VP of Talent Operations

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

Recruitment is fundamentally broken. This is widely acknowledged. The solution is far less understood.

This role exists for those who understand how to solve it.

Though positioned within People and Talent Operations, this is at its core a systems engineering and operations position where hiring serves as the subject domain. Expertise in recruiting methodology is not the expectation. The expectation is expertise in constructing systems that produce measurable outcomes — systems designed to scale, replicate, and withstand operational pressure.

The challenge is straightforward to articulate but difficult to implement: architect and maintain a system that reliably attracts the right talent into the organization, on schedule, meeting the appropriate quality threshold, and into positions where retention and performance are achieved. This system must function not only for routine, clearly defined requests, but also for ambiguous, mission-critical, and non-standard scenarios. The role demands continuous ownership, sound judgment, and the rigor to resolve problems in ways that reinforce system integrity rather than introduce bloat.

Managing stakeholders is essential. You will collaborate with senior leadership who bring strong perspectives, conflicting demands, and incomplete information. Formal authority will not be available. Success will come through establishing credibility, identifying shared objectives, and transparently communicating trade-offs — maintaining standards while ensuring stakeholders feel acknowledged and supported.

This is an AI-native operating environment. You will engage directly with AI tools daily, leveraging them to produce drafts, validate concepts, evaluate results, probe edge cases, and identify trends. You will not delegate concepts to engineers and wait for outputs. You will prototype, test, refine, document, and iterate independently, then collaborate with technical partners when productionization or hardening is required.

We value transparency and prefer not to waste your time. This role will not suit everyone.

If any of the following describe you, this is likely not the right match:

• You prefer identifying issues over delivering end-to-end solutions
• You rely on authority, organizational hierarchy, or designated ownership to drive work
• You delegate technical execution rather than engaging directly
• You interpret critique or resistance as personal rather than informational
• You optimize components in isolation without considering system-level impact
• You are drawn to the concept of repairing broken systems more than the execution

This is a global, remote position with significant autonomy and correspondingly high accountability. You are required to be available for a minimum of four hours overlapping U.S. business hours on weekdays. Beyond that window, your schedule is self-managed.

Finally, in the interest of honesty: our candidate evaluation process demands substantial effort. Most applicants commit significant time because the role itself demands it.

If reading this increased your interest rather than diminished it, we would welcome your application.