Overview
Head of Talent Acquisition Jobs in New York City Metropolitan Area at NU Advisory Partners
Title: Head of Talent Acquisition
Company: NU Advisory Partners
Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Head of Talent Acquisition for a high-growth organization entering a critical phase of scale. This leader will own talent acquisition strategy, recruiting operations, executive search, and hiring quality across technical, commercial, and corporate functions. The role requires a hands-on talent leader who can build a high-performance recruiting engine, maintain an exceptional talent bar, and partner closely with leadership to translate business priorities into disciplined hiring execution.
About NU Advisory Partners
NU Advisory Partners is an AI-native executive search and advisory firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles, with deep expertise in private capital-backed environments.
We’re breaking the mold in an industry that hasn’t changed in decades, pairing a top-tier team with tech, data, and AI to make search smarter, faster, and built for how businesses move today. The result? A better experience for clients, candidates, and ourselves. With 2,000+ searches and deep industry expertise, we deliver high-touch service and leadership talent that drives long-term value.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Planning
- Translate business goals into clear, function-by-function hiring plans
- Serve as a strategic talent advisor to people leadership and executive stakeholders on market conditions, hiring velocity, and candidate quality
- Build and refine the recruiting operating model from intake through offer close
- Balance speed, quality, and rigor as the organization scales
Recruiting Team Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a recruiting team across technical, commercial, corporate, and operations roles
- Set clear performance expectations and build a culture of accountability, craft, urgency, and partnership
- Model strong recruiting behavior by personally owning senior and executive searches when needed
- Build leadership capability and operating discipline across the recruiting function
Technical & Executive Hiring
- Bring strong fluency in recruiting for software engineering, product, data, and other specialized technical roles
- Partner closely with technical leadership to build proactive pipelines ahead of demand
- Design assessment frameworks that support rigor, consistency, and inclusive hiring practices
- Lead confidential senior leadership searches with judgment, discretion, and credibility
Structured Process & Assessment Rigor
- Design and deploy consistent interview rubrics across functions
- Train hiring managers and interviewers to be effective partners in the hiring process
- Maintain a high talent bar while operating in a fast-paced hiring environment
- Own hiring quality and continuously improve selection practices based on data and outcomes
Recruiting Operations, Systems & Metrics
- Own recruiting systems, dashboards, workflows, and reporting infrastructure
- Track and improve core metrics including funnel conversion, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, and quality of hire
- Evaluate and implement modern recruiting tools that improve team capacity and decision-making
- Ensure coordination, scheduling, and recruiting operations run cleanly at scale
Employer Brand & Candidate Experience
- Develop and articulate a clear employer value proposition for high-caliber technical and commercial talent
- Ensure every candidate interaction reflects the organization’s standards, culture, and ambition
- Partner with marketing and leadership to strengthen employer brand through content and targeted external engagement
- Build a candidate experience that is structured, high-touch, and differentiated
Qualifications & Experience
- Significant full-cycle recruiting and talent acquisition leadership experience within high-growth environments
- Experience managing recruiting teams and building recruiting infrastructure through rapid scale
- Deep technical recruiting fluency across software engineering, product, data, or similarly specialized technical functions
- Proven ability to partner with executives and hiring leaders to translate business priorities into hiring plans
- Track record owning senior, executive, or confidential searches directly
- Strong command of recruiting systems, dashboards, and metrics, including funnel conversion, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, and quality of hire
- Experience designing structured assessment processes and maintaining hiring quality under velocity pressure
- Familiarity with modern recruiting tools and workflows that improve speed, quality, and decision-making
- Strong executive presence with the ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior leadership
- Adaptive, hands-on operator who brings frameworks, judgment, and ownership without overbuilding process
- Ability to work in-person in New York City or Boston and operate closely with leadership
How to Apply:
- Submit your resume
- Our team will review your application
- If your experience aligns with the role, we’ll reach out to discuss the opportunity further
- Even if this role isn’t the perfect match, we’ll add you to our talent network for future opportunities
At NU Advisory Partners, we’re committed to identifying and placing exceptional leaders in roles where they can drive meaningful impact. If your background aligns with this opportunity, we invite you to apply.
