Director of Recruiting – People Strategy

Job Description:

• Own how Hadley Designs sources, vets, and closes top global talent.
• Own the broader people system for a remote, contractor-centric organization.
• Partner with leadership to design a recruiting engine that delivers strong top-of-funnel results.
• Scale people systems as the company grows toward $100M and beyond.
• Lead one direct report, the People Operations Specialist.
• Source candidates across LinkedIn, job boards, freelancer platforms, and referrals.
• Filter applicants for red flags, competency match, and scorecard alignment.
• Run test projects, review submissions, conduct first-round group interviews, and manage candidate experience end-to-end.
• Manage and optimize sourcing channels and build always-hiring shortlists.
• Monitor and manage Glassdoor reviews, organize review drives, solicit feedback, flag issues, and protect brand rating.
• Deliver weekly hiring pipeline reports by channel and role and track funnel performance against KPIs.
• Design and implement systems for engaging, onboarding, and retaining talent.
• Collaborate on organizational design and capacity planning.
• Establish performance expectations, evaluation frameworks, and development pathways.
• Build a consistent talent experience supporting engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
• Provide workforce insights and data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Partner with external service providers supporting people operations.
• Achieve talent acquisition and people operations KPIs, including under-45-day time to fill and scalable people systems.

Requirements:

• 3-5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in remote or e-commerce organizations.
• Proven track record of hiring across marketing, ops, Amazon, product, and leadership roles.
• Experience running structured interviews, test projects, and group interviews.
• Familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, Workable, and OnlineJobs.ph.
• Comfortable managing hiring systems using Notion, ClickUp, or lightweight ATS tools.
• Strong writing ability: clear job posts, compelling outreach, and direct candidate communications.
• Ability to handle 5-10 active roles at a time with no drop-off in process.
• Experience defending brand reputation and responding to feedback, such as Glassdoor.
• Experience building and running reporting for hiring metrics.
• 5+ years of progressive HR or people operations experience, with leadership responsibility.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Direct experience operating contractor-centric or distributed teams.
• Demonstrated success building compliant, scalable people systems.
• Strong understanding of contractor classification, employment law, and risk mitigation.
• Must have personally closed difficult hires and be comfortable with sourcing pipelines, structured interviews, Glassdoor, and 90-day onboarding plans.

Benefits:

• Impact: Your work will directly impact how families experience learning through the Hadley Designs brand.
• Join a passionate, mission-driven team that values trust, creativity, and collaboration.
• Remote role with flexible working hours.
• Remote-first work environment.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Access to learning resources and professional development.
• Free access to Hadley Designs products.
• Regular interaction with leadership, including the CEO and CMO.
• Stability from a decade as a family-founded, mission-driven brand.