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Regional Recruiting Director - South Central
- (191855)
At HDR, we believe design has the power to transform communities and improve lives. From architecture and engineering to environmental and water resources, our work shapes the spaces where people live, work, and thrive. We deliver innovative solutions in transportation infrastructure, hyper-scale data centers, power systems, water and healthcare facilities and creating resilient environments for future generations.
As an employee-owned company, our people have a direct stake in our success, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and long-term vision. This ownership mindset drives us to exceed expectations, ensuring every project reflects our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and quality of life. When you join HDR, you become part of a global network dedicated to making a positive impact on communities worldwide.
Reporting to the North American Director of Recruiting, the primary duties of the Regional Recruiting Director are to lead the recruitment efforts within the South Central (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas). This includes leading a team of recruiters, recruitment results and partnership with regional leadership.
Core competencies:
- Servant leadership
- Business partnership
- Industry knowledge
- Curiosity
- Strategy/Sourcing
More specific duties include:
- Operates a full recruitment desk with dedicated internal customers.
- Supervision and leadership and onboarding of Area, Senior, and Entry-Level recruiters.
- Partnership with the operational and business group leadership within the region to drive talent acquisition strategies and align recruitment resources to business needs.
- Routine in person meetings.
- Monthly check-ins to provide recruitment metrics.
- Consistent prioritization of top roles within the region.
- Recruiter development, training, and mentoring. Serve as daily point of escalation for recruiter questions. Assurance that tools (OMS/JAX, LinkedIn, ZoomInfo) are being maximized, sourcing strategies are being developed and results are obtained. Be an expert and evangelist for usage of the existing and future tools.
- Assess and balance recruiter workloads as needed within region and work with other Regional Recruiting Directors as well as the North American Director of Recruiting to establish and drive a culture of workshare.
- Partner with the business to drive effective university relationships with top universities in their region. This includes identification of university champions to drive the HDR brand with faculty, students, career centers and student organizations.
- Responsible for establishing a team atmosphere among recruitment team. Establishes coverage plans when recruiters are away. Conducts routine regional team catch-up meetings and one on ones with direct reports.
- Involvement with the selection of new recruiters.
- Ensure recruiting metrics, recruiting KPIs and quality assurance within their team are being met. (Time to fill, offers made, acceptance rates)
- Ongoing assessment and recommendations to enhance talent acquisition strategies (technology, staff, structure).
- Champion of diversity recruitment efforts. Partner with other dedicated diversity resources to drive hiring results.
- Conducts presentation to recruiters and hiring managers within their region regarding talent acquisition strategies and tactics. Must have the ability to develop and train on the topic of recruitment/talent.
- Ability to extract, analyze and act on data supporting talent acquisition strategies.
- Partner with HR in their specific region to meaningfully contribute to the entire employee lifecycle.
Required Qualifications:
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive recruitment experience within the Region.
- Previous experience leading recruiters either as a supervisor or mentor.
- Expert level knowledge of recruitment technologies and strategies.
- Strong communication skills (interpersonal, written and presentation).
- Proven ability to partner with senior leadership.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- AEC Industry experience.
- Resides or willing to relocate to the defined Region.
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
Primary Location:
United States-Texas-Austin
Other Locations:
United States-Texas-Dallas
United States-Texas-Houston
United States-Texas-San Antonio
Industry:
HR
Schedule:
Full-time
Employee Status:
Regular
Business Class:
Marketing and Admin
Job Posting:
Mar 18, 2026
Regional Recruiting Director - South Central
- (191855)
At HDR, we believe design has the power to transform communities and improve lives. From architecture and engineering to environmental and water resources, our work shapes the spaces where people live, work, and thrive. We deliver innovative solutions in transportation infrastructure, hyper-scale data centers, power systems, water and healthcare facilities and creating resilient environments for future generations.
As an employee-owned company, our people have a direct stake in our success, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and long-term vision. This ownership mindset drives us to exceed expectations, ensuring every project reflects our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and quality of life. When you join HDR, you become part of a global network dedicated to making a positive impact on communities worldwide.
Reporting to the North American Director of Recruiting, the primary duties of the Regional Recruiting Director are to lead the recruitment efforts within the South Central (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas). This includes leading a team of recruiters, recruitment results and partnership with regional leadership.
Core competencies:
- Servant leadership
- Business partnership
- Industry knowledge
- Curiosity
- Strategy/Sourcing
More specific duties include:
- Operates a full recruitment desk with dedicated internal customers.
- Supervision and leadership and onboarding of Area, Senior, and Entry-Level recruiters.
- Partnership with the operational and business group leadership within the region to drive talent acquisition strategies and align recruitment resources to business needs.
- Routine in person meetings.
- Monthly check-ins to provide recruitment metrics.
- Consistent prioritization of top roles within the region.
- Recruiter development, training, and mentoring. Serve as daily point of escalation for recruiter questions. Assurance that tools (OMS/JAX, LinkedIn, ZoomInfo) are being maximized, sourcing strategies are being developed and results are obtained. Be an expert and evangelist for usage of the existing and future tools.
- Assess and balance recruiter workloads as needed within region and work with other Regional Recruiting Directors as well as the North American Director of Recruiting to establish and drive a culture of workshare.
- Partner with the business to drive effective university relationships with top universities in their region. This includes identification of university champions to drive the HDR brand with faculty, students, career centers and student organizations.
- Responsible for establishing a team atmosphere among recruitment team. Establishes coverage plans when recruiters are away. Conducts routine regional team catch-up meetings and one on ones with direct reports.
- Involvement with the selection of new recruiters.
- Ensure recruiting metrics, recruiting KPIs and quality assurance within their team are being met. (Time to fill, offers made, acceptance rates)
- Ongoing assessment and recommendations to enhance talent acquisition strategies (technology, staff, structure).
- Champion of diversity recruitment efforts. Partner with other dedicated diversity resources to drive hiring results.
- Conducts presentation to recruiters and hiring managers within their region regarding talent acquisition strategies and tactics. Must have the ability to develop and train on the topic of recruitment/talent.
- Ability to extract, analyze and act on data supporting talent acquisition strategies.
- Partner with HR in their specific region to meaningfully contribute to the entire employee lifecycle.
Required Qualifications:
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive recruitment experience within the Region.
- Previous experience leading recruiters either as a supervisor or mentor.
- Expert level knowledge of recruitment technologies and strategies.
- Strong communication skills (interpersonal, written and presentation).
- Proven ability to partner with senior leadership.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- AEC Industry experience.
- Resides or willing to relocate to the defined Region.
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
Primary Location:
United States-Texas-Austin
Other Locations:
United States-Texas-Dallas
United States-Texas-Houston
United States-Texas-San Antonio
Industry:
HR
Schedule:
Full-time
Employee Status:
Regular
Business Class:
Marketing and Admin
Job Posting:
Mar 18, 2026
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Columbia University4
- New York University4
- Vaco4
- Brandeis University3
- Decoded Advertising, LLC D/B/A .Monks3
Top Industries Hiring
- Education104
- Healthcare & Medical Services24
- Technology & Software20
- Consulting & Professional Services12
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals9
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in talent acquisition director jobs.
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role
- Proven experience building or scaling a talent acquisition function end-to-end
- Proficiency with enterprise ATS platforms such as Workday, Greenhouse, or iCIMS
- Strong data fluency including hiring metrics, workforce planning, and headcount forecasting
- Experience developing employer branding strategy and managing recruiting marketing programs
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
Tips for Your Talent Acquisition Director Job Search
Quantify your hiring pipeline results
Hiring managers want to see volume, velocity, and quality metrics on your resume. Pull numbers from your ATS reports: time-to-fill by department, offer acceptance rates, and cost-per-hire reductions you drove. Vague claims about building teams won't move you past the screening round.
Tailor your resume to each industry
A talent acquisition director resume that works for a 5,000-person hospital system reads differently than one for a 200-person SaaS startup. Emphasize high-volume clinical recruiting for healthcare roles and emphasize technical sourcing and employer branding for growth-stage tech companies.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists talent acquisition director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target openings by org size and stage
Filter your search by company size because the role varies dramatically. Building a function from scratch at a Series B startup requires different skills than optimizing a mature TA team at a Fortune 500. Applying to the right stage prevents wasted interviews where expectations don't align.
Prepare a hiring strategy presentation
Most final-round interviews for director-level TA roles include a case study or presentation. Build a reusable 10-slide deck on how you'd audit and improve a hiring function, then customize one section for each company's known pain points before each interview.
Negotiate beyond base compensation
Director-level TA offers often include equity, recruiting budget authority, and team headcount that are just as negotiable as base pay. Come prepared to discuss the resources you need to hit targets, not just your personal compensation expectations, so the conversation covers the full package.
Talent Acquisition Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most talent acquisition directors?
The companies hiring the most talent acquisition directors right now include Columbia University, New York University, and Vaco, with the largest share of openings in California, Massachusetts, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is particularly strong at companies undergoing rapid headcount growth or rebuilding their HR leadership after restructuring.
How many talent acquisition director jobs are remote?
About 20% of talent acquisition director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting the function's strong compatibility with distributed work. Employer branding, sourcing strategy, and recruiting operations roles within TA leadership tend to be the most remote-friendly, while roles requiring direct management of on-site recruiting teams often require at least some in-person presence.
How do you become a talent acquisition director?
Most talent acquisition directors move up through a recruiter-to-manager path, starting as a full-cycle recruiter, then taking on team lead or senior recruiter responsibilities before stepping into a manager role. From there, consistent results with hiring metrics, experience owning employer branding or workforce planning projects, and demonstrated ability to develop other recruiters are what typically accelerate the move into a director seat.
Can you get a talent acquisition director role without director-level experience?
Yes, particularly at smaller companies or high-growth startups that are building their TA function for the first time. If you've managed a recruiting team, owned hiring strategy for a business unit, or built out a sourcing program from scratch, you can make a strong case even without a prior director title. Frame your resume around scope and outcomes rather than seniority level.
What does the talent acquisition director interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to five rounds and includes a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on leadership philosophy and past results, a panel interview with HR and business stakeholders, and a final-round presentation or case study. Expect questions about how you've built recruiting teams, managed hiring during periods of rapid growth or contraction, and measured the effectiveness of your TA function.
Where can I find and apply to talent acquisition director jobs?
You can find and apply to talent acquisition director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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