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Our mission is to transform how the world's biggest companies approach learning and development, helping teams work better together through AI-powered personalization that adapts to individual goals and organizational culture using the latest advances in machine learning and natural language processing.\nLearn more about our work with Microsoft: Valence Brings AI Coaching More Deeply Into the Flow of Work with Microsoft 365\nWe've been featured in Harvard Business Review, TIME, World Economic Forum, Financial Times, Forbes and an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. Our clients represent the most diverse and sophisticated enterprise AI implementations globally, including Coca-Cola, Delta, Nestlé, General Mills, Schneider Electric, Deutsche Telekom, AstraZeneca, Prudential, CVS and Bristol Myers Squibb.\nWorking at Valence means building the team behind one of the fastest-growing companies in enterprise AI. You'll lead how we hire across GTM and technical roles, work directly with the executive team on where we invest in talent, and still run searches yourself. The bar is high, and you'll set it.\nThe Role\nWe're hiring a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead recruiting at Valence through our next stage of growth. You'll report to the VP of People & Talent and own hiring strategy, and the systems and team that deliver it. You will partner closely with our leadership team and our VP People to ensure strong talent planning throughout the year.\nThis is a player-coach role. You'll lead and develop the recruiting team, its strategies and goals, and you'll also carry your own searches, especially senior and business-critical hires. You'll be a thought partner to executives and hiring managers on org design, role scope, leveling and how we decide who to hire. You'll also build a recruiting function that fits how an AI-native company should work.\nWhat You'll Do\nOwn Valence's talent acquisition strategy and hiring plan, working with the executive team on headcount priorities, sequencing and tradeoffs\n\nLead, coach and grow the recruiting team, setting expectations for search quality, speed and candidate experience\n\nRun a personal portfolio of searches end to end, with a focus on senior, leadership and hard-to-fill roles across GTM and technical teams\n\nSet and hold the hiring bar: design our interview frameworks, train interviewers and run calibration so hiring decisions are consistent across the company\n\nOwn recruiting operations and Ashby as the source of truth, including process design, reporting and the team's SLAs\n\nReport on funnel health, hiring velocity and source quality to leadership, and act on what the data shows\n\nPartner with People & Talent leadership on compensation benchmarking, leveling and offer strategy\n\nBuild our employer brand and talent marketing so we attract strong candidates before roles open\n\nBring market intelligence on talent supply, comp and competitor hiring into leadership decisions\n\nFind where AI can make recruiting faster and higher-signal, and build it into how the team works\n\nWhat We're Looking For\n10+ years of in-house recruiting experience in high-growth B2B SaaS or AI companies, across both GTM and technical hiring\n\n3+ years leading recruiters or a recruiting function, including hiring and developing the team\n\nA track record of building or substantially rebuilding a recruiting function at a scaling company\n\nStill hands-on: you enjoy running searches yourself and have recently closed senior hires in competitive markets\n\nA clear point of view on assessing talent, structuring interview processes and holding a high bar\n\nExperience influencing executives on headcount, org design and hiring decisions, including pushing back when needed\n\nStrong data fluency; you run recruiting off metrics and hold the team accountable to outcomes\n\nReal AI fluency and a bias toward building it into recruiting workflows\n\nDeep Ashby experience (or a comparable ATS), with ownership of system design and data quality\n\nNice to have\nExperience as a founding or first TA leader at an early-stage company\n\nHiring for the \"consulting / professional services → tech\" profile, or recruiting in NYC's AI/tech market\n\nExperience owning employer brand or talent marketing programs\n\nExperience designing compensation and leveling frameworks\n\nExperience hiring internationally (US, Canada, UK)\n\nWhat you'll get\nOwnership & Rapid Growth\nOutsized missions from day one, with direct responsibility for company-defining projects\n\nWork alongside the executive team with transparency into strategy and decision-making\n\nInfluence on direction through real-time customer feedback and market insights\n\nAI-First Operator\nWork directly with cutting-edge AI models and next-generation platforms\n\nBuild expertise in enterprise AI implementation across Fortune 500 companies and multiple industries\n\nEstablish yourself as a recognized leader among peers in shaping how AI transforms work at a global scale\n\nCompensation\nCompetitive salary including base + bonuses\n\nComprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision) from day one\n\nGenerous PTO, company-wide R&R shutdowns, and paid parental leave\n\nRetirement plan support for US and global employees\n\nEquity\nMeaningful ownership in a venture-backed company at a growth inflection point\n\nFinancial upside that comes from scaling fast\n\nTop-up grants as we scale and you deliver exceptional performance - your compensation grows alongside your impact\n\nTop-Performing Culture\nA culture built for top talent: intensity to win, growth without limits, and a team that solves hard problems and celebrates big wins together\n\nLearn more about us and meet our teamhere\nValence takes candidate fraud seriously. 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