Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Locations: Houston, TX (Hybrid) - Must live in Houston!

Reports to: Chief People Officer

A quick snapshot… 
Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the Head of Global Talent Acquisition is responsible for the full life cycle of the recruitment and selection processes including strategy, direction, and results of the talent acquisition function globally. This includes day-to-day activities, planning, management, as well as participation in strategic planning.

Why it’s a big deal…   
As the Head of Global Talent Acquisition you will manage a team of Recruiters that support multiple teams and verticals while maintaining a culture of excellence through coaching, guidance, mentorship and career development. You will build and execute strategies to identify and attract smart, savvy, forward thinking, diverse candidates for our internal clients by collaborating with TA colleagues and hiring managers, to critically assess talent markets. You will have the opportunity to lead and mentor recruiters in a fast-paced and high-volume environment. You will measure and drive results and foster recruiting process improvement.

 Here’s the person we’re looking for… 

• You have 10+ years of progressive technology recruiting experience, with at least 5+ years of building and leading Global talent organizations.
• Your proven success of delivering on high growth hiring goals in a technology company
• You’re a culture advocate and leader and others want to follow you.
• You have experience forecasting, analyzing data and measuring recruiting performance to drive decisions and results and improve effectiveness.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment and have exceptional organizational skills and the ability to re-prioritize on a consistent basis.  You boast a track record of achieving strong results while building and fostering an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative team environment.
• You exhibit excellent communication skills: authentic and candid, providing clear purpose, direction, goals, and measures.
• You possess in-depth knowledge and proven experience of full cycle recruiting and employer branding techniques in a growth company with a fast-paced environment.
• You are resilient, with an eye for detail and comfortable working in an ambiguous environment.
• You have a strong problem-solving track record – you can think critically through unique problems and quickly implement a path to a solution.
• You have a passionate for recruitment, it’s not just a job.
• Your proven ability to implement sourcing strategies that build a representative and inclusive candidate pipeline follows you.
• You’re highly proficient with recruiting tools, techniques and applicant tracking systems; Workday and Greenhouse is a plus.
• You are comfortable communicating, interacting, influencing, and negotiating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Your problem-solving skills and ability to address complex and nuanced issues are key. You effortlessly switch between big picture strategy and in-the-details tactical problem solving.
• You’ve demonstrated a proven track record of driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion innovation, finding new solutions in hiring, and implementing new programs across recruiting that lead to tangible results and change.
• You have a deep understanding of global employment & immigration law.

 Here’s what will give you an edge… 

• AI Literacy: Demonstrates a solid understanding of core AI concepts, terminology, and practical applications. Effectively leverages AI tools to enhance productivity, insights, and decision-making, while adhering to ethical standards and best practices.
• Prompt Engineering: Skilled at crafting clear, structured, and effective prompts to optimize the quality, relevance, and utility of AI-generated outputs.
• Agentic AI: Understands the role of autonomous agents in streamlining workflows and automating end-to-end tasks. Able to build, utilize, or manage agentic AI systems and integrate them into business processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related fields

Resourceful & Collaborative: At Conga, we achieve together-- when you have questions, you find answers; when you’re faced with challenges, you find solutions. You turn to a variety of resources, including your colleagues, professional network, the Internet, articles, books -- whatever helps you get the job done. Then you apply that knowledge across the business where it makes sense. 

In the spirit of the Conga Way, we strive to design easy-to-understand compensation programs that are fair and free from any type of discrimination.  In keeping with this approach, we are committed to delivering competitive compensation and benefits packages to our colleagues worldwide and communicating transparently about the structure of our compensation programs. 

Listed below is the U.S. base salary range for this full-time position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education, or training. In addition to base salary, Conganeers receive a variable incentive pay component, perks such as flexible work options, and a full range of benefits including medical and dental insurance.  

The posted salary ranges are for the expectations outlined in the job description.  We are often open to a wide variety of profiles and sometimes have flexibility within our organizational structure to adjust the role responsibilities up or down should we select a candidate that is less or more experienced than the posted job requirements.  In these occasional cases, we will communicate the revised salary range to the candidate during the selection process.