquisition youwilloperateat the intersection of delivery and innovation, ensuring that Talent Acquisition not only performs effectively today, but continues to improve over time. You will advance structured, evidence-based hiring practices that strengthen decision quality and fairness, while leading the adoption of AI-poweredtools, automation, and modern systems that enable speed, efficiency, and focus on the most meaningful human elements of hiring.
You'llalsobe responsible forbuilding and leading our talent recruitment team, focused especially onmaintainingstrong culture and engagement, managing the team through change and adoption of tools, andremainingaccountable for acquisition at scale.You willsetstrategy and vision andcreate clarity of expectations, providetimelyfeedback, and foster a culture of ownership and joy where team members take pride in their craft, theirgrowthand their outcomes. This is a role for a leader who believes that strong systems and strong people go hand in hand, and that both arerequiredto deliver consistent, enterprise-level results.
Reporting to the Vice President of Talent, you will playa central rolein shaping how we bring exceptional people into an organization committed to expanding opportunity for millions of students.
In This Role, You Will…
LeadTalent AcquisitionStrategyandOperatingModel(25%)
Own the execution and evolution of the enterprise Talent Acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment withCollege Board’s business priorities and broader Talent strategy
Translate enterprise goals into hiring plans, capacity models, and prioritization frameworks that guide recruiting executioninto clear, measurable outcomes
Partner with VP and SVP leaders to align on hiring priorities, sequencing, and tradeoffs
Use data and forecasting toanticipatehiring demand,identifyrisks, and adjust approach as needed
Team Leadership and Cross-Talent Collaboration (25%)
Lead and develop a teamthrough layers, building clear structure, roles, expectations, and accountability.
Build a high-accountability, high-engagement culture grounded in ownership, collaboration, continuous improvementand pride in craft and team.
Partner closely with Talent Business Partners, Talent Enablement, Talent Operations, and other Talent leaders to ensure alignment and coordinated execution
Model strong leadership behaviors that reinforce trust, clarity, and consistent execution.
Accountablefor the performance and talent trajectory of everyone who sits on the Talent Acquisition team
Deliver Recruiting Results at Scale with Quality and Discipline (25%)
Leadthe functiontoconsistentlydeliveragainst enterprise hiring goals, including volumeandtime-to-hire,whilemaintainingstrong hiring manager and candidate experience,while improving quality of hire over time.
In collaboration withdirect reports, use data, dashboards, andforecastingtoanticipatebottlenecks, manage tradeoffs, and communicate risks transparently to senior stakeholders.
Throughdirect reports,strengthen recruiter capability in stakeholder management,assessmentquality, and consultative partnership.
Monitor funnel health and performance metrics, proactively addressinggapsand driving accountability across the team.
Reinforce andimprovestructured, evidence-based hiring practices across the organizationthroughconsistent use of scorecards, interview frameworks, and evaluation criteria
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