Director of Recruitment

Solvd is an AI-first advisory and digital engineering firm on a mission to redefine how AI transforms business. Working at the intersection of strategy and execution, we help clients move from experimentation to real ROI through the industry’s most advanced strategic advisory, data and platform engineering, and AI integration services. We’re an AI-native firm with over 12 years of experience, supported by offices in the USA, Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine, Poland, Argentina and Georgia.

About the role:

We are looking for a strategic and hands-on Director of Recruitment to lead our global talent acquisition efforts in a fast-paced, high-growth staff augmentation environment. This role is critical to scaling our recruitment engine, optimizing processes, and ensuring consistent delivery of top-tier talent to our global client base. 

You will be responsible for building and managing a high-performing recruitment team, partnering closely with both internal leadership and external clients, and driving a data-informed and tech-enabled recruitment strategy. 

• Recruitment Strategy & Execution:
• Own and execute the global recruitment strategy across multiple geographies and time zones. 
• Design scalable hiring frameworks and improve time-to-fill, quality of hire, and recruiter efficiency. 
• Stakeholder Management:
• Serve as a strategic partner to both internal teams (sales, delivery, operations) and external clients, ensuring alignment between hiring goals and delivery capabilities. 
• Act as a consultant to clients on market trends, talent availability, and recruitment strategies. 
• Team Leadership:
• Build, lead, and coach a global team of recruiters and talent operations specialists. 
• Foster a high-performance culture that values accountability, collaboration, and innovation. 
• Innovation & Technology:
• Champion the adoption of AI-driven recruitment tools, sourcing automation, and ATS/CRM optimizations. 
• Stay ahead of market trends and continuously introduce best practices in talent acquisition. 
• Analytics & Performance Management:
• Use recruitment data to drive decisions, optimize funnel metrics, and report on KPIs. 
• Establish clear dashboards and feedback loops to measure team productivity, client satisfaction, and hiring quality. 
• Change Leadership:
• Lead change initiatives to elevate recruitment maturity within the organization. 
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across regional teams. 

• 10+ years of progressive experience in recruitment, including at least 3 years in staff augmentation or consulting environments. 
• Proven success building and scaling global recruitment teams (LATAM, EMEA, US). 
• Exceptional stakeholder and client management skills – you can influence at all levels and build trust fast. 
• Experience driving data-led decisions to identify gaps and improve recruitment efficiency; familiar with the latest recruitment tools/ATS.  
• Passionate about AI in recruitment, sourcing automation, and process efficiency. 
• Demonstrated success leading through change and managing ambiguity in fast-growth environments. 
• Strong communicator with the ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution.  
• Proven ability to source and attract in-demand talent with niche or emerging skill sets, including expertise in cutting-edge or rapidly evolving technologies with limited market availability. 

• Influential Communication: Ability to align diverse stakeholders through clear, confident, and data-backed communication. Skilled in tailoring messages to drive buy-in across executive, operational, and client-facing teams. 
• Operational Change Leadership: Proven ability to design and implement new recruitment processes, lead change initiatives, and drive adoption across distributed teams. Candidate thrives in environments where strategy must quickly turn into action and evolve as the business scales. 
• Client-Centric & Advisory Approach: Strong customer orientation with a consultative mindset. Capable of translating client needs into actionable hiring strategies, advising on the talent market dynamics, and positioning recruitment as a strategic business partner. 
• Analytical & Insight-Driven: Highly data-literate, with the ability to interpret recruitment metrics, identify trends, and leverage insights to inform decision-making and continuous improvement. 
• Global People Leadership: Experienced in managing multicultural, cross-border teams. Balances empathy and performance management to drive accountability, engagement, and consistency in global delivery.